Laurie's World

Jay got her team uniform today…isn’t she CUTE???

We have a tennis star in our family now!! Jay tried out for the Timbercrest tennis team (and she MADE IT!)

So we are very excited for her and PROUD!

Just some silly shots in the yard…

I have been remiss in updating this. We have actually had some things happening around here. First of all, Jackie got her ears pierced…I do not have a picture of the actual event as I forgot my camera and have no idea how to get the pictures we were able to takee off Taylor’s phone. This is what I have for now…

Isn’t she cute??

We had a wonderful turkey meal at Chad and Ang’s last night. Bonnie and Terry are in town, but have to leave today, so we decided to have Thanksgiving dinner together last night. YUM! So much to give thanks for!!!

We will also cook a turkey etc here this weekend. I simply must have my own leftovers…

Jackie wants to decorate for Christmas this weekend. I am feeling kind of lazy today…but I might be convinced to go out and get the stuff unpacked. It would be nice to get that done.  Todd, Kristen and kiddos are coming for Christmas…So it will be very festive and busy here this year.

Looking forward to a nice 4 day weekend…probably going out to shop tomorrow on black Friday–wahoo!!

Rachael’s old gymnastics coach (Dan) is coming back to work with the team since the passing of Coach Jeff.  There will be a service next Tuesday—it will be one of the saddest things we have ever done I am sure. So Dan is going straight from the airport to the gym tomorrow (Friday) and having a special workout for the girls. We will be happy to see him!!

So glad to see the Roberts family is embracing the “blog”. Two of my nephews are now blogging and my sister in law. This makes me think I should step it up…

Maybe people are interested in reading about my daily life. I will try hard to blog more regularly…

Rachael’s arm is healing well…she has returned to gymnastics although slowly…

Jackie has one more soccer game left in her season. Thank goodness it is on a turf field as the last two games have been unbearable water and mud baths!

Brooklyn has decided she wants to go to UW/Bothell campus–this is GREAT news (small campus/close to home). She is working on her application. The process is MUCH more involved than what I remember having to go through to get into University back in the dark ages when I went. We will keep y’all updated on that…but there is no reason to think she won’t get accepted.

Troy and I work work work…that is all there is to that…

We have been having some CRAZY weather here…very cold and snowy…around 10 inches in 12 hours fell starting 4:30 pm on Wednesday night –these photos were taken Thursday morning…

This was Jackie’s very last grade school Halloween party EVER…and therefore mine also…VERY SAD for me

BUT…Jackie did look very CUTE as a little cow…

This is the principal and Jackie’s teachers in a donut eating contest…

This is Jackie and 2 of the little neighborhood twins (they just turned 2) on Halloween night…

and Jackie with a grownup neighbor cow…

Here are the girls carving their jack-o-lanterns. Brooklyn had to work…but was not that into it anyway

This is NOT Rachael’s normal outfit BTW…even though she looks GREAT!!

Last year at the Bear Creek School Auction, Troy and I bought the girls a day of rock climbing with their teacher Mrs Sherman. They also took Rachael and Jackie and their friends out for pizza.

They had a blast!!

a lonngg way up!!

Rachael all the way at the top…

And here is Jackie working her way up the wall…

OK…on the way back down…wheeeee!!

This is Mrs Philips, Jackie and Justine…waiting their turn

Rachael and Elizabeth…

Kendra and Ruby climbing one of the smaller walls

Jackie and Justine…

Jackie on a smaller wall..free climbing…

Rachael and Kendra…hanging out!