Christmas Tree Lighting in Clayton

Next to our lovely home are fun festivities in the cozy little town of Clayton. Many of our friends live nearby, so we frequent Main Street's Skipolinis Pizza with them. Christmas time provided the opportunity to go to Clayton's Tree Lighting where many residents gather to sing Christmas carols and watch the big foliage make the street bright while standing in the cold (not too cold though). We had a swell time and were impressed our peops came out with the kiddies. Good times.

Thanksgiving is Fun In Washington

So we had quite an adventure in Raimee's hometown of Port Angeles for the November holiday. We even had some Christmas spirit mixed in as Raimee's mom throws a big celebration since we don't get to see her in December (or our sister Tessa and our neice Shelby- sigh). We had a tremendous time with our family we love so much and our friends who feel like family as they anticipate our visit with style (tasty beverages, props to Rain Shadow Brewery!). From witnessing the creation of a "human pinata" and getting to gab it up with Grandma and Grandpa Hulse, it's simply nice to be in another place that feels like home. Our friends Marc and Liz Lawson just had their baby Sophia and it's always fun playing Catch Phrase with the Lawsons, Hares, and Kuhs over some home-made pizza (thanks Abby). Yes, it's the perfect vacation but never long enough.

A Self-Made Friend of Ours (but created by God, of course)

Andria and Adam became friends as employees at the great ol' Chili's Restaurant. It's great to keep in touch and see where life takes us. Check out her story at http://www.ocregister.com/news/norris-program-county-1929031-outreach-sufficient
God is doing some amazing things with Andria. She attends Rock Harbor and is a blessing to everyone in her life, no doubt. We're hoping to get to see her soon.

High School Reunions for the both of us

We are fully aware that people dread going to these or simply decide not to go, but luckily for us some of our current best friends are from class of '97. We came back to WA for Raimee's reunion which was a nice excuse to be back and proved a good time. Our close friends that made it worthwhile are Brian and Sarah Kuh (Raemer) and so we, for the most part, visited with them. It was also a nice time for Raimee to reconnect with old friends and Adam had a buddy even though he didn't know anyone. Just a couple of months later, we had a great time at Adam's reunion at an oceanside restaurant in Berkeley. We were among friends we regularly celebrate life with in the Bay area (Sam Bedros, Andrea and Scott Martin, Drew Case, Daran and Lizzie Fraser, Alli and Jesse Lee, Keith and Liana Dickson). Good times!