tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60432199141644948342024-03-05T20:19:59.550-08:00Sparks FamilySparks Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15247910516302652133noreply@blogger.comBlogger99125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6043219914164494834.post-27044145288321944822015-03-02T10:27:00.000-08:002015-03-02T10:27:26.714-08:00January and February updatesCheer and soccer started for the little Sparks - they both loved it! Addi was in her element learning cheers and performing halftime shows and AJ was loving running around after the ball for 30 minutes with other energetic kids. <br />
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We had friends over for a weekend in January - the best part was watching the Seahawks beat the Packers! Everyone got into the game, including the kids, and it was a packed house!<br />
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Birthday lunch for my mom - always entertaining with the kids around!<br />
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My friend Jill and I took the kids to Disney Junior - the best part was the Jake and The Neverland Pirates show. The kids had a great time!<br />
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In late January Aaron and I headed to Arizona with our friends Andy, Jill, Alex and Amanda. It was great to get away - great weather, cocktails, good food, and lots of laughs! We made it to the Waste Management Open which was a blast. I got to spend time with my good friend Lacey at the tournament and even over dinner - she and her hubby came all the way from Tennessee! The next day we prepped for the big Superbowl - we had a party at the house we rented (which was amazing) and watched the game from the outdoor patio/tv room. Although the game ended bad, we really did have such a good time watching it. The rest of the trip was spent relaxing and soaking up the sun!<br />
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The following weekend included a small party for Addi's birthday, followed by the Father/Daughter Ball. Addi's cousin Abby and her dad came into town and the four of them went to dinner, then to the dance. The girls got their hair, makeup and nails done - they were in heaven! That same night Aaron's mom, aunt and brother and I took AJ out to Red Robin for his own special night, followed by video games at the house. <br />
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Addi chose a hotel slumber party this year for her birthday party, so the following weekend her and three friends enjoyed pizza, swimming, candy, movies, make-up session, etc at a local hotel. A friend (and also one of the mom's) helped out, which was much needed. These girls were active!<br />
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I didn't take any pics, but we also had a fun weekend in February where my sister and nephew came into town and we had game night and pizza at my mom's with my brother and his family too. Then Aaron's parents came into town and we spent the day watching the kids in cheer and soccer and just hanging out. It was nice to spend time with the families!<br />
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We made our way to Sequim for Thanksgiving. Unfortunately I didn’t take too many pictures, but we did enjoy some amazing food, watched the Seahawks win, the kids spent hours playing with their cousins, took the kids to a movie, and we had an adult cousins night that still makes me laugh. It was nice to see everyone!</div>
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Annual wine tasting with great friends!</div>
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Christmas at Bob & Gwen’s – Santa pancakes, bowling, and too many presents <span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt;">J</span></div>
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New Years Eve was great – we were lucky to get 4 siblings and their spouses together (and throw in my niece Kelsee since she can drink now) for a fun night of dinner, drinking and lots of laughs!</div>
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Sparks Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15247910516302652133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6043219914164494834.post-80630961998139046482014-11-11T14:05:00.002-08:002014-11-11T14:05:56.091-08:00Time to catch up!How horrible is it that I haven't blogged since June? Can I blame it on life passing us by? I hope so! <br />
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So much life has happened since then...<br />
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I was lucky enough to go on two girl's trips. The first was to Palm Springs and we had an amazing time! These girls are so special to me and we always have such a special time. My other trip was to Ellensburg for a mini college reunion - we had a fabulous time reminiscing and laughing so hard it hurt! Love these girls!<br />
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We enjoyed our annual trip to Banks Lake with the family - lots of boating and basking in the sun!<br />
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Cara and Jared's wedding in Sequim was beyond beautiful! Both kids were asked to be in the wedding and we had a wonderful time seeing the family and celebrating with everyone!<br />
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Addi joined her first year of soccer and had a good time!<br />
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AJ started preschool and Addi started 1st grade! The kids are both in their routines and love going every day. They are learning so much!<br />
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Halloween was a lot of fun this year - AJ really caught on to the whole candy thing and was in heaven!<br />
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Aaron and I celebrated our birthdays - our mid-thirties are treating us well!<br />
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AJ turned 4 - where has the time gone? This kid has a smile that will melt your heart and then a smirk that tells you he's up to no good - haha!! He keeps our hearts full and our ears perked!<br />
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That's the shortest recap of 5 months I hope I ever have to do!! Here's some more pics just for fun!<br />
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<br />Sparks Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15247910516302652133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6043219914164494834.post-69007124108050942512014-06-20T11:50:00.000-07:002014-06-20T11:50:05.197-07:00The first part of our Spring memories!Addi participated in her first dance clinic and performed at half time of the Tri Cities Fever football game with her good friend Brianna. They loved it and did a really great job!<br />
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Easter weekend was spent in Wenatchee again this year. Friday night we met my family for dinner at Godfather's (who doesn't love a pizza buffet?). We always have a good time and the kids were spoiled by my dad and stepmom with early Easter baskets filled with candy and fun toys! Saturday the kids went fishing with the Aaron, his dad, brother and cousin - I think it was a tad chaotic, but the kids had fun! Church was much more pleasant this year, than last (read about it here) - the kids made it through the entire service and afterwards we convened at Aaron's parent's house for gifts, an Easter egg hunt and a game of croquet - everyone was spoiled and had a great time!<br />
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Mother's Day weekend started out with an overnight stay at The Wildhorse Resort & Casino. We did this a few years back and had a great time. This year we started with a movie at their movie theater, then followed that up with a few hours at the pool. We got DQ for dinner and had popcorn and m&m's for dessert! The kids are already asking to go back.<br />
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For Mother's Day I held a brunch at my house with my mom and my sister and brother's families. I can't remember the last time all of us were together under one roof - good food and good laughs were had!<br />
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Addison just adores her cousin Abbi (they are 5 years apart) and loves spending time with her. Abbi lives 6 hours away, so when the opportunity presented itself in early March to help Abbi celebrate her 11<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup> birthday in Wenatchee, we were on it! The girls played together all weekend – making up dances, playing with dolls, shopping and giggling over everything and anything. When the time came to go, tears were shed, but there were lots of hugs and promises to get together again soon. </div>
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Addison’s school held a movie night in their cafeteria one weekend and the kids had a blast! There was a giant movie screen and the kids brought in blankets and pillows and ate treats throughout the night. I hope the school offers this again!</div>
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Of the 31 days in March, 9 of those were spent in Hawaii!!! There was 6 of us total (myself, Aaron, Aaron’s parents, Aaron’s brother and his girlfriend) and we stayed at a gorgeous home on the Big Island. The weather was perfect, not too hot, and the entire stay was very relaxing. We ate great food, enjoyed delicious drinks, snorkeled, shopped, golfed, watched beautiful sunsets, visited friends that live on the island, swam in our pool – it was so much fun! We surprised Bob & Gwen for their 40<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup> wedding anniversary with a limo ride to a nice restaurant followed by dessert at the house with tons of letters, cards and pictures from family and friends that had written to share their memories! We owe a GIANT thank you to Bob & Gwen for an amazing week filled with so much fun – the memories are priceless!</div>
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My sister and her family were in town the weekend we returned from Hawaii. We had dinner at a local pizza/arcade place and then headed to the trampoline park. It was packed, but the kids managed to jump, climb and slide for an hour. All of the cousins had a great time!</div>
Sparks Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15247910516302652133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6043219914164494834.post-42532683898527696362014-04-04T16:15:00.000-07:002014-04-04T16:15:34.405-07:00Fun times in February!<div class="ecxMsoNormal">
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Superbowl – yay!! After a long season of mostly
last minute wins and a few losses, it was so nice to watch a game where
we dominated the entire time. It seemed surreal! It was also nice
seeing how the entire state bonded over this game
– strangers were becoming fast friends!</div>
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Miss Addison Sparks turned 6 – holy cow, where
has the time gone? Her actual birthday landed on a Friday and
unfortunately school was canceled that day so she was stuck home with me
and her brother (I work every other Friday). We made
it fun though – we had a nice lunch, stopped at the park and went to
visit the pot belly pigs and puppies at a local feed store (our friends
own it). That evening, family came in from out of town and we all went
to dinner and opened gifts – she was thrilled
with all of her clothes and doll accessories!</div>
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The next day her Grandma Sparks treated her to a
day at the salon – she got an updo, her makeup done and her nails
painted – she looked adorable! She decided to have her party at the
arcade again this year and we had a packed house – I
think everyone had a good time!</div>
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Aaron and I were able to spend some alone time
with AJ one night while Addi went to a sleepover. We took him to Red
Robin for dinner and then out to a hockey game. He wasn’t too
interested in the hockey game, but loved the giant tub of
popcorn he got to devour mid-way through. It was nice spending some
one-on-one time with him – he’s the most active kid that loves giving
kisses and hugs (especially when he wants something – haha!).</div>
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It was a fun February and I can’t believe we’re
already mid-way through March! The weather is warming up and we’re
venturing outside more and more!</div>
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Sparks Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15247910516302652133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6043219914164494834.post-4821247684898010422014-02-24T21:20:00.001-08:002014-02-24T21:20:31.343-08:00January Fun!<div class="ecxWordSection1">
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On January 1<sup>st</sup>, Aaron and I took off
on a mini vacation to sunny California! One of his friends was getting
married in San Luis Obispo, so we thought we’d tack on a few days before
the wedding to see a little bit more of California.
We stayed two nights in Monterey, right along the water. The weather
was perfect (mid 60’s)! We tried out restaurants, walked everywhere and
just relaxed. Then we took off down the coastline towards the wedding
festivities! Along the way we stopped off
at Pebble Beach for breakfast and to walk the grounds and we also took
in the Pacific Coast Highway – wow, that road is very long and very
windy, but the scenery is worth it! The wedding was fun – we got to
catch up with a lot of Aaron’s friends and stay
at a very unique hotel, The Madonna Inn. It was a great mini vacation!</div>
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The rest of January was very mild and much
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<li><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span>Addi started gymnastics again and is loving it!</li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span>We celebrated my mom’s birthday with dinner at our
house. It’s so nice to be able to do this after so many years of her
being in Wenatchee.</li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span>Enjoyed watching the Seahawks win all of their playoff games!</li>
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Sparks Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15247910516302652133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6043219914164494834.post-67279466973201816812014-02-16T14:26:00.001-08:002014-02-17T15:02:41.440-08:00A very late holiday recap!<div class="ecxMsoNormal">
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Between the holidays and getting our kitchen
redone (a small flooding incident), blogging hasn’t been first on my
priority list. Sorry! But we’re back and ready to update!</div>
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<b>November</b></div>
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<b>Thanksgiving in Sequim</b></div>
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This year we headed to Sequim for Thanksgiving
and had a really good time! Lots of food, saw the movie Frozen (the
kids loved it) and watched Aaron’s cousin get engaged! We were able to
catch up with a lot of family – well worth the travels!!</div>
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<b>December</b></div>
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<b>Christmas</b></div>
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This was the first year in a very long time that
my sister and her family, my brother and his family (and of course my
family) all got together for Christmas in a long time!! We ate a
tremendous amount of delicious food, laughed a ton,
watched the guys put together a fireplace for my parents and then
watched Addison sing her heart out on the karaoke machine. It was a lot
of fun and really relaxing!</div>
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Christmas at the log cabin is tradition!
Unfortunately there wasn’t any snow so the kids couldn’t sled, but they
managed to find toys and chase each other around the house all morning.
Breakfast was great and watching the kids open gifts
is always fun to watch. And don’t forget the traditional White
Elephant party at my sister’s 2 nights earlier – I guess this year’s
theme was Duck Dynasty because there were 3 Duck Dynasty themed Chia
pets roaming around, as well as a Duck Dynasty poster
and picture frame! It was a good time – LOTS and LOTS of laughs!</div>
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We started the evening off with a drive around
town to look at lights – there wasn’t as many out because we celebrated
after Christmas, but the kids loved it. Next up was dinner and then
opening gifts. This is always a relaxed night,
watching the kids open their gifts and get so excited!!</div>
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<b>The best party – Ours in our home</b></div>
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For the very first time, we woke up at our own
house Christmas morning! And we even made it to a Christmas Eve church
service. It was fun wrapping the gifts up the night before and hiding
them and even better watching the kids come out
of their rooms the next morning. Unfortunately, Aaron got strep throat
Christmas Eve – he was still able to watch all the fun, but I felt
really bad for him. My mom and I took the kids to a movie on Christmas
Day as well. It was a great day and the kids
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Date night!! Aaron and I were able to get away for a few hours for some drinks and dinner – it’s always nice to slow down and catch up without any distractions. Love this man and our date nights!</div>
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We might have a tradition on our hands – we made it out to the Country Mercantile with the Stirlings for the second year in a row. The kids had a blast riding on trains, planes and roller coasters, seeing the animals, climbing straw mountains and even getting lost in a corn maze. We finished the outing with a tractor ride to get a few pumpkins and had some lunch too!<br />
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The second weekend of the month Aaron headed out to hunt with his dad and brother – although no deer were “caught”, as I used to say, the guys had a good time! Aaron’s excited that in a few years he’ll be able to take Addison – let’s see if she has it in her <span style="font-family: Wingdings;">J</span>. While the guys hunted, the rest of us were kept busy with a fun-filled weekend with the grandmas. First off - my first toddler sleepover at my house with one of Addi’s friends. Lots of running and screaming, but even more fun! The next day was my 3<sup>rd</sup> 10K and the kid’s 1<sup>st</sup> one mile run – the 10K was a success and overall the mile was too, but the kids got a bit tired and cranky. That night we all went to the movies (Gwen was visiting for the weekend and my mom joined us) and then dinner. The movie was hilarious and kept AJ’s attention the entire time – yay! And then it was craft time after that!<br />
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Fast forward to the third weekend and I headed out of town to Wenatchee by myself to visit with family and partake in the annual college girl’s weekend! My sisters and I started the day off with a gorgeous hike up Saddle Rock – the view is just amazing at the top! It’s always nice talking with my sisters – no fuss, no muss – just sisterly love and lots of laughing <span style="font-family: Wingdings;">J</span>. Then I met up with an old high school friend for lunch – we haven’t seen each other in years, but that didn’t matter, it was like we’d never been apart! Afterwards I met back up with my sisters and we went and had a quick drink with my dad and stepmom before all heading to dinner and meeting up with my brother-in-law and sister-in-law – lots of family!!! We all took turns holding Avery, the new little baby addition to the family – she’s so stinkin cute!<br />
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The college girl’s weekend was spent catching up with friends – we hiked, spent hours talking, played with the new baby additions (Noah and Hadley) and laughed till we cried. We headed to Oktoberfest in Leavenworth Saturday afternoon and the evening didn’t disappoint – we just have such a good time together. Can’t wait for next year!<br />
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The last weekend in October was super busy. AJ’s birthday party was so much fun - I think there were 13 kids running around! Thanks to Pinterest I had a lot of fun with the food this year – probably too much fun. I may need to layoff the website for awhile – it was starting to become stressful! We had family come in from out of town too – I guess AJ is a pretty special kid <span style="font-family: Wingdings;">J</span>. The parties didn’t stop there though. That night we threw a mini surprise party for Aaron – Seahawks themed of course. After a delicious dinner of steaks and more cake, we crashed big time that night! I’ve said this before, but AJ’s birthday seems to overshadow Aaron’s, but he’s a very good sport about the whole thing. Happy Birthday to my boys!!</div>
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Beer Olympics was on the docket again this year and it didn’t disappoint!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We claimed Mexico again as our country and I think we came in third place this year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s such a fun event with lots of friends and many, many laughs!</div>
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The circus was in town, so Grandma and Grandpa joined us for the weekend.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The kids really enjoyed it and so did the adults.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We also got in a morning walk before they left town and found an interesting critter on the sidewalk.<br />
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Sparks Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15247910516302652133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6043219914164494834.post-25085888986983734822013-10-09T20:47:00.001-07:002013-10-09T20:51:27.297-07:00August happenings...I apologize for the late post recapping August - this blog website hasn't allowed me to post until now.<br />
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The first weekend in August we were lucky enough to have
the Bessonette’s stay with us! Audrey and her husband, Aaron, are college
friends of ours and they have two little kiddos close in age to ours. Our
weekend included a morning run and a stop at Starbucks (for the girls), golf
(for the guys), trampoline park (for the kids), pool time (for all of us) and a
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The second weekend we found ourselves in Portland to
celebrate a family friend’s wedding. We started out at the zoo and the
kids had a blast! The wedding was beautiful and the kids enjoyed all of
the fun kid activities provided and of course, the dessert table (I think I
enjoyed that one as well)!</div>
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I was able to get some girl time in the third weekend
with a trip to Chelan with my high school friends. We get together
annually for a fun trip and last year we were supposed to meet up in Palm
Springs and my flight got cancelled and I didn’t end up going – it was very
sad. But this year Chelan was our destination and we made the most of
it! When we arrived Friday, of course we had to eat lunch at the Lakeview
Drive-In (best burgers and fries around)! For the rest of the weekend we
laid out and ate pizza around the pool, relaxed on an enormous floatie at the
lake, wine tasted and even got a quick run in! These girls are so much
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As we neared the end of August we got ready for Addi’s
first day of kindergarten. She was very excited, which made Aaron and I
very excited! No tears from us – we just enjoyed watching Addi start a
new journey in her life! She loves her new teacher and has really caught
on to the whole “bus-riding” thing. That girl is so independent!</div>
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Mid-week we took the kids to the fair – they had a great
time riding the rides, petting the animals, eating mounds of curly fries and
watching the Rodeo. I’ve always loved going to the fair growing up and I
love watching the kids enjoy it too.</div>
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The very last weekend in August we headed to the Alta
Lake Golf Course for an annual trip we make with Aaron’s family. The
weekend was full of golf (for the kids too), pool time, waterslides in Chelan,
Husky game, board games and so much more! We also had a surprise 40<sup>th</sup>
wedding anniversary celebration for Aaron’s parents – we had a cake made with
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DIY Bookshelf Project: I was bored with our
bookshelf in our bedroom. After seeing a few examples on Pinterest, I
removed the back of the bookshelf and covered it with a fun fabric. Then
I moved it into the kitchen – now it’s more of a decoration piece rather than a
bookshelf. I still have hopes that it could either be a beverage type
station or possibly a homework station for the kids in the future, but for now
I like it way more than a boring bookshelf!!</div>
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I attended my first CrosSport workout with sister, dad
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The kids have a new obsession – iPads. They love
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My brother Nathan and his wife Amber had a little baby
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Sparks Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15247910516302652133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6043219914164494834.post-41675586072867708642013-08-14T22:07:00.000-07:002013-08-14T22:07:02.137-07:00July happenings…<div class="ecxMsoNormal">
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Family night at the Country Club – the kids ate,
swam, made home-made ice cream and then finished off the evening
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IPAD obsessions – watching two different movies, but still able to sit right next to each other.</div>
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Addi being treated to a special lunch after a visit with the dermatologist (she had a spider vein removed).</div>
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In Sequim for the Annual Priesto Golf Tournament
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Farm. Aaron golfed with family and friends to honor his Uncle Jim and
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Sparks Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15247910516302652133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6043219914164494834.post-77014502263597508572013-07-13T15:03:00.001-07:002013-07-13T15:03:45.232-07:00Wedding festivitiesMy big sis got engaged this year and that meant a fun bachelorette party and a very memorable wedding! <br />
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First the bachelorette party... A bunch of us met up in Coeur d'Alene, ID (my little sister Amanda lived there at the time) and it was perfect. We spent the day at the beach laying out at the sun, drinking cocktails, and telling funny stories. Next we all got ready at Amanda's house and set up things for the evening. We had a nice spread of food and drinks and played some pretty hilarious games. We then headed downtown for some dancing - and topped the evening off with a pit stop at Denny's (we're classy!!).<br />
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Now on to the memorable wedding. We all went camping, yes camping! They decided to "Take the Plunge" - Christy and Cam got married on a rock surrounded by their kids and then they all jumped off a rock into Banks Lake. It was perfect! Afterwards they had a reception at the campground and served up pulled pork sandwiches and some great side dishes - even homemade brewed beer! The campground had a live band playing that night, so we all danced, drank and had a great time!<br />
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I couldn't be happier for my sister - she's so happy and Cam is a really great guy. The entire weekend was a great excuse to see all the family and watch my sister marry her best friend. <br />
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<br />Sparks Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15247910516302652133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6043219914164494834.post-13258900156475306292013-05-30T20:55:00.000-07:002013-05-30T20:55:35.792-07:00Our little girl graduated!It's crazy to me that Addison graduated from preschool today - AHHHH, where has the time gone? She looked so grown up in her cap, singing about Jesus and kindergarten. We're so proud of her! And we can't say enough good things about St. Joseph's School and Children's Center. Addi has not only excelled academically, but the teachers and staff have treated her so well and their genuine kindness is so evident. Today I witnessed one of the Children's Center staff say, "I love my job," as she watched all of the little kids walk down the aisle towards accepting their itty bitty diplomas. It's just so sweet!<br />
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Great job today Sis... we're so proud of you and excited for your next adventures in kindergarten!<br />
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Sparks Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15247910516302652133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6043219914164494834.post-77362132806342513972013-05-28T12:15:00.000-07:002013-06-01T08:32:11.884-07:00Backyard camping!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Sparks Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15247910516302652133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6043219914164494834.post-4673425849511664542013-05-16T09:40:00.001-07:002013-05-16T09:41:00.131-07:00Family Trip to ArizonaWe boarded a plane with the kids a few months ago and headed to Oro Valley, AZ for some fun in the sun with Aaron's parents! I had my reservations about how the kids would do on the plane, but they did awesome! They were entertained with the iPad, snacks and everything going on around them. Arizona was so much fun - besides swimming every day, we went to the movies, played games in the condo, went to the Children's museum in Tuscon, and watched movies. The guys golfed a few times and Gwen and I did a little shopping too. The last night, Aaron and I were able to sneak away for a drink on our own - Happy 8th Anniversary to us! The kids were in heaven the whole time - we would love to do it again next year!<br />
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The way home was a bit of a zoo and that's an understatement! Bob and I and the kids set out for the Phoenix airport on the last day at 4:00 a.m. (Gwen and Aaron stayed behind for a work retreat). Things were good until we tried to go through security. Stupid me thought it was a good idea to carry on EVERYTHING, and I mean everything. As I was trying to load up all of the stuff to go through security, AJ made a break for it. He conveniently fits perfectly under the airport security barriers. He got pretty far and then a couple cops called out over the PA system that there was a breach in security - they brought him back and believe it or not, he was smiling. I could have died from embarrassment! The cops told him he'd go to jail if he did it again - that didn't phase him one bit, but Addison was scared to death!! <br />
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Again, the kids did great on the plane rides back - they really enjoy flying!<br />
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It was a great trip, even relaxing - the kids still talk about the pools and the plane!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First game of Uno!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Daily walk to the pool!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Addi's night time story telling in the dark!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Giant movie popcorn!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Playing dr. at the Children's Museum</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AJ's favorite toy at the museum!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Date night!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All of our carry-on items!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sleeping on the plane ride home</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One last pic of pool time fun!</td></tr>
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Sparks Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15247910516302652133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6043219914164494834.post-27596769914787478022013-04-24T21:29:00.000-07:002013-04-24T21:29:10.562-07:00DIY TableAaron and I have had the table below since we moved into together back in 2003. It was handed down to us by his parents. <br />
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We've been using it as our informal dining room table at our current house, but it didn't really match anything else we had. I thought about buying something new, but I wanted this to be the table we ate at every night and that the kids could do their homework (down the road) or crafts on and if the table was new, I'd be stressed about denting or scraping it all the time. Then I came across this awseome picture on Pinterest and after reading the <a href="http://www.domesticimperfection.com/2012/05/paisley-stenciled-table/" target="_blank">directions</a>, thought it was a great idea for our existing table!<br />
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So, without going into massive details, here's a quick recap of what Aaron and I did to create our new informal dining room table!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We sanded the legs, then painted them ivory </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We sanded the top of the table</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We applied a stencil using the same color as we used for the legs</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Very time consuming!!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We stained over the stencil with a dark colored stain, as well as stained the seats of the chairs. We also painted the legs and back of the chairs ivory.</td></tr>
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<br />Sparks Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15247910516302652133noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6043219914164494834.post-74032289562788990682013-04-23T13:57:00.000-07:002013-04-23T13:57:02.573-07:00A few funny conversations<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<em>Addi asked me if she could have the change I received from the store clerk. I handed her a few pennies.</em><br />
Addi: What are these?<br />
Me: Pennies<br />
Addi: JC Pennies?<br />
Me: Um, no, but that was pretty funny. <br />
<em>I went on to explain to her the difference between monetary pennies and JCPenney's the retail store.</em><br />
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I recently came across a practically free decent quality television, so I set it up in Addi's room so her and AJ could watch movies (I know, I know, she's probably too young, but go with it). While FaceTiming (sp?) with her grandpa I heard her tell him that she got a new tv, but that it's fake. I jumped into the conversation to ask why she thought it was fake and she explained that it was because it didn't play regular shows, just movies. I thought this was hilarious!<br />
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That's all I got... Have a good week!Sparks Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15247910516302652133noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6043219914164494834.post-13444220189403858742013-04-12T08:57:00.000-07:002013-04-12T08:57:19.852-07:00Easter ChaseWenatchee was our destination for this year's Easter festivities. Saturday we went to the mall with my mom to visit the good ol' Easter bunny - Addi loved it, but AJ was content smiling from the sideline. Unfortunately I couldn't take pictures with my own camera and I guess I'm lame because I wasn't about to pay an arm and a leg for a measly 5x7! We finished the morning off running errands with my mom and then playing at my parents house - the kids are still obsessed with their 4 dogs! That night we decorated easter eggs - such a mess, but lots of fun!<br />
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On Sunday Addi left early for church with Aaron and his dad so they could usher. She loves doing this! <br />
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Unfortunately the highlight of the church service wasn't the sermon, but rather AJ taking off in a dead sprint throughout the room, completely interupting the service! I couldn't catch him as he ran between the rows with a big smile on his face. At one point the pastor said to the crowd, "I was thinking he had an announcement to make." Everyone laughed, but I was beat red with embarassment! Once I caught up to him, we headed straight out the doors. He thought he was so funny! So funny, in fact, he got a woman's attention in the foyer and yelled, "Happy Easter Poopy Pants!" <br />
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Breath Jenny, just breath...<br />
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After calming down from that incident we enjoyed a nice Easter lunch up at Aaron's parents house, as well as an Easter egg hunt. I'm not sure how smart it is to give kids plastic eggs full of candy and expect them to eat only a few pieces :-). Of course we were all spoiled by the Easter bunny this year with lots of goodies - that darn Easter Bunny goes above and beyond each year!<br />
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One quick recap - my sister's fiance, Cam, was kind enough to let the kids tour the fire house a few weeks ago (he's a fireman). They loved it!! Thanks Cam!<br />
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<br />Sparks Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15247910516302652133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6043219914164494834.post-82276547880880862822013-04-07T10:42:00.000-07:002013-04-07T10:42:32.946-07:00Hola mi amigas!Aaron and I, and our good friends Andy and Jill, recently treated ourselves to a Mexican vacation in Cabo! We had such a great time relaxing by the pool, enjoying cocktails, trying out new foods and just enjoying ourselves. Our gracious parents took the kids for us and treated them to their own vacation of sweets, mulitple visits to the park, staying up late and basically doing whatever they wanted to while we were away - the kids even cried when they left Wenatchee :-(. We are very fortunate to have parents that love our kids unconditionally and enjoy taking them while Aaron and I get some adult time!<br />
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We stayed at the Riu Santa Fe in Cabo, an all inclusive resort that is beautiful! And HUGE! There were so many buildings, pools, places to eat and bars! Our typical day consisted of waking up and venturing down to the breakfast buffet (2 days Jill and I got up early and went for walks - that was nice), come back to the room and put our swim stuff on, head to the pool and stay there until about 3, then head back to the room for naps and to get ready for dinner. We'd meet back up in the evening for dinner, whether that was at the resort or in town, and then we'd head in to town to check out some of the local bars/sites. One night we went on a boat cruise - that was an experience (I got sea sick), but worth it! It was a great vacation with great friends!!<br />
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We just had such a relaxing time with Andy and Jill - they have a child too, so when the talks shifted to kids more often than not, everyone was on the same page. We missed the little ones, but really enjoyed the relaxation. Till next time... adios :-)<br />
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Sparks Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15247910516302652133noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6043219914164494834.post-81134182247911686532013-04-05T06:59:00.000-07:002013-04-05T06:59:01.034-07:00The never ending cartwheelAddison joined gymnastics awhile back and has just thrived - I think she found her niche! She even asked us if we could install gymnastics bars in the house so she can practice!<br />
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She recently was asked to move up to a more advanced class and we couldn't be more proud of our little gymnast! Her determination to perfect all of the moves is so neat to watch. It reminded us of her determination to master hoola hooping. After watching youtube videos for days, she put her mind to it and soon was teaching herself fancy tricks. <br />
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Her latest hurdle was perfecting the cartwheel. She practiced and practiced, but couldn't master it. So, we searched on youtube until we found the perfect video taught by an actual gymnastics instructor. She watched it over and over again and wouldn't you know it, within a day, she had it down - nice work Addi!<br />
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But now there's no end to cartwheels. If you ask her to go grab her shirt, she'll cartwheel the whole way there. She's constantly cartwheeling into people, objects, etc. Love the determination, but come on :-)!!<br />
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Never thought I'd be taking away the ability to cartwheel as a punishment - haha!!<br />
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Sparks Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15247910516302652133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6043219914164494834.post-21732451780686558092013-02-20T10:06:00.003-08:002013-02-20T10:08:26.373-08:00Look who turned 5!Wow, we can't believe our baby girl is already 5! She had quite the list of gift suggestions and with the exception of a tv (come on, right?), she got everything on the list and way more!<br />
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<strong>Celebration #1</strong> - We planned to get her ears pierced on ther actual birthday, but one week prior she talked me into taking her! Luckily, the staff pierced her ears at the same time - she put up a good front, but she was scared :-(<br />
<strong>Celebration #2 </strong>- On her birthday we brought cupcakes to her class, then that night for dinner we ate a heart-shaped pizza and she opened a few gifts! <br />
<strong>Celebration #3</strong> - The following weekend she got to go to the salon to get pampered before heading to her HUGE party at an arcade with all of her friends and a few family!<br />
<strong>Celebration #4</strong> - More family came into town and we had a birthday lunch with a mini cake just for her (sorry, fogot to take pics)! She was very sweet and offered to share her mini cake with everyone else, all 13 of us :-)<br />
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We plan on doing another birthday video - coming soon!!Sparks Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15247910516302652133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6043219914164494834.post-12778322321649132462013-01-30T08:10:00.000-08:002013-01-30T08:10:36.678-08:00Catching UpI can't believe it's taken me so long to add the Christmas update, but life is happening, what can I say. Unfortunately I didn't take a lot of pictures over the holiday, but that doesn't take away from the fact that we spent great quality time with family and the kids had a blast at every turn.<br />
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We headed to Wenatchee the Friday before Christmas and celebrated that night with my mom, stepdad and Granny at Granny's house. The kids loved eating the candy out of her fancy candy dishes and then of course talking her into making them 3, yes 3, ice cream cones! <br />
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The next day we took the kids sledding behind Aaron's parents house and then went to a movie with the kids. It was AJ's first movie and he did great! That evening we celebrated at Aaron's parents, followed by a drive around town looking at lights. As the kids get older, they really get into this tradition! I, unfortunately, wasn't feeling well that evening and celebrated with a fever :-(. We had a great time though - the kids and adults were all spoiled!</div>
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The next morning we headed to my dad's house for some sledding and more celebrating! Both kids loved sledding throughout the weekend - no fear I tell ya! We had a packed house at my dad's - lots of kids running around and great conversation among adults. We all met up again that evening for the annual White Elephant Gift Exchange at Brandon and Paula's house (brother and sister-in-law). This is always an evening of fun - the gifts get funnier each year and it's always hilarious watching the reactions on people's faces as they open some pretty random gifts!</div>
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The next day we headed to Sequim with a packed car - the kids traveled great and we made it in time for a celebration with Aaron's dad's side of the family. More good food, conversation and kids running around!</div>
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Christmas morning was fun as we watched the kids find their gifts from Santa - love the eagerness and genuine surprise!! We made it to church that morning and for the first time we didn't have to leave the service, AJ was great the entire time! After church we headed to another celebration with Aaron's mom's side of the family. We were able to briefly catch up with everyone, open a few presents and then we were off to head back home. It was great seeing everyone and we hated leaving so quickly, but Aaron had to work the next day and the passes weren't looking so good, so off we went!</div>
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So that's it - Christmas in a nutshell :-) Up next: DIY table project and a few extras!</div>
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Sparks Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15247910516302652133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6043219914164494834.post-37120871769891147482012-12-14T13:00:00.002-08:002012-12-14T13:01:17.627-08:00Thanksgiving festivities and more...The Wednesday before Thanksgiving we drove to Wenatchee for Aaron's dad's 60th birthday dinner! He didn't ask for much - just pork chops and scalloped potatoes - he's easy to please!<br />
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Thanksgiving morning we headed up to Cashmere to my dad and Mel's for a quick visit. The kids love playing outside at their house - it's like camping in the woods!<br />
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Then we headed to my mom and Jack's for our first Thanksgiving feast. Addi helped my mom and I prepare the food, while AJ played with his cousin, McKade, and Jack. My Granny and niece, Kelsee, were there too, so it was a good time!<br />
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Our next stop was Aaron's parent's house for the second feast! There we encountered even more family - a lot of Aaron's extended family came over from Sequim to surprise Aaron's dad for his birthday. The surprise included a party bus the following morning to take all the guys over to the Apple Cup - they had a blast! <br />
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The next morning as the guys loaded the bus to Pullman, I ventured out for the 2nd Annual Smelser shopping trip with my two sisters, sister-in-law and stepmom. Last year we went to Idaho to visit my sister, but this time we stayed in Wenatchee. We started off with a yummy lunch at McGlinn's, then lots of shopping, followed by dinner at a brewery. I wasn't feeling too well by the end of the evening, but we had a great time! We always laugh and tell some pretty funny stories! Unfortunately, I didn't take a single picture of the trip :-(. Sorry ladies!<br />
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Saturday we headed back home, but not without going to the park first...<br />
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Now we're gearing up for the Christmas season - my favorite! The deocrations are up, Charlie the elf has made his grand entrance, the kids visited Santa and Addison even played the role of Mother Mary at the St. Joseph's Preschool Christmas Program. <br />
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Sparks Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15247910516302652133noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6043219914164494834.post-22028083883234904702012-11-30T13:20:00.000-08:002012-11-30T13:20:13.115-08:00Where my ladies at??? (inside joke)Octoberfest = an extreme amount of fun with my old college gals! We gathered Saturday at Brando's house - the click included myself, Brando, Audrey, Bridget, Janna and Chanda! We started the day off right with mimosas while lounging on Brandi's amazingly comfortable couches and catching up. I hadn't seen Janna or Chanda since the last Octoberfest :-(. Getting ready was the next process, then we headed out to catch the shuttle to Leavenworth. We ate a great italian dinner at Visconti's and had some funny conversations over wine and beer - too much wine and beer probably, but who's counting, right? Then we hit the town of Leavenworth, which involved going to various different bars, singing karaoke, catching up even more and sharing fun college stories. The night wrapped up with us getting back on the shuttle and of course heading you know where... TACO BELL! It's not a college reunion without heading to Taco Bell at the end of the night :-). The evening was so much fun and I love these girls - it doesn't matter how much time goes by between visits, we don't skip a beat. Till next year...<br />
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