Easter Time

Neighborhood Easter Egg hunt

Easter pictures - in front of the newly-redone fireplace!

And the morning family Easter Egg hunt

 

Family Room project - Thanks Jessica!

Jessica and Dani (mostly Jessica) had the idea to refinish the corner fireplace with shiplap and painting the fireplace tiles white.

Looking good after it was done

And finally with decorations. Beautiful job!

Leavenworth with the Schaffers

 

The house was a lot of fun. We played games, sung with the fish on the wall, watched Greatest Showman, and just enjoyed each other's company.

We enjoyed a couple times heading into Leavenworth to explore the town.

The whole crew of kids in front of the Gingerbread Factory - a cute little cookie and sweets store

We took a little walk along the river through the Riverfront Park and along the Wenatchee River.

We were thrilled to enjoy a beautiful, sunny day alongside the river.

We brought the whole crew to the Munchen Haus to enjoy the best pretzels we've ever had

We went skiing at Stevens Pass. We had a beautiful day and scattered all over the mountain with lots of different levels of skiiers.

The beginner ski area was great. There were a number of different runs and magic carpet style lifts. One of the runs had a couple little banked turns which helped the kids turn a bit.

We love vacations with our friends the Schaffers

On our drive to Leavenworth, we stopped by the Stonehenge Memorial in Washington. We've driven by this a number of times as we have driven on I-84.

This was the first WWI memorial in the United States, constructed in 1918 as a memorial to the servicemen from Klickitat County, Washington.

When it snows

When it snows, we are always SO excited! 

Even just an inch or so, and we are immediately outside playing.

We can make a snowman from the snow on top of the picnic table!

 

Opening a surprise

In the first week Jared started at Precoa, he was given by Chris Giovarelli a box and a picture. Aunt Viv. The story was that it was Chris's aunt who would have loved to welcome people, and became a tradition to give to the new employee. It sat on Jared's desk until the next new employee, Jana, who received Aunt Viv a few weeks later.

Since the summer of 2009, Aunt Viv has been passed around the office, undisturbed. Until Motoko, that is! She decided she was going to see what was really in the urn...

It turns out - a can of pop, CORN FLAKES, and a note from Chris welcoming Jared to Precoa! It is so funny that all these years later, Jared finally read that note from Chris. It was fun imagining Chris's delight that his little practical joke lasted for nearly a decade!

 

Valentines Day

Valentine's Day cookie decorating

in our Christmas pajamas!

Some 'piley faces' and some delicious cookies~

Dinner included heart-shaped ravioli and strawberries shaped like hearts.