Maia’s Blog

Our neighborhood went crazy this year with the Halloween decorations. Here are just a few of the houses:

And our house:

Lexi in her Halloween school outfit (they could not wear costumes but Halloween themed clothes instead of their uniforms….)

And the token picture with the kids in their Halloween costumes (Cole, the astronaut, is [...]

We decided to get some friends together to carve pumpkins over the weekend…really just an excuse to gather with friends. The weather cooperated very nicely with a slight chill (Craig charged up the patio heater) but there was also lot of sunshine and blue skies. We could not have asked for a more [...]

Not many sights as beautiful as Mt Rainier (or as we locals refer to it “The Mountain”) on a clear day in Washington. I took this not too far away from our neighborhood:

We went to a roller skating party last night sponsored by Lexi’s school. It was at the same rink I used to go to when I was still in grade school – Pattison’s West….ahh the memories.
Daddy helping Lexi with her skates…and even Cole joined in on the fun!

Cole & Daddy…and of course, the [...]

Marie & Gerd came for a visit the other day…after having lunch, Craig and Gerd went outside to try and fly kites with the kids.
Gerd helping out Cole & Cole trying a running start:

Craig with Lexi’s kite:

Lexi gave up and sat with Marie, warming her feet in Marie’ kanga pockets:

Overall, a fairly fun [...]