December

December was magical with a little snow, Christmas,

and good times with family.

Chinook likes the snow!

Brooke and Dad put a star on our tree.

Some presents are placed under the tree.



Cards start coming in. So fun to hear from others!

We head south to Tucson for the holiday!

A hesitant visit to Santa that turns out great

Baking cookies at Grandma and Grandpa's house

Ooooh la la!

Knitting with Aunt Joyce

Family

Hugs from Theo

Music and dancing with Tom

A little vino with Uncle Ouie!

What's in the stocking?

Santa brings a new scooter!

More November Fun

Fishing with Chris and JD

Packwood Ski Trip with Joe and the Cliffords

Thanksgiving with Family

Nolan and Morgan have the best smiles!



Crafts with Aunt Tina



Good times with Grace and Olivia

Father Daughter Dance

Bob and Brooke had a terrific time at the Father Daughter Dance. They went with Tim and Megan. The girls looked stunning and the dads cleaned up pretty good too! You can just tell it really means a lot to the girls to have a very special night with their dads. Brooke reported "Tim had some new moves on the dance floor, like this" as she pointed an elbow at me and held a foot in her hand... "and Daddy just got carried away!"
(Do you think guys know how many points this scores for them?)

Halloween

Trick-or-treating with friends was a blast! Brooke was a beautiful dragonfly, Ryan made a handsome cowboy and Jack was one cute chicken! Special thanks to Grandma Mary and Grandpa Bob for making Brooke's costume and shipping it all the way here from Arizona.
Brooke learned she has a sweet tooth like her mom!

Brooke and Ryan

Ryan, an unsure Jack, and Brooke


Our dragonfly!

Brooke's 6th Birthday

Brooke has been wanting to have a birthday party with a dog theme for months so here we are atlast on her 6th birthday! Many of her good friends came to play games, eat cake and adopt puppies. We sure had a fun and memorable day!

Thinking carefully about her wish...

She blows out the candles!

Hannah, Megan, Edie and Brooke

Avery and Ryan

Grace

Olivia and Dylan

"Puppy Chow" time

Fun presents

Pumpkin Party

We went to Avery's Pumpkin Party and had a fabulous time decorating and carving pumpkins. Brooke and friends were able to go through a corn maze, smack a pinata, hula hoop, have a gunny sack race and so much more. We had terrific fall weather to boot!

Cheer

Brooke attended cheer camp this past summer and on Oct 1st she got to cheer with the high school cheer squad at a BLHS football game! It was definetly a thrill for her!

First Day of School

Brooke began Pre-First today with her friend Hannah! They just grow up so fast.

Bike Riding

There is nothing better than the feeling of riding a bike all by yourself for the first time! It all clicked for Brooke this August at the Schmidt Family Camping Trip. You should see her go!

Summer Fun

The summer of 2009 just flew by! Here are a few photos of fun times.

Brooke and Ryan camp out

Fishing with JD in Sequi

Bonney Lake Days

More T-ball

Hiking near Mt. Baker with Grandma Mary and Grandpa Bob

Race cars in Birch Bay with Dad...

...and Grandpa Bob!