Read Family Christmas

The Read family "Christmas" was yesterday at our house - the family is scattering over the holidays, so we celebrated a little early. Here are some shots to share our day:

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Christmas Gift Suggestions

To your enemy, forgiveness.

To an opponent, tolerance.

To a friend, your heart.

To a customer, service.

To all, charity.

To every child, a good example.

To yourself, respect.

-- Oren Arnold

The Read elves

This is way too much fun...you'll have to try it for yourself!

http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1320358797

Thanksgiving in Oroville

We spent Thankgiving in Oroville this year, with my mom, Lynsey, Cody & Charlee, and our friends the Kindreds (unfortunately Katrina had to work!). The girls loved playing with the living doll - Charlee! Here are a few shots of them together! A special picture of them with Great Grandma Lucy too!

Johanna had a birthday!

Yep, she's seven. Hello Kitty was the theme this year. I redecorated Johanna's room this year as a surprise for her birthday. She likes the updated, more grown up look!

This is the new bedding - new coordinating wallpaper border, curtains, and wall art complete the look!
Oops, the flash was off, so a little dark here. Don't ya hate that!?

Palm Desert

We're just back from Palm Desert - spent a very wonderful 5 days there, enjoying glorious sunshine - something a bit rare in NW Washington at this time of year. We had great weather, between 86 and 95 - perfect! I've found it's faster to throw my pictures into a Smilebox slideshow than upload them here, so that's what I've done with some of our vacation photos! I highly recommend the Marriott Shadow Ridge, if you have plans to visit Palm Springs/Palm Desert in the future!

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Family pictures

We recently had some family pictures taken at a local park and I am experimenting with using Smilebox to show some of them. They are low resolution for "a better web experience" but hope you get an idea!

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Charlee at 8 weeks

The most recent picture...too cute!

A couple fall cuties!

Snapped a couple pictures of the girls this beautiful fall afternoon:

Back at UPS for the weekend

We spent a couple days in Tacoma at the University of Puget Sound, taking in Homecoming and the 75th anniversary of the Adelphian Choir, of which Rob was a part during his college days. Voices of all ages made for wonderful harmony! The campus is beautiful - especially in the fall with wonderful colors.

So Very Cute...

Here's the latest picture of Charlee Nicole...

Happy 60th, Dad!

We celebrated Dad's 60th birthday on Saturday, along with Lynsey and Cody, and Grammy. Spent some time in the river, playing and building a rock "bridge" and also snapped a 4-generations photo, with baby Charlee, Mom Lynsey, Grandpa Greg and Great Grammy Marian.

Soakin' Up Time with Charlee!

She's got her eyes open this time...! We spent Labor Day with the Harvey family and enjoyed getting to know our new niece a little better!

1st Day of School

The girls began school last Wednesday, August 29th. Here we come...1st and 3rd grade! They both like their teachers and are excited to be back at school!

Recent pics

Here are a couple pictures that I took of the girls over the weekend. Thought they turned out pretty good!

An Evening at Larabee

We enjoyed an evening at Larabee with friends Tony, Katrina, Luke & Tori this week. The evening was the best - good food, good friends, and an awesome northwest sunset was enjoyed by all!

Fun at the Fair

We enjoyed a beautiful day at the fair with Carissa and the boys. The kids had great fun on the rides! At the end of the day, we'd had plenty of sunshine, animals, rides and sugar!

Close-up

Here's a closeup of Charlee ... aahhh!

A new cousin!

The girls and I snuck over to meet our newest little niece/cousin this weekend (Lynsey & Cody's firstborn!). Charlee Nicole was born Thursday evening at about 6 pm. She is very sweet and the girls are very in love. We look forward to seeing her again in a few weeks - maybe she'll actually open her eyes for us then!

Grandkids Week on the Island!

The girls spent a wonderful week at Grandpa & Grandma Read's on the Island. They had many adventures including exploring Double Bluff beach, Useless Bay, the local library, the city pool, etc. Joining them was cousin Nevan! Two nights were spent "camping" out. We take off our hats to a young, energetic set of grandparents who gave their grandkids a great week and many happy memories!