Our Little Family: Where You At? 2022 Edition

November 2022

And here is your year-end wrap of where we are currently. Almost like a Christmas card, but not exactly.

So, J is now J & C. And they are wonderful.

J & C at Angel Stadium, Anaheim, CA

J & C along with S & S in Vegas

W & J with a cousin @ TopGolf in Renton

Darth, Yoda, Chewbacca, Clone Trooper, and Jedi
Halloween 2022

J is working locally and going to school, working toward a degree involving Kinesiology. Whether that be Physical Therapy or some aspect of Sports Medicine, we'll see. It's an exciting step. :) He and C are teaching the 9 years olds together as Primary Teachers in their ward. Our family cat, Chewbacca, lives with them. J has a new collection of lightsabers and also loves the summers on Lake Tapps. C is great - she's doing hair at a salon (she's very talented). They've gone on some cool trips this year and share the best adventures. So very happy for them. :)

E spent 2022 going back and forth between the Seattle area (where we live) and South Eastern Virginia (where her friends live and where she spent most of her High School years). She made her inaugural trip to Europe by way of Amsterdam, and then by train through Brussels into Paris. She's not quite sure about her next step whether it be school or work. She's actively doing artwork. She loves Pokemon, D&D, Comicon, Arcane, and can't wait to visit New York again.

Ja & E in Paris

Pizza in Paris

La Seine, Paris

Ja & E in Amsterdam

Batting Practice

Bowling

Coldplay in Atlanta

Happy Burfday in Virginia

Pike Place Market, Seattle

Disney's California Adventure

Spudnuts in Oxnard, California

Anastasia, Paramount Theater, Seattle

Disneyland

W is getting through his senior year. He's in his first semester of ASL and really enjoying it. He and E took classes over the summer to get their driver's licenses. The state has some waiting time as a requirement and W should be finishing up here soon. He's not sure what he wants to do after High School, but it may be something in the aviation field. He loves ramen and his VR headset.

Making his Halloween costume

Carving

W's first Homecoming

W's scolding look in the line at In n Out in Oregon

Waiting for his siblings to catch up

Haircut

On the Ferry to Seattle

Easter egg hunt in the backyard

Dying Easter eggs

In the chair at the Orthodontist

Disneyland

J/Me/I have been with my current company for almost a year and it's wonderful. It's opened the world to me and to the kids in a way that has been huge. I'm grateful for it in my life. For the first time this year, I was able to visit Europe: Milan, Krakow, Warsaw, Amsterdam, Brussels, and Paris. I hope next year to visit more places. I feel like there's so much of the world I have not yet seen, but really want to.

I'm grateful for the kids, for my family. I'm thankful for the opportunity to be together. I'm even thankful for the challenges - they show me who I am, what I'm made of, and even where I must grow.

Overall, life is wonderful. Amazing. Beautiful.