2nd Day of Snow Fun!

We got a few more inches overnight! 

(So this morning we figure we had about 6 1/2 inches on the ground.  All total, maybe about 9 inches accumulated?)

So the Bowes Academy was cancelled for a snow day today!  :-) 

 

First Snow for this Winter Season!!!!

 

 So we figure we received about an inch and a half overnight and more is on the way! 

Very exciting for us in the Pacific Northwest that typically don't get much snow!  :-) 

This Week in Pictures! :-)

Go Seahawks! 

They won their first playoff game against the Eagles last Sunday, 17-9. 

So on to chilly Wisconsin this Sunday to play the Packers!!  We sure enjoy watching the games each Sunday as a family with John and Valerie!   I've been making these festive pretzels for the games! 

 Joe has really enjoyed taking up woodworking projects as a fun hobby.  

This is his latest creation . . . 

 We're enjoying Pure Joy's litter of 14 that are beginning to transition to their new homes starting tomorrow! 

 The girls enjoyed having a tea party when we watched Marilyn the other day so her mom could prepare for her feltie making class.  

 On a side note . . .so proud of Lydia! She is launching into teaching her craft . . . soap making and feltie creating!  (Photos taken from FB from her last feltie class!)

And back to the tea party . . . 

 Marilyn's new favorite book!

All total, I think we all read it to her for a combined 10 or so times! 

Celebrating 53 Blessed Years!

The birthday boy got taken out to dinner at his favorite restaurant right here in Mossyrock! 

 Then, the party continued over at John and Valerie's new home!

 He was spoiled with a homemade chocolate cake for dessert AND Caroline had made him a blueberry coffee cake in the morning for his birthday breakfast! 

Moving Day for John and Valerie!!!

John and Valerie purchased Mr. Jerke's house on 3 acres! 

And Mr. Jerke decided to move into the apartment that John and Valerie had been renting from the Petersohn's.  So yesterday was the big moving day to swap housing for all of them!  

They had lots of helping hands . . . neighbors, friends and family! 

(Not pictured below is John and Valerie :-), who were still back at the apartment loading things and having their move-out-walk-through with the Petersohn's; and then, Lydia . . .who came to the house just after these moving-crew pictures were taken!  

Lydia helped unload lots of full vehicles and cleaned the new house with Valerie and I!

Lydia was a double blessing to Valerie and John in helping deep clean their apartment on Friday too! (And I got to have Marilyn for the day! :-) This was all such a huge help during a very busy time for John and Valerie. And also not pictured, working behind the scenes was Caroline, who stayed home with the four youngins so that I could be free to help out however I could all day on Saturday.  Some awesome teamwork going on to make this move go smoothly!!) 

I had hoped to get a photo of John and Valerie when they arrived at the house, but we all got soooo busy and buried in boxes, that I got quite side-tracked from taking pictures! :-) 

 

 They made quick work of all the swapping of household goods from house to apartment, and apartment to house! :-) 

 So thankful for these good friends, neighbors and family that were so cheerful and willing to lend a helping hand in Mr. Jerke's and John and Valerie's time of need!  And thanks to John and Valerie for feeding us all some amazing pizza and salads for lunch! 
Wish I got pictures of this fun feast in their new living room! 

I hope to post more pictures of John and Valerie at their new place!