Sunday, January 11, 2026

Busy Sunday

We ended our Sunday in the living room watching the next movie in our Marvel Marathon. Tonight's movie was Black Widow. It was a relaxing evening to a busy day. 

Nolan, Stacia, Melia & Allie 

The day found our family scattered at various churches and activities around the area. Michael, Melia and I drove in early to Eagle River. We were able to meet up with her former guardian, an uncle and girlfriend, her two sisters and the family who is their guardians as they came out of the 1000 service. We attended the 1130 service, grabbed lunch and made it back to the valley for Annie's party.

Stacia and Allie had a leisurely day - probably their last full day together before Stacia is back at work and college and Allie flies back to college.  We met up at Annie's party. 

It snowed overnight! Quite a lot! It is ironic and sad that we got all this lovely deep snow when Luke left. He had so looked forward to snow machining while home from Okinawa. He gave it a valiant effort...going to different locations and finding a bit of snow. 

Stacia and Melia 


Jamin has been sick. He had to get up to deal with a plumbing issue at his 4-plex. 
Jamin

Noah and Jared came over after the party to spend a bit of time. He loved my glasses. 
Noah and Bachan 

Note: the gloves are because the tops of several of my fingers had split open due to the dry cold. I covered them in antibiotic cream and Vaseline and wore gloves for a few days. 

Ice cream and hot bevvies...it's a thing. 
Allie & Noah

While we all dealt with the extreme cold and snow...Carrie and the girls enjoyed the Caribbean!🌴🩷 🌞 Josi is living her best life onboard ship! I've shamelessly ripped the photos from Facebook and family chat posts. 




OH! Allie gave Melia a crochet lesson. It was a bit tricky as Melia is left-handed. 

Annalise's 7th Birthday Party

 Annie's birthday is Jan 15th. We gathered today to celebrate her 7th birthday with her friends. 

Annie


Annalise is a delightful spitfire! She has a zest for life that few match. She knows her mind and isn't afraid to advocate for herself. This Bachan and Papa know that God is going to use that zeal for His purposes.  We laughed at her costume - Annie can pull it off. 

Her party had a winter theme - because Annie is one of our favorite things about winter.  There were gingerbread houses, cookies and a hot chocolate bar.  Here are some photos Bre sent from the party. 
Noah

Jared

Stacia and Me

Michael, Allie and I

Michael & Trudy