Today's Sunday was a complete 180 from last Sunday: Today was the warmest sunniest day we've had - it got up to 53 degrees! We went for a walk with the dog at point defiance to soak it all in. Last Sunday it snowed over a foot at our house, and some places had up to 16"! People who have lived here their whole lives had never seen anything like it. Puyallup schools and districts across the sound were closed for Monday and Tuesday and had late starts on Wednesday. That's when the rain finally set it and melted it all away. That was fun for a minute but I had serious cabin fever stuck in my house and it was only for two days! These pics were taken 3 days after the snow initially fell.

today's 53 degree walk along the beach

Justin is working on making a magic mirror - don't ask me, but he is excited about it. Something to do with a mini computer called a raspberry and making it connect to a screen.

This week Chick Fil A opened in Puyallup!! And it's less than 2 miles from our house! I am sooooo excited. We didn't go opening day, but we did go on Friday and it was amazing! I will definitely be a regular.

Friday night my friend Kari put on a painting night at her house. I did this last fall and really enjoyed it. Such a great quality time activity to spend with some girlfriends!

Saturday  I attended a workshop for our future area in MK and taught two of the classes. They were 45 and 30 minutes, which is the longest I've ever spoken directly to an audience. That may seem like a lie considering my teaching background, but I was never giving direct instruction like that for that long. But it was a good experience and I got some good feedback about the workshops I taught. Go me!!

Emmett is enjoying trying different foods. He's crawling all over the place and trying to chew on whatever cords he can find...tomorrow he starts swimming lessons! Of course I'm biased...he is such a dang cute baby :):) also, he is weighing in at a wee 15 1/2 pounds ....skinny little guy!