August 2018!

Aug 2nd - Fake marshmallow roast because of fire ban.

Aug 5th - Swiggy crawls!

Aug 10-12th - All Church Family Reunion at Black Lake Bible Camp. Eben runs tech! Mama and Dada are Bob and Irene Hotdog and run programming. Eben and Kivi, Austin and Brylea do their devil/angel skit and Opal and Pella are in the party skit that Eben wrote. Nonnie and Poppie house the little boys.

Aug 14th - Mops Lake Day with the Slip and Slide

Aug 16th - Phantom of the Opera

Aug 22nd - Sweet Swiggy Sniffs

Aug 24th - Kinney, Schocks and Johnsons go to the Island. Again Eben alters photo. Berg and Pella play Settlers with Mama.

Aug 25th - Finish nailing up the Boy's Bathroom wall.

Aug 26th - Mama stains it to look old and weathered.

Aug 27th - Kivi lets the babies destroy her Algebra I. The construction of the great hammocks.

  Aug 29th - One final hammock is added and they stay up until the end of October.

Aug 30th - Every Wed while Jasper, Berg and Pella are at gymnastics in Dupont, Mama and the boys go on an excursion to the library, parks, gardens or friend's houses. This day we went blackberry picking and found a bunch of cute frogs.

July 2018!

July 1st  - The First Annual Tague Family Olympics! Kenzie and her kids come to stay with us for five days.

July 4th - The Steilacoom Parade and buying fireworks. And a picture of all the cousins.

July 5th - Kivi's Make a Commitment Dinner

July 6th - Kivi, Eben, Brylea and Grace ride their bikes on their own onto the ferry and all around Anderson Island. Dustin and Nathaniel come with us to help Mimi move up here to WA.

July 8th - Kivi goes to Black Lake Bible Camp M.S.

July 9th - Microsoft Tour

July 10th - Decorate Dada's office for his birthday. Julie, my bestest friend from Jr. High come to visit.

July 11th - Tuff finds dinosaur bones in our backyard, thanks to Poppie and Nonnie.

July 14th - Kivi's Birthday, morning wakeboard run, her 13th birthday Commitment Ceremony.

July 15-17th - Kivi's Huge Camping Birthday Party at Rainbow Falls

You are amazing, Kivi Girl! You set your goals high and accomplish them. You don't let your age stand in your way, in fact, you go the extra mile to prove you can overcome. You read like a fiend, conquering books in mere days, you jump higher, Heely faster, and memorize large amounts of Scripture. You were a Youth Leader this year in Awana, finished Algebra I, and earned your Meritorious Award. You love your brothers and sisters although you are starting to want to be with your friends more and more, bike riding to their houses, and they live miles away. But you will always have a soft spot for the baby of the family and right now that is your Swiggy. The Commitments you made to God and your future husband and shared with your church family will guide the decisions you make in life. Hold on tight to your Heavenly Father and talk to him more and more every day! We love you so much, Pea! Happy 13th Birthday!

July 20th - Sleepover at Buggy's House!

July 22nd - Eben goes to Black Lake Bible Camp H.S.

July 23rd - Tubing down the Green River

July 28th - Boating, Tubing, Diving (we actually did this all summer long, not just today!)

July 29-Aug 4th - Eben works at Duckabush.


July 30 - Painting class at the library.

June 2018

2 - Touring Amazon with Cousin Madison

and a Cousin Styrkur Viking Birthday!

4 - Flint 7 Months Already!

6 - Awana Awards

8 - Karaoke Krazy 

 10 - Jasper's Middle School Promotion

and Eben's Solo Sound Run

11 - Opal Ripstiks

13 - Frog Dissection

15 - Low Tide at Chambers = Crab Dinner

16 - The Swing that Dada built

17 - Father's Day at the Farm

18 - Awana Youth Leader Foam Party

23 - Boat License Class & Fairy Day

24 - 26 - Victoria Trip with the Wells

24 - 30 - Jasper at Black Lake Bible Camp

27 - Opal's Cooking Class

29 - 30 Opal at Duckabush