Thanksgiving

Today we spent Thanksgiving at Julia's Restaurant on Broadway in Seattle. http://juliasrestaurantseattle.com/broadway.htm
Mike, Sue, and I had a terrific time. We were served a delicious 4 course meal with salad, homemade cream of squash soup, free range turkey main dish with all the trimmings, and pumpkin pie for dessert. It was a great day but we missed the rest of our family who are celebrating elsewhere today -- in Salem, San Diego, Costa Rica, and Spain.

Halloween

Tyler plays the piano

Mt. Peak Hike 9-20-11

Today we hiked to the top of Mt. Peak in Enumclaw. There was a beautiful display of flowers in honor of Amy Erwin at the top. Afterwards we had lunch at Aunt Ruth's house with her and the other cousins.

Diane's birthday

Hike to Larsen Lake

Tyler turns Four

Yesterday was Tyler's 4th birthday. We celebrated at his folks' home for a birthday dinner along with Aunt Vickie, Aunt Sue, and Uncle Jim. We, being myself, Grandma Mary, and Grandpa Mike. We enjoyed a delicious pizza, salad, and chocolate dessert and ice cream. Tyler opened his presents and proved to be an outstanding host. We all had a great time.

Mercer Island Slough Hike 6-7-11

Mary's birthday

Tonight we had a very nice dinner at Sue's celebrating my birthday. She served a delicious meal topped off with a home-made oatmeal cake with freshly milled flour. Tyler entertained us with stories and Lucas joined in at times. It was a fun evening!

Easter brunch was celebrated today at our house with guests Jim and Vickie, Sue, Diane, Scott, Tyler, and Lucas. After a vigorous Easter Egg hunt by Tyler we sat down to a delicious meal. Jim provided a scrumptous guiche, Sue a refreshing fruit salad, Diane sauteed tasty sausages and I served Apple Pecan French Toast. It was a lovely day with lovely guests.

Hike today

Our hike this morning began on a cold and cloudy day from Sky Country Trailhead on Cougar Mt. We traversed up the varied trails to Anti Aircraft Trailhead noticing the budding greenery and early foliage on the surrounding area. The day soon brightened until full sun appeared in the sky. We hike 2.5 hours and covered 4 miles on the energizing and enjoyable hike. Afterwards the group, composed of the Carlson's and the Lowry's, headed down to Panera Bread http://www.panerabread.com/ at the Landing in Renton. Sue walked down and joined us for a delightful visit. It was a very fine day.

Celebration

Thursday March 24 was the Grand Opening of the Brettler Family Place at Sandpoint. The Lowry Community Center was recognized at this time. Mike and I were at this event along with Sue, Diane, Tyler, and Lucas. Mike was honored due to his bill passed while in Congress in 1987 called the McKinney Act which gave relief to hundreds of thousands of homeless persons and made this project possible.

Trail With No Path

Today Mike, Jim, Tyler and I hiked the Trail With No Path on Cougar Mt. It was a cloudy but fresh day with no rain as we traversed the wooded trail down to the cave and waterfall. Tyler led the way. We all had a wonderful time!

Mike's 72nd birthday

Today we celebrated Mike's 72nd birthday by a walk down to The Landing and a visit to Shnoo Yogurt. We missed Diane, Scott, Tyler, and Lucas who were skiing in Sun Valley. At least Scott and Tyler were. It was a fun day!

Valentine's Day

This evening we had a dinner for Valentine's day with guests Diane, Scott, Tyler, Lucas, Sue, and Jimmy. Vickie was travelling back east.

Lucas visits

Lucas visited us yesterday and entertained us with his smiles -- until he fell asleep!