March

 March Happenings!!

Evelyn and other high schoolers from church went on a service trip for spring break. They did lots of different things and learned a lot.

While Evelyn was away, Doug and Matthew did some "boy things" like going to a cool arcade for the afternoon one day. 

Evelyn returned at the end of spring break. She was tired but had a really great time with some great kids!

We hosted Easter again this year and it was lovely. Here are some cousin pics... love these faces so much!

February

February went by quick!! Here's a snipit of things that happened this month...

Matthew and his sweet friend Hadley at the 8th grade dance. Aren't they the cutest?

Our church held an event at Defy and Matthew brought his friends Jake and Aiden from school. They had the best time!

Love this pic of my girl and her guitar...

College visit to Western Oregon with friend Amy

 And this. Time for this girl to get a shiny new hip. Surgery is still pending and I am excited to not be in pain anymore!

That's a wrap on February!

SNOW!!

We finally got a significant amount of snow and ice the past couple of days! The kids enjoyed a full week off of school and we enjoyed snuggling in at home and playing outside. The wind and freezing rain sadly brought several trees down in our neighborhood and the city, but we are do fortuate that we never lost power and our home was unaffected. 

(this is how Bodie enjoyed the snow...haha)

It was a fun week, and we also look forward to things thawing out soon!!

Honor Band

Matthew was one of six students selected to represent Highland in the Beaverton School District Honor Band! Tonight was his concert. It has been a lot of hard work and a lot of fun...and I am so proud of all of these kids. They sounded amazing... especially our favorite trombone player!

Christmas 2024

 Christmas season was lovely and spent with both sides of the family. Saturday with the Morris family, Sunday with the Tierney-Harms family, and Sunday with just our family in the morning and more Morris family in the aftertoon. It was a joyful few days...

I honestly didn't take a lot of photos so I could be as present as possible, but we truly did have a lovely holiday. 

Merry Christmas to you and yours!!

Things Pondered Part 17

 Evelyn is 17 today. Every year I stand in awe that she can be another year older, and every year I stand in awe at the young lady she is becoming. 

This year she has learned to drive, learned to navigate changes and additions to friendships,  and learned how to get a job and do it well. She still is getting straight A's and works hard to be the best student and friend she can be. She is warming up to the idea of looking at colleges, but it seems overwhelming for her and she isn't quite ready to think about it yet. She loves her family, loves her silly cat, and loves Jesus. She makes us laugh and keeps us on our toes. We couldn't ask for a bigger blessing than our Evelyn Joy. 

She had a few friends over this past weekend to celebrate and enjoyed her time with them. 

You are a delight, dear Evelyn... may you see the good story the Lord is writing into your life this year!!

Happy Birthday!!

"....and Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart" ~Luke 2:19