Fall 2021

Christmas, a few short trips and hikes

Peter shows his cooking prowessAt Kelly's house


Pumpkin carving event St Monica's




Walking around Green Lake - homeless camps everywhere


Kelly is teaching us to make sauerkrautAt the Red Dog Saloon


Caleb and Peter eating homemade cream puffsSeattle School Board meeting


At Cougar Mountain State parkPeter's homecoming - one of the other moms took some great photos
















At a little holiday bazaar in Coeur d'Alene. This man had a very nice St. Nicholas costume.Ice skating in Coeur d'Alene. Everything was pretty normal there.




One of the warming sheds at the ice skating arena.Taking a walk around Tubbs Hill


I made a home-made wreath for our front door


Some holiday cheer at Alex's houseThe Christmas concert at St Monica's


A cute little kayak from Jean, on the Christmas treeMaking gingerbread houses at Matteo's house


Christmas at Cape Hatteras. The home we rented with the family actually had an elevator!


Some delicious beef roast for dinner




The Whalehead Club in Corolla


The home we rented had a mini movie theaterWatercolor painting with Ann


This helicopter seemed to regularly follow the beach close to our rentalBeautiful sunrise


Picnic at the Whalehead ClubA home in our neighborhood slid off its foundation because of a water main break


Bellevue, with Seattle in the background. On a flight back from around the Carnation areaAt a protest in Edmonds


Hiking with Jean and Kelly - headed towards Crystal Mountain, there's an old highway you can walk on for a while.


An elk? had met it's


We found some of these interesting looking growths on the ground.At Peter's school


Visiting Fort Casey


Bridge at Deception PassWith Laura at a protest - at Bellevue Square!