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I'm sending this post with picture from my email. It's a setting that I didn't know was available and so I thought that I would give it a try. Maybe I'll like it better. We'll have to see. It's suppose to take the picture and test. Well, here it goes.

Jumping Gabriel

Joanna found a jumper and Gabe loves it. At first I didn't think he would jump in it. I was wrong. Check out the video. Do you see him getting his feet off the ground? This kid is a jumper. I think he might be a basketball star in the making.

Note: I can see the video in my preview of the posting, but right now it doesn't show up on the post. I'll see if I can fix it.

Joanna's Blog

Joanna started a blog and she's likely to be more specific and also write more clearly than me, a math nerd. Anyway, you don't have to check on her site if you check mine because I've included a link to her site on the right. You can also see what her latest blog titles are. If you've already read them, then you don't have to check another page.

It's time to catch up!

These photos are way out of order. But I'll put a little caption by each. Here is the second half of our February. Also during this month not documented with photos... I took and passed my Loan Originator License test and we have been dealing with refinancing as well. I have been teaching an SAT prep class and the kids started going to a homeschool co-op on Mondays for a couple of hours with mom. Joanna went to a Freezer meal day to pre-prepare a bunch of meals. I think she made 25 or 30. For the things that we did photograph, we end up with a lot less pictures than we used to.

Cambria came by for a visit on the way through our area and it was nice for Joanna and her to get caught up on each others lives. Gretchen is a few months older than Gabriel. Isn't she cute?

A rare picture of Grammy without her camera. Usually she'd be the one taking the picture. However, that would be a little difficult to do of yourself. Anyway, it was nice to be able to get this shot. She and the boys are having a great time.

Joshua and Mackenzie are making me my birthday dinner. It was really good. Part of it was a Caesar salad.

This is all the kids at children's Hospital in Seattle. We've been dealing with Levi's alergies, and other issues lately. We're hoping to figure out what's going on with him. There is too much to type right here, but I can say that he's had a healthy 2 weeks in a row. Yeah! The pig that they are on is from a part of a fundraiser called Pigs on Parade.
There are these cool different pigs all over Seattle. It reminds me of the horses on the Hanagen that Dee is involved with in Bellingham. Cool ideas! After Children's, we went to the zoo to check out the animals. It was before noon, and most were sleeping. Well... the Gorillas and Bears anyway.

Family Movie Night! The kids love it.

Maille and Mackenzie had a great time playing when the Rollo's came to visit. Mackenzie also learned a couple of new funny songs.

Grandma Allinson meets Gabe for the first time at Nicoles wedding at my Dad's place. It was a nice wedding and Mackenzie was actually the one practically curled up in Grandma's lap most of the night.

Levi was playing in this tote and having a great time. I also made a little video but was having trouble converting it last week and couldn't get it to post. Well, I guess a picture will have to do. It is worth a thousand words.

Can you see Josh, Mackenzie and Me in the webcam photo. If you're not familiar with the photo, It's Western Washington University's Red Square. I called a friend and had him save the photo while we were in front of the webcam. It was fun and also part of a special kind of Geocache.



This is Levi playing with toys and water in the sink. Joanna decided that this was a great fun idea and boy was she right. We were having trouble with Levi trying to get into and climb onto everything. Now he stays in one spot and plays. I think he feels like he's getting away with something.

Here, I'm wondering what to have off the menu for my birthday dinner. Mackenzie was a great waitress. Gabe was hoping that I'd give him a bite. It didn't happen.

When we went to Bellingham we stayed at a hotel and the kids all had a great time in the pool. They were also amazed by the cable TV in the room. Man I hate commercials.
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This is Josh and Levi when the Rollo's visited. Josh and Lydia played when they were little. Josh wasn't sure he wanted to play with a girl. He's a little girl shy. But, when he found out that she wanted to play x-box he warmed up a bit. Pretty soon they were joking around and he found out that he got along with her good after all. He must get the feeling that all girls are going to be like his sister.

Move over Tetris, hello .....

I used to play video games and some computer games, but I have to admit I don't play much anymore. I found this game recently online and love it. It was created by students at digipen technology institute. You can download it for free at www.bontago.com or at the link on the right with my other links. If you have computers on the same network you can play easily with friends. I think you can play over the inernet as well, but it may be slow.

Smiley Gabe

Gabriel is such a little smiler. We really enjoy making and watching him laugh and smile. He's definitely good for a little entertainment.

Levi Turns 2!

I haven't been on the computer for awhile due to: swim lessons, sick kids, refinancing the house, cloth diapers, baking our own granola and bread, and a few other various things. Anyway it was Levi's birthday... so we went to the zoo. We only got about ten pictures so I'll show off the good ones. I know there were some other picture takers there that got some good ones and we would love to see those.
Levi thought that the Jaguar was amazing. Here, he looks on with incredible interest at this huge cat.
I think that Josh thinks he's the lion.







Mackenzie and Aurezuh were running around together a bunch today holding hands as they wandered here and there.

Grandpa or "Papa" as Levi calls him holds baby Gabriel at the zoo.

Levi loves to play my guitar and keeps bringing it out of my room to get me to play it. Then he gets ahold of a pick and wants to join the show.
Josh, Kenzie and I went geocaching and discovered this bicycle junkyard/museum. It was pretty cool.