Happy Retirement for My Friend, Linda

After almost 13 years at the regional center, my friend and Administrative Assistant, retired. Good for you, Linda! Enjoy your retirement! You will be missed greatly!


Linda and her husband, Richard - Happy Retirement, Linda, you lucky girl!


A nice necklace gift from the Community Services Division...


The host and hostess, Rick and Diana Anderson



Janet Houghton and Debbie Carmona


Laura Larson and Linda


Todd and Janice Clarkson


Kathy Powers and me :)


Rick and Val Jones, at the BBQ!

Three birthdays All-in-One for Mark, Ethan and Ashton (41, 4, & 1!)

SO, we all gathered together as many as we could and got together at Paul and Kerri's home in Bremerton to celebrate three birthdays, and we sang for every single one. Mark's birthday is July 2oth and Ethan and Ashton share the same birthday on July 22nd. Fun times and wish all of you could have been here with us. Good eats and treats!

Happy 41st Mark!

Do a little dance...get down with it...Melissa, you go girl...Melissa's dance to Paul's birthday opera...and mom, well she just couldn't contain herself :)

Say CHEEEEEESSE!

Here it comes, Ethan :)...and we actually managed to keep at least one motorcycle on the cake before it got to you!

Happy 4th birthday, Ethan!

Birthday gifts for Ethan.

Paul sings happy birthday to his baby Ashton.

Happy 1st birthday, Ashton!

Yummy carrot cake, uh, Ashton?

Birthday gifts for Ashton.

...and this isn't even all of them...there are 10 here and 8 are missing! All the kids here are Paul's and Melissa's :) (Jared, Lillie, Abigail, Noah, Maya, Savannah, Jacob, Ethan, Alexander and Ashton)

Alexander checks in on the dogs, Otis and Chuck.

Little Miss Savannah...

Oh, how cute, look at the newlyweds, Sheldon and Maria :)

Hey Ben, what's up?

"Beef, it's what's for dinner," says Paul.

Cute smiles from Grandma Suzy and Jared.

Kerri and Ninzel for a quick pose :)

Pizza and "S'more" Fun

After Grandpa's memorial at Lake Washington we got together at Mark and Melissa's to have pizza, roast marshmallows for s'mores and just to let the kids play. We all had a great time and we all the rest of you were here with us!

Eat it up, it's so good!

Oops, the rootbeer fizzed over, Paul!

Jacob takes in the yummy pizza from Costco :)

Pizza time!

Mamma, I am going to hold you instead, ok?

Keep pushing, Lil', Savannah is trying to catch up with her sister, Maya!

Abby, did you know that your Auntie Nine is going to show this picture to your boyfriend when you are 16?

OK, Ethan, I am going to have to show this one to your girlfriend when your 16 too! I think it's the princess helmet that does it for me :)

Go, Jacob, go!

"I LOVE scooters!" says Lillie.

Abby and Ethan do a goggle dance, LOL!

I think Lillie sporting the goggles with Maya on the back with the Hello Kitty purse is hilarious!

Mark helps the kids get ready to roast marshmallows for s'mores!

Roasty toasty marshmallows for our yummo s'mores!

Kickin' it while the kids eat treats!

Going down the slide at night is a BLAST! (Lillie, Maya, Savannah, Jacob and Alexander)

July Swimming Fun at the YMCA

Auntie "Nine" spends some time at the swimming pool with her cute nieces and nephews, Jared, Lillie, Abby, and Noah over 4th of July weekend :)


Melissa, Jared, Lillie, Abby and Noah smile big for the camera at the YMCA pool in Auburn. Cute little fishies they are :)


Aaaah, so cute, Lillie and Abby giving a towel hug to warm up after their swim!