The Keene Family

I have had the wonderful opportunity to earn a little money and have some adventures lately. I have been to California twice and Salt Lake City once, and I have a trip to Boston booked for April. I fly in, deliver a training on Microsoft in Education, and fly home. And I get paid and turn in all of my expenses. It is a pretty nice gig. Getting ready to present in So Cal A little extra time on Corona Del Mar Coming into Salt Lake City Presentation room at the SLC Hyatt - my world for two days This last session, I even got some mentions on Twitter, which is fun!

Each night that Jim is home for bedtime, I am serenaded by this lovely bunch. It started with Jim playing guitar at bedtime. We sing a couple of worship songs while we are putting the kids to bed. Then JT got a guitar for Christmas, so now he "plays" too. He even plays for Haley and I when Jim is gone at bedtime. But now, oh my, Haley got a microphone for Valentine's Day. So she sings and the boys play backup. It is pretty fabulous to watch, and makes my heart so glad. :)

While it seems like half the nation is buried in snow, we Seattlites are more like, "Oh look, I have a couple inches on my deck. I'll go to the store an hour from now once it's melted." So when it snowed last Sunday and church was cancelled, we took advantage of the day: waffles for breakfast, chicken soup and muffins for lunch, and playing in the snow before it all went away. We waited a little too long and a lot of it was gone before we went outside, but we were very warm and still had a lot of fun. JT had the idea to drive his truck to the playground - and tow the sled. That boy will tow anything!  

Of course, you'd have to live under a rock (or, at least, not have TV or Internet) to miss the fact that the Seahawks won their first Super Bowl. It's kind of a big deal. We invited a few friends over the watch the game, and the weather was nice enough that we kicked the older kids outside for a bit so they could run and play. Not pictured: Bryce, Jaxson, and Brock I think it's funny how the men looks so tense and the women look so relaxed ...And the babies look so snuggly. :) My favorite part of the Super Bowl is how much air time GOD is getting in this whole thing. Thanks to some pretty amazing men, there have been all sorts of pictures of them praying (including Seahawks and Broncos together after the game) and quotes about who really gets credit for the things that happen in life. Good stuff.