Sunny and I helped Sunny’s sister Jessica paint the kitchen in her new apartment. The color looks good, but we really had to struggle to reach every corner on every wall. Jessica’s new apartment is beautiful and the cats are settling in nicely.

We ate at Red Mill for Mom’s birthday – really, Mom requested this restaurant for dinner! A burger at Red Mill is absolutely fantastic! They have this great sauce that they slather on the burger. And when you add bacon you get perfection. The whole family was there! We had cupcakes for dessert.

We surprised Corky for his Birthday at Canlis. Sunny and Ian had not met many of their cousins for years so the party was also a family reunion. The food was outstanding and we had a wonderful time.

We joined family and friends at a huge surprise party for Erin. The food and decorations were great. The Master of Ceremonies kept things going and the DJ played a good mix of dance and top 40. However, the comedian started slow and was soon booed off stage. His strip show was funny…

Sunny and I watched Beauty and the Beast at the Everett Performing Arts Center. The musical was a wonderful adaptation of the Disney classic.

The ducks were so cute! We had to go back to feed them…

Adam and Collin joined us for dinner. We had spaghetti and a great red wine.

Christmas Eve was at Laurie and Scott’s house this year.

Sunny and I celebrated Christmas at Ian and Dria’s house. We had a great time, our nephews loved their gifts!

Ruiter family Christmas was at Aunt Alice and Uncle Arvin’s house this year. They had recently remodeled their house and it was beautiful. We had a fun time.