Skagit county weekend

Here's where we're staying.

No dogs off leash!

Watch Leah and her mother speak out at last week's City Council meeting.

click here or on the photo at left. 

Leah's field trip

Getting ready to go. That's "Duke", the driver.

Ikebana at the library

Nathan's Chess Victory

Nathan proudly holds the trophy he won for placing 8th at the Mercer Island Chess Tournament. Of five rounds, one was a win, two were losses, and two were draws. But all except one of his opponents were first graders with more than a year experience in the chess club. His final score was enough to qualify him for the state tournament in April.

Click the photo to see a video summary of the event.

Nathan's chess tournament

Leah's school concert

Leah's third grade class sang in a concert with the Mercer Island School District on Wednesday night. The concert was part of the "Take Flight" performance that included art work from other students in the school district, including Nathan's Kindergarten class. Click here for a video.

Sliding down the driveway

The kids took advantage of our icy morning to go sledding down the driveway.


Click here for a video.

Snowy morning

We woke up this morning to a lawn covered with icy snow. [see video ]

Making cookies

Grandma sent us some cookies to decorate [see video ]

Stowe's Birthday

What a birthday! We started at 5am, when Richard's coffee grinder woke her up and it was basically non-stop after that. Presents at breakfast, little gifties throughout the day, phonecalls from many friends. Then we had a wonderful sushi dinner, followed by birthday cake.

How was it? Watch the video and see for yourself.

Valentine's Day

Watch the kids open presents.

Martha can kick

MIPA Rainy Day

Video highlights of MIPA Rainy Day.

Boys at the Mercer Island Community Center

Our Y-Guides kindergarten group met tonight at the new Mercer Island Community Center. What a nice place for a get-together, especially for a group of boys who have been cooped up in Seattle's rainy weather for the past few months.

Parking place

Wouldn't it be great if all parking places looked like this:

Christmas 2005 Slide Show

Here is the Youtube version of our Christmas 2005 slide show

Ski Lessons in Snoqualmie

Nathan (2nd from left) rides the ski lift with his instructor at the Snoqualmie Summit (West) for our first snow lessons of the year. Watch the video here.

The video includes brief shots of Leah and Martha, plus Holly Grace, a friend from Nathan's Pre-K class. 

New Orleans Photos

Grampa's site has lots of new photos from their trip to New Orleans.

Kiss this girl

Here's a short video collection of Martha's summer antics. Don't you just want to kiss this girl?