Video by Andrew!

Andrew had been learning how to make movies. He is doing so great. We got a new Mac and it has imovie on it. Andrew was very interested in it and started watching the tutorials online about how to use it. We even took a trip to the Mac store at Bellevue Sq and took a mini class on it with him.

This week he took the camera to Vincent's indoor soccer match and video taped it. Then he went home and down loaded it and edited it. He did most if all by himself.

http://gallery.me.com/garysarchet#100028

He is very proud of it.  And we are very proud of him.

Good job Andrew!  Way to go! 

Snow in Bellevue- not Seattle?

We had some crazy weather. 

The snow came to town, but not every town! 

It was snowing in parts of Bellevue but not in Seattle. Everyone went home early from Seattle because the snow was heading our way. Well they all drove into the snow instead of away from it.  We got over 3 inches at our house and just a dusting on Richards Road. That is about a half mile away. Seattle did not get any at all. That is Washington. I think Forks got about 13 inches. 

I love this photo. 

I was lucky to get it. None of my family wanted to take it. I made them all feel guilty so they decided to do it. I had only about 5 minutes of their time. Of course I forgot how to set the timer, so that took 2 minutes of of the deal. We took two shots and this one worked. Yeah!  

Thank you boys! 

Andrew took advantage of the snowy roads. Vincent was not able sled as he still had his hand in a cast. He was not wanting to get it wet or hurt himself any further. Good idea. Not worth it. 

Too bad all the neighbors kids were not home. Andrew had to sled all by himself. We really need more kids to move in. It's not the way I grew up. We used to have tons of kids on the hill. 

 Super cute! 

I love the trees with snow on it!  So beautiful! 

I must say I love it when it snows in Bellevue. 

Especially when all the kids are on break. No snow days to make up!  

Gary had taken the week off also. But you know Gary, he was working a lot from home. His office all knew he would be home, so they kept calling him!  How rude. Well it pays the bills, so I won't complain too much.  :-)

Whidbey Island Scrapbooking Extravaganza!

A 3-night weekend with a bunch a ladies on a beautiful island.  I think this is the 4th time going on this trip.  This time I drove myself and took my time getting there.

 I packed slowly and then drove around the island and stopped at the scenic spots. Loved it!  

What a great view some of these houses have. 

First night dinner out!  We were a very loud bunch.  I am not sure the Island was ready for it. 

Our group was the first to make a meal. We had lunch assigned to us. We chose a Martygraw theme. 

Rice and beans and chicken of a few different heats.  Joni made a yummy bean recipe with a ham hawk cooked in it. Ok I am not a cook but I did buy the food from the store. This was my first time buying a Ham Hawk. The list also said 1 stock of celery. So I literally bought one piece of celery. Everyone thought that was pretty funny. Truth is I don't really like celery. Well it all turned out great and of course our meal was the best! 

 Our food group!  We are Awesome!

Group photo time!  One of the husbands dropped off something at the cabin so I talked him into climbing a tree and taking a photo of us. Yeah.  Just wished I had the flash on to fill in the shadows. 

When I get lucky a pair of Bald Eagles stops by to sit in the sun on a tree nearby. Yeah!  Here are a few photos I took. I got lucky! 

 Ok some think this photo is in bad taste (Gary). I think it is pretty funny. 

 Some of the ladies posing for a photo. 

 This is the Barn. It is a great place to do scrapbooking. Some of the ladies also brought some sewing projects. 

 One of the new girls came in and said- Oh my!  I didn't know people were bringing the whole store here!  She was thinking she brought a lot of stuff with her little rolling cart.  If you are out of something or need to borrow something usually some one has it for you! 

Keep On Scrapping!

Here are a couple of group shots we took today after lunch!  It was a great sunny day so we wanted to take advantage of it for our official group shot! And we had a husband dropping off some food, so we got him to climb a tree and take a photo of us all!  Nice! 

It is the second night in a row staying up past midnight to scrap!  

Does blogging count as a scrapbook page layout?  YES! 

Valentines Day - Love my Husband

I love my Husband!  

Gary's whole view of being romantic is "why would I be romantic on the day some one else tells me to". I have to tell you that Gary is constantly being nice to me. Here are a few of the favorite things he does for me! 

Not only on Valentines day but everyday!  

That is when it counts! 

Calls me during the day to see how my day is going

Supports me when my work does not go as planned. That is often

If I mention that I would love to have something it usually comes in the mail soon

No complaining if I want to go on a girls trip

Offers to send me to visit my sisters

Doesn't tell me when I need makeup on

Fixes my computer easily

Likes to shop with me

Loves Me! 

Gary gave me this cute heart necklace and matching earrings!  Love it! 

Thanks Honey for all you do! 

I am sure this list could go on more but I don't want him to get a big head. 

Thanks for agreeing to marry me 23 years ago! 

XXOXOXOO

Bingo!

Andrew and I had a great evening at his school. Bingo for books!  They had fun prizes for the winner and then you put your name on the back of your old cards for drawings of books. It was a fun way to get the kids involved and have fun time. And of course raise money for the school. 

Some random kids from school. I love their cute faces! 

Andrew Big-time Haircut!

Just when I am getting used to looking at Andrew with his hair long he decides to have it cut. 

It has taken a long time to not look for the crewcut blonde boy during soccer. I have had to look twice to find him in the crowd. He just did not look like himself. Well now I have to retrain myself to look for the cute blonde boy with the crewcut again.  He does have really nice hair. Vincent is a little jealous of the smooth and calm hair Andrew has. 

Vincent's hair has been getting curlier every day. He gets that from me. I remember going thru that same stage at his age. Luckily it will calm down as he gets older. 

There is my cute boy!  He looks great both ways. What a lucky guy. He has that great double cowlick in the front that really makes it stand up straight when he wants it to. 

I am so glad that I know how to cut my boys hair. It is has saved me a lot of money and grief. 

Vincent Red/Black Cast

Time for the follow up visit after Vincent's surgery. 

Vincent was very nervous to have the bandage taken off and to see the stitches.  The doctor took off the old bandage and poor Vincent was stressed about moving his hand with out the wrap on. We did not see the actual incision because it is still taped up. Vincent was pretty intrigued to see the thread hanging out. Luckily they dissolve on its own so they just trimmed it up close to the skin. 

Lots of color choices for the cast. We were able to talk the cast guy into doing two colors. He was not going to do it at first. But then we discussed how many rolls of fiberglass would it take for the cast. He said two- so we said how about two different colors.  Yeah! Ding-Ding!

(The cast guys is familiar with us as Gary has been in there many times for his leg cast- we know quiet a few people at the hospital these days)

Sammamish colors are Red and Black! Go Totems!  SHS-

Three weeks for the cast to stay on. No heavy lifting or to much stressful activity for a while.

Bummers-  So a little break from Basketball and Soccer.

Maybe he can concentrate on his homework now??? 

One can Dream - is that too much to ask?