Zoolights

It's been a few years since we went to the Zoolights, and it was really fun to go as a family this year.

Gabe, Sam, Carly.......................................... The Martinez Family

Daniel, Jennie............................ Daniel, Dolores (Grandma Martinez), Linda (Aunt Linda)

Sam and Carlos riding a camel!

Thanksgiving

As is our usual tradition, we go to the Spanaway Fantasy Lights on Thanksgiving Day. So, after stuffing ourselves at Aunt Linda and Uncle Jeff's, we piled into the car.

Kitchen Remodel!

Oh, how I love the sound and smell of construction in the morning! Ever since we moved into our house in 2004, I've wanted to remove the wall between the kitchen and the dining room. Today it came down!

We also opened up the wall between the dining room and the living room! Open, airy, light. Love it. Can't wait to do more!

Gabe's Eagle Project

We're so proud of Gabe -- he's completed his Eagle project! He organized his team and built 24 sawhorses for our local Playground by the Sound building project.
After building the sawhorses, they delivered them to the playground construction site (Doesn't Sam look excited to be involved?). After they were used there, they were donated to Habitat for Humanity. Go, Gabe!

Sam's 50-mile Bike Ride

Sam's Boy Scout group has been building up to this big bike ride for months now, and finally it's here. They met very early at 5a, and as you can see are raring to go! (Ha!)
The boys and their leaders rode from Snoqualmie pass to the town of Carnation, all on bike trails. The ride included a 2-mile ride through a dark tunnel, and they were gone for most of the day. Sam was tired when he got home, and didn't give much details (he's not very talkative when it comes to non-video game conversations). But, he completed it! We're very proud of him.