Alex on his 75.5 mile bike trip..

from the Grand Canyon to Flagstaff, AZ

Pregnant?

NO.. I'm not but I got your attention didn't I?

This is me with my friend Teri, who is pregnant with identical twin boys.. she's the one with the Starbucks cup. A girl after my own heart. I like her a latte! Sorry, couldn't help it.

This was actually taken back in May. We were at our temporary temporary location while our temporary location was being cleaned. That's really all I have to say at the moment.

Oh- the sky here in Phoenix, which is worth noting because it's not sunny for the first time in what feels like forever, is cloudy! I walked out this morning, temporarily fooled by the grey sky, thinking it would feel cold. HA! It just felt like walking into a very hot sauna room! Gross!

Alex is up with 4 other guys riding 70 miles from the Grand Canyon to Flagstaff this weekend! Go Alex!

Bye for now--

i miss washington and we're back to school here in phoenix

Below are, in order:
1.Tim on his first day of Second Grade. Wow!
2&3. Alex and Gretchen with our great friends and old Tacoma neighbors for six years, Paul and Jackie.
4. My Grandpa and Emmy.
5. Me and Jenn!
6. Me and Cindy.
7. Grandma and Tim on the Monorail in Seattle.
8. Grandpa and Emmy in Seattle by EMP where Alex used to work.
9. Emmy and Tim at their first day of school participating in the balloon release.
10.Emmy on her first day of Kindergarten.
Below the pictures are actual words that I blogged too!











hello friends!

it's hot! i miss washington and my friends and family. i've started to count down the days that i apparently think i have left here in arizona. i'm not sure if God or Alex have realized that i'm in charge of this situation (just kidding God... and Alex). in all seriousness, i am DONE living here. Now, I'm just listening for God to let Alex and I know what He thinks about it.

so... since i'm here until at least the end of the school year (which started last monday, can you believe it?) i'm going to try and make the best of it. i'm going to teach a million classes, be Tim's second grade room mom, volunteer at their school every day, hang out with friends, do my best as i work in a leadership position at Genesis, be a good wife, and pretend i don't completely dislike it in this dry, hot desert.

To quote the words from a Death Cab song that is relevant for Phoenix too, "you can't swim in a place this shallow, you would most assuredly drown tomorrow".