JANUARY - MARCH EVENTS
Jean on her way down to see the Inca Gold traveling exhibit at the Seattle Art Museum
Hammering Man outside the Museum
The Matthew's & Wood's visit Cousin Donna Matthews in Bellingham - Docent for the "Ice" exhibit.
We end at the childrens section for a group photo.
Walk in the woods reveals a large split off of a Big Leaf Maple Tree.
Laura invites Tom to a popcorn feed at her Waldorf school - if he brings a popper!
Old family popper comes to the rescue with some modification.
Next a walk to the woods with her Kindergartners. We see and visit a Bellevue Police Officer by chance who gives each kid a chance to sit on the cycle.
Water break in the Woods
The guy in the background already had graduated from Kindergarden
Walking wounded?
Kirkland Sunrise
On to Sprague and Spokane for a visit
Walk in Sprague - Alane & Jean
Vehicle collection on the edge of town
Eli and Adah wave at the train
Sprague Sunset
Unfortunately, part of one block with historic buildings has been condemmed. Building at the far end collapsed last Fall.
Cattle seen on our walk.
Jean & Tom visit Lamont School to have lunch with Sam. Middle school students attend this school 9 miles south of Sprague.
It was a high school, many class photos hanging in the hall. If Tom had attended a school like this, he could have been 6th rather than 225th!
Jean, Sam and friend at lunch.
On the way back to Sprague from Lamont, we visit "4th of July Lake" a fishing spot.
Jean collects some thistles.
Adah & Sam getting off their mother's bus... Eli already ahead of them
Jean reading something Adah wrote.
We attend an evening concert, Sam in their rather small 5th grade choir.
This at the Sprague Elementary & High School auditorium.
We make a trip to visit our good friends and former neighbors across Puget Sound.
Plain Birthday Trip - Feb. 28-Mar. 1
Jean 1 year older between Feb. 28 & Mar. 1 - Tom on Mar. 2
Steven's pass, lucky for good weather as passes were closed quite often in February & March.
View from the rented house porch, overlooking the Wenatchee River.
Before family arrives, Jean and I try developing a sled run.
There was no snow here on Jan. 31st, but by the end of February the total snowfall was 5 ft.
Jean attempting to direct the sled run away from the river.
Family arrived that evening, Laura, Nels, Anne & Rachel first.
It snowed all the next day, Sam made a short snow tunnel.
Laura out of control!
Nels, Laura and Rachel relaxing.
The main room.
Adah, Sam, Brandon and Eli.
Nels reading a Cisco CCENT/CCNA ICND1 100-101 guide.
(Non-Fiction)
Breakfast - Margaret, Eli, Alane, Adah & Sam.
Laura & Jean relax
Anne & Rachel - Breakfast cooks!
Eli & Adah
View from the balcony...
Levi is between Eli & Adah, missed getting a group photo, Trevor was also there.
March 11
On Marianne's Birthday, her Grandson's Owen & Finnegan were born in NYC.
March 23
Rachel, Anne, Nels, Laura, Margaret
Jean, Tom, Matthew & Eden
Margaret again, this time with Richard
Alane's family here for Sping break
A WWII carrier-based Grumman F4F Wildcat being prepared to go to the Museum of Flight in Seattle the next day.
Radial engine demo
Could there be more than one Eli?
Neighborhood walk - Adah Eli Alane Sam
