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Grandma Evelyn celebrated her 92nd birthday this April! It happened to coincide with the memorial for Esther Burgess. With that many people in town we decided to have a family get-together and celebrate! It was fun to visit with cousins we had never met, and bring the family together. There was lots of laughter and it brought Evelyn a lot of joy! Enjoy the pics!

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The year has entered with a bang, literally! We have been trying to sleep for the last week to the sounds of shingles sliding down our roof and blowing into things. We have heard many different objects bang into our house such as small swimming pools, recycling tubs, garbage cans, pieces of fencing, and various items that may not have been nailed down for the winter. I guess that is what

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As I sit all snuggled up on the couch, the snowstorm rages outside. We live in Troutdale which is known as the 'Little Windy City' as it is the gateway to the Columbia Gorge. We typically lose shingles off of our roof during this time of year, but we do have fun out in the weather as well. Our cul de sac is off of 10th Street which is a large hill that the kids all sled down when it snows or ices

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We have had a great year. December is definitely a month of celebration. We started the month with our traditional trip to get the Christmas tree. We go to a farm outside of Sandy, OR but we ALWAYS have to go to Joe's Donuts on the way. Joe's is famous for great donuts and their huge bear claws. Last year the snow started before Thanksgiving so there were a lot of skiers and snowboarders and the

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Brad gets a lot of enjoyment from picture taking and we get to reap the benefits of his wonderful talent. Enjoy these Pics that he took!

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We took a risk and traveled to the ruins of Tulum and Coba. There are ruins everywhere on the Yucatan Penisula and it was amazing. There were even some small ruins on the resort near the shore. It included a small temple, dwellings, as well as a the remains of a church that the Spaniards had built. There were over 100 bodies found buried in the church yard. If you are wondering, human sacrifice

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We had a great trip in Mexico in spite of many pitfalls!Darren's bother, sister-in-law, and Mom arrived first only to find the resort overbooked and they had to take the 45 minute trip back to Cancun and stay there the first night. Dave (Darren's brother) lost his cell phone (This will be one of the 3 times he loses it). He called Darren on Cathy's phone and had him order a new one and bring it

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