Basketball

Ermias got to play basketball again with his buddies that he's been with for years. They dominated every game, often 40+ to less than half of that.

Issaquah chillaxing

Lake Oswego Cup

Skagit Valley

These two . Cece and Ermias

Deep thoughts

Mason was quiet for a half hour listening to his headphones. He finally emerged with a profound question. “Mom, if I punch myself in the face and it hurts does that make me strong or weak?”

I told him it makes him dumb. 

Van-cation

With Kenzie driving now, Cindy has been able to come with me to Vancouver. It's been great for me because she drives me, and great for her because she gets a little break!

Summer in Issaquah

I have been traveling so much, and our yard has been so unkempt, that we have not really used it much for the last year! Today the boys were both out of their soccer tournaments early, so we had an impromptu gathering with the G-G family and Sarah, her brothers and a couple of exchange students.

ATVs and open dessert

Soccer start

Ermias is really beginning to hustle and enjoy the competition of soccer, not just hanging with his buddies!

Throw back : Cindy Classic

Random June meanderings

Kids, kids with teachers, traveling and chatting....

Device addiction

We work hard to limit screen time of our kids and when they appear addicted to their devices, the devices go away. For example, Mason has no phone this summer. Ermias has lost his tablet for weeks at a time. But we have one child that we have not effectively restricted. Callie demands her mouse video by grabbing our phones and chewing on the corners until we play the video. She often jumps on the keyboard, or sometimes will just sit, watch it and purr. Clearly we have failed.