The Keene Family

We started Easter week by stuffing eggs for JT's school Easter party. JT did all the work one afternoon while Haley was napping. We also made candy nests for the party, which was super fun and easy. The kids had a great time adding the coconut grass and eggs. The party was rainy and the egg hunt was looooonnnnngggg. They were supposed to find 18 eggs, numbered 1-18, in order. I'm going to just move on from that topic now. Easter Sunday we had banana oatmeal pancakes for breakfast and got dressed for church. Once again, a picture says a thousand words... I am so grateful for my family and the ability to celebrate the resurrection of our Lord and Savior in freedom. At church, Haley picked a flower to add to the cross. JT declined, so he missed it for the first time since he could walk. I was a little sad, but it had to end some day I suppose. We went to Grandma and Grandpa Cole's house after church for relaxing and dinner. The kids brought some...

Have you read Art Dog ? We hadn't. But seeing it live tonight made us want to check it out! Thank you, Seattle Children's Theater for another quality production! (P.S. JT, a children's theater guru, said that he likes SCT better than Carco Theater because they have "better costumes and actors.")

Hellooooo Spring Break! I kicked off the week with a quick trip to California for my contract job. I flew down Friday night and was home to smooch the kids in bed on Saturday night. Sunday after church we had our first kickball game of the season. Go Jiminy Kickits! :) Then we headed to Port Orchard for dinner with our longtime friends, the Robertsons. We spent the night at Grandpa and Grandma Cole's house and enjoyed the 70-degree weather on the lake on Monday. It's a good thing we skiied, because of course Grandma made cinnamon rolls for breakfast! Happy to be on the lake   Tuesday morning we went for a couples' short run before breakfast; again, a good thing since Grandma Cole made Jim's request: strawberry waffles with ice cream. Jim and JT helped Grandpa drop a couple of small trees and start a burn pile. Then we skiied again - colder and windy this time, but still great to be on the water. We came back Tuesday night and st...

I turned 34 a couple of weeks ago. I forgot to blog about it because it wasn't a BIG birthday, but it certainly was a nice one. Jim was out of town for work and my children were out of town as well because I had a conference in Edmonds to attend. But I came home to this special note from Haley, which apparently she wrote all by herself except for the V. Jim did come home from work early Friday night, surprised me with a beautiful bouquet, and took me out to my favorite local Chinese restaurant. Then we both packed for our separate trips and ate Ben & Jerry's in bed, watching The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on DVR. Nice. :) After my conference, I headed to my parents' for dinner with them, the kids, and my grandma. It was yummy! The kids and I stayed overnight. These are out of order, but here's what my kids consider a bedtime snack. Easy and takes a while to eat! Birthday dessert: pudding made with almond milk I got quite a few presents befor...

Today is April 1st, and we were blessed with wonderful sunshine and a day to get some things done. I washed the car while the kids rode bikes this morning, and this afternoon I did yard work while the kids played on the play structure in the back. It was wonderful! JT had his "100th Day" celebration at school today.