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We decided last April to have a new deck built. After months of delays with our permit and materials that weren't right and confusion about our plans, we are finally most of the way towards having a completed deck. We took a few pictures along the way - soon we hope to post pictures of the finished product! |
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We took our 6th annual trip to Lake Chelan with the Showmans and had a really good time. Miles wants to move there. We did all of the usual things - lots of swimming going down waterslides, playing miniature golf, and this year we added in lots of bike riding.
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Sarah, Michel, Etienne, and Gaby came to Seattle for a week to hang out with us and see some more of the area. We had a great time while they were here, and we took lots of pictures of all the fun things we did. There are also a bunch of good pictures of their trip on their website, including some pictures from their trip to Mt. Rainier and the University of Washington, which they did on their own.
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We went to Texas to visit family and enjoy some (much) warmer weather and sunshine. We spent a few days in Dripping Springs, and then went to Austin before heading back home to Seattle. We also took a lot of videos while we were there.
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We took the train to Portland with the Bedwells over Memorial Day weekend. The kids had great time riding the train, swimming in the pool, going to a museum, and to the zoo. Even just playing in the hallway at the hotel was a treat. |
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4/29/08 update: We finally recovered a few of the pictures from our visit with the dolphins. We took an amazing trip to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, with Matt's company and his co-workers. There were about 350 people on the trip, and we did all sorts of fun things, including swimming with dolphins, taking a ride on a glass bottom boat, watching a juggling act, hitting a piñata, going on a treasure hunt, riding a trolley, eating lots of ice cream, and swimming in the pool every single day. Don't miss all of the pictures, and even a few videos, from our trip. |
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Sylvan, Sacha, and Jenny came for their annual work/fun trip to Seattle. We had a great time with them doing all sorts of things like going bowling, going to music and soccer classes, and going to the Children's Museum. We also did a bunch of cooking, and Miles and Sylvan had sleepovers every night. Too fun. A few of the PEPS families gathered at the Rhoten household for a potluck dinner while Sylvan was in town. Unfortunately not everyone could make it, but with the younger kids joining the mix, it was plenty chaotic anyway! See it for yourself on our PEPS page. If you want to learn more about what PEPS is, check out the PEPS website. |
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Click here to read our 2007 Christmas Letter. |
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| Pumpkin Patch | Jack-o-lanterns | Valve Party | Pumpkin Soup | Trick or Treat |
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We did lots of swimming, playing in the sand, taking walks, and just relaxing and having fun on our trip to Hawaii with Grandma. |
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We went camping with the Bedwells at Deception Pass. The kids all had a wonderful time exploring the campground, getting dirty, and playing together. |
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Molly traveled to Las Cruces, NM to visit her college roommate, Monica, and Monica's new son, Agustín. |
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We took our 5th annual trip to Lake Chelan this summer, and this time Nana came with us. We had a great time, and we took a ton of pictures! |
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Molly's college roommate Monica and her husband Mark came to Seattle for a veterinary conference and stayed a few days to visit with us. |
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Etienne came back to Seattle with us after our trip to Oklahoma was over. We did a bunch of fun things (went up the Space Needle, went to the Zoo and Beach, and played a bunch around the house), and Etienne was a huge help with the kids! |
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We traveled to Oklahoma to visit Nana and Grandad for a few days. We had a great trip which included fishing, woodworking, playing at the park, riding a horse, feeding mules, ducks, and geese, and visiting with the K-17s! Whew! |
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Molly and Micah traveled to Sycamore to visit with Molly's mom after her surgery. She's doing really well, and everyone had a fun time spending some time together! |
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Sylvan, Sacha, and Jenny came for a visit. The kids had a ton of fun playing together (including Micah!), having sleepovers, going to the Children's Museum, baking a birthday cake for Sacha, painting pottery, and visiting with their PEPS friends. The grownups had fun socializing after the kids went to bed each night! |
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The biggest change for us recently is that Molly is now officially back at work while Matt is on paternity leave. Matt is enjoying his extra time with Micah, and the chance to cook more often! Molly is loving having dinner planned, shopped for, and prepared by the time she gets home from picking Miles up from school. It's a great arrangement all around. Molly is also working only part-time, so there's more family time which is also lots of fun. Unfortunately, this extra time together is still restricted to the upper floor of our house. Although the 1st floor is now dry, we haven't found (and therefore haven't fixed) the source of the leak, so we're continuing to live upstairs a bit longer. It's helped us do a lot of sorting and triaging of all our stuff which has been great, and which we will probably appreciate it even more when we move back downstairs and our home is less cramped and more organized. |