Washington Highlights

Lots of time with friends and family. Here we are with our

buddy Andrea Peterson who we met for the 3rd year in a row

in downtown Tacoma at Indochine restaurant. Soooo yummy.
A line up with some cousins, Dan's youngest

sister has 3 daughters (& 1 son) & the 2 younger

ones especially hit it off with our girls. Breah,

the oldest is a lot older than my girls, but was a

perfect shopping buddy for me!

And finally after dozens of trips to Washington, I

finally got the chance to visit the beautiful volcano,

Mt. Ranier. It was awesome!
Thank you Leaman (Hughey/Cowan) family for

1) actually reading my blog posts

2) for babysitting my kids so much when we visit,

3) for loving me despite all of my very un-Leaman like ways.

(example: Leamans are good with small children, I'm not.

They rarely complain, I often vent. They're fun-loving, etc. etc)

4) for feeding me so much I gained 3 lbs.

5) for always being good examples to me of people who are

living out their christianity day by day, for being my family,

not just by marriage, but through our bonds in Christ.

4) for always entertaining me with