Birthday Party

Today Kaitlyn finally had her 14th birthday party. The girls (and Derek) had pizza, brownies and then headed off to the movies to see The Pirates of the Caribbean 2.

Bye Bye Hair!

Tonight Kaitlyn took a HUGE step.....she had 10 inches of her hair cut off! Wow! She's holding 8 inches of it in her hand in the photo and another 2 inches hit the salon floor.
It's amazing how much older she looks without the long ponytail! She's donating the wad of hair she's holding to Locks of Love to benefit kids that have lost their hair due to cancer or other medical conditions. Since Kaitlyn has fabulous thick hair, it will make a beautiful hair piece for someone!

A Room with a View!

....but not the room you'd expect to have this kind of a view!

Last Friday I was able to go to the Columbia Tower Club in downtown Seattle for a celebration lunch with some lovely ladies from work.
The photo is the view from my individual bathroom stall in the ladies restroom - 76 floors above the city. It's quite the view of the Seattle, Lake Washington and the Cascades! Just incredible, especially for a ladies restroom!

Bliss

Today we went to the wedding of Stephanie-Sue and Kyle. It was a beautifully personal ceremony at the Edgewater Hotel on the waterfront in downtown Seattle. The bride cried through the ceremony, as did most of us in the audience. The bride and groom appear to be a perfect match.

This photo was completely candid, the bride and groom had no idea I was photographing them and I just captured a personal moment.

The photo editing was compliments of Shelley Mauss Photography. I can't wait to order it and send it to the bride and groom as a surprise!

Happy 14th Birthday Kaitlyn!!!

Happy Birthday to You!
Happy Birthday to You!
Happy Birthday Dear Katie Sue!
Happy Birthday to You!

Wishing you pure joy and happiness as you experience the coming year and your first year of high school! I love you (more than the whole sky)!

(Yes, she did get a laptop for her birthday!)

Beautiful Day on the Water

Yesterday we spent the day on the water with our friends, Pam & John, in their brand new 26.5 foot Cobalt. What an amazing boat. Tim got boat-envy all over again! We cruised through Lake Washington, Lake Union, and out through the Ballard Locks into the Sound. We then headed to Seattle and around Alki point. The weather was amazing - got just a little more sun!

Crazy Appletons!

Our cousins, Julie & Jonathan, came "home" for a quick visit. (They moved to Connecticut last winter). We spent the day at her parent's house in Sequim for a wonderful day of friends, family, and of course, food. We went out to the backyard for a photo op, after one attempt at the boring group photo, we followed the crazy appleton photo theory and did the piggy-back pose! We are nothing, if not mature!
We love you guys. Come back for a visit soon or at least, let's get working on our next vacation! And this time Julie, if you've read this blog post, comment so I know you were here! :)

More Sun Lakes Photos

Our Kids Can Board!

After a week at Sun Lakes Resort, all 3 kids were able to ride the wakeboard. Rose was the first to conquer the challenge but Kaitlyn and Derek finally made it happen on our last day.
The weather was HOT (think 100+) and the water cool. Even Bailey got to enjoy the water with his little doggie life jacket.

More photos to be posted soon!