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Saturday, December 7, 2024

Piano Recital

All three boys participated in this piano recital at the Royal Room! It was Monroe's first recital, and he played All I Do Is Win by DJ Kahlid and Don't Stop Believin' by Journey. Conway played Stayin' Alive by the Bee Gees and Parker played A Night in Tunisia by Dizzy Gillespie. They all sounded beautiful and it's really fun to see them continue to grow as pianists. They also love a chance to get dressed up and put on some bling!




P.S. Piano Recital 2023

Saturday, November 30, 2024

Go Papermakers!

While in town for Thanksgiving, David and the boys got to go and cheer on the football team of our alma mater, the Camas High School Papermakers! 



Friday, November 29, 2024

A Totten Family Thanksgiving

 

And for Thanksgiving number two, we went to Kelly's house for lovely time with family, lots of delicious food, and more cousin hang time. And Tater got to meet Cosmo, a fellow doodle!



Thursday, November 28, 2024

A Jackson-Dean Family Thanksgiving

The day started with the annual Run for the Hungry 5k for those who chose that over sleeping in. Parker even earned himself a trophy by being the first kid across the finish line! And then we got to hang with lots of family, eat some delicious food, and see #cousinland in action. Happy Thanksgiving! 









Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Monroe the Author

Monroe's class had a celebration where they each got to share their most recent published piece of writing, a personal narrative. Monroe's, which is titled From My Childhood, details some of his most memorable experiences over the course of his extensive childhood. It should come as no surprise that this kid has a lot to say.   

Wednesday, November 6, 2024

School Pictures


{Monroe - Grade 3}


{Conway - Grade 5}


{Parker - Grade 8}

Thursday, October 31, 2024

Happy Halloween!

Not a single picture was taken with the boy's together on Halloween, but they were all pretty cute individually. For the very first time, we divided up so they could each trick-or-treat with different friends. Tater and Parker were Limu Emu & Doug from the Liberty Mutual Insurance commercials, though Tater didn't actually participate in the trick-or-treating portion of the evening. Monroe was Willy Wonka, which allowed him to incorporate his purple suit jacket into his costume. And Conway decided to twin with his friend Ben and was a hotdog. It was an evening filled with equal parts candy and rain (definitely the wettest Halloween we can remember) but still, lots of fun!






Sunday, October 27, 2024

Napa for Donna's 50th


To celebrate Donna's upcoming 50th birthday, we went to Napa for wine tasting, excellent meals, and amazing time with friends. There were t-shirts, temporary tattoos with her face on them, and lots of reminders from Donna that she isn't actually 50 until December. We had beautiful weather and such a lovely time!







Happy Birthday Donna! 

Sunday, October 6, 2024

A Shirtless Breakfast

Why? Not sure. Though to be honest, in our house, it isn't rare for at least one of the boys (including David) to be shirtless at any given moment.

Sunday, September 22, 2024

Tater Does Discovery Park

Tater did great and put her feet in the waters of Puget Sound for the first time. Conway and Monroe spent the entire time hashing out their fantasy soccer teams. I still don't know how there is that much to say about the topic, but what do I know. 

Saturday, September 21, 2024

The Boys Go to a Husky Game

And of course, David and Parker wore Coug gear.


Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Nice Hair

Not sure what the story was here. Ha! But also, hair products have made their way into the boys' morning routine. 

Wednesday, September 4, 2024

First Day of School


First day of third, fifth, and eighth grade - Conway's last year of elementary school and Parker's last year of middle school!