Laurie's World

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!!

Well…Brooklyn was asked to go to Woodinville Homecoming this year. She went to the Homecoming game against Bothell (we lost) Friday night (her date plays defense for the Falcons).  Then on Saturday, they went out to dinner before the dance and then after the dance they went midnight bowling (which is actually until 2am), but maybe 2am bowling does not sound as good to parents!!

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!

Here are Rachael and Jackie right after their participation in the Kirkland Kids Triathlon. It was a relatively short one (compared to some to the other ones they have done).They swam 75 yards, biked 1 mile and ran 1/4 of a mile.

Rachael finished 12th out of 76 and Jackie finished 57/76…so they very well!

First Day of School!!

Brooklyn grade 11(NO WAY!)

Rachael grade 7 (first day of junior high)

and (my baby) Jackie grade 6