For those in the family that haven’t heard, my Grandma Shaw passed away Friday night around 11pm. I have yet to get all the details, but she was checked into the hospital Friday morning with heart problems and things went downhill from there.
At over 103 years old, she had a good run and a […]

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We wrapped up Spring Break with Ryker’s birthday last weekend, hard to believe he’s 11 already. I told him last year he was to have no more birthdays and was to stay 10 until further notice. But as kids tend to do, he ignored me completely. Grandma and Grandpa were here for dinner as well […]

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This is what happens to out-of-shape people the day after hiking up Multnomah Falls…

At one point I think I might have actually slipped into a coma. But after a good 4-hour nap I was back at it. “It” being nothing but avoiding the stairs.

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Despite the rocky start yesterday, it’s Spring Break for the kids this week and they are pretty excited. I am as well, as I took the week off of work so we could do some exploring this week. We have no major plans, just mostly winging it each day to see what we feel like […]

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Brianna had a rough day yesterday. We had been out all day running errands and such and then went out for dinner with Mom & Dad. When we returned home, Brianna’s pet hamster Butterscotch was curled up in the bottom of her cage barely breathing. We did what we could for her to make her […]

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The kids had a 50’s day at school a week or so ago and Brenda started channeling Martha Stewart to make Brianna’s poodle skirt. She used a tablecloth of all things, and I think there might be some paperclips and some chewing gum ala MacGyver… =) I was amazed at how great it looked!

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A month or so ago we took advantage of a a semi-sunny day to take the kids over to Esther Short park here in Vancouver. It was chilly but the kids were just happy to get outside and run around for a bit, and I snapped some shots.

You can see more pictures in […]

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Just a quick first post. I’ve been meaning for several years to create a family website and it’s been on the back burner for so long the pot’s melted. =) I’ll be posting news, pics, thoughts, and the family comings and goings, so stay tuned. In the meantime, things will be a little messy as […]

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