12/18 - Tubing at Snoqualmie Pass

          On Saturday, we spent much of the day tubing at Snoqualmie Pass, in the Cascades Mountains. We had 2 hours on the hill, and we went down around 10 times! There were 12 lanes, and there was a tow that pulled your tube up - with you inside! We had lots of fun - the place had just gotten new tubes, so we had some really great runs. There was only one problem - there were tons of people, and the lines for the steepest lanes were really long, but they were nothing compared to the line for the tow. Most of the times, I walked up instead of waiting in line for the tow. The place we were at also had big ski hills, and we could see people going down as we left.

                                                                                    -Written by Joseph

Here's a picture of Henry and the tubing hill:

The Cascades Mts. in the background, tubing hill and tow in front of Henry

12/5 - Seahawks Game!

          Last Sunday, Joseph, Daddy, and Jack went to a SeaHawks Football game. The SeaHawks were playing the Panthers, and won 31 to 14. It was my first NFL game ever - Jack's first too. The SeaHawks improved to 6-5, in first place in the NFC West. At the game, the SeaHawks retired #71, Walter Jones.

                                                                                  -Written by Joseph

Here are some pictures of the game:

View from inside Qwest Field, Home of the SeaHawks 

The SeaHawks on the field

12/4 - Christmas Trees!

           Today we got our Christmas Tree, put up lights, and decorated the house. We went to a Christmas tree farm and got a tree, on one of the many Christmas tree farms in the state of Washington. We put lights on it, decorations, and our ornaments. We also put up our Christmas lights, on the mantle and outside in the front yard. We also put up lots of decorations, and started playing Christmas music again for the first time in a year.
           It hasn't snowed since Thanksgiving, but we gotten a ton of rain. Had it been just a few degrees colder, we could have around a half a foot of snow by now! Also, it's been dark and cloudy, and the sun hasn't been out much.

                                                                                 -Written by Joseph

Here are some photos of our Christmas Tree:

 Looking for a Christmas Tree

 Our Christmas Tree - Right before we cut it down

11/25 - Thanksgiving In Seattle

          We had a very white Thanksgiving this year, thanks to a big snow storm the week before. There were still about 3-4 inches on the ground, but it all melted away by the next day. We had had a big Thanksgiving dinner with Granny and Grandpa in our dinning room, with lots of delicious food. Also, we played our yearly Rodgers Bowl in the snow. Daddy, Jack, and Henry beat Mommy and Joseph in our backyard, running through the snow in cold weather. We didn't really go anywhere, because it was so snowy.

                                                                                 -Written by Joseph

Here's the Rodgers Bowl Field:

The field from above