Climbing the Walls

We are having so much fun at the rock gym! Here is a picture of Maya climbing last week. Taylor climbed so high so quickly that we didn't get a picture - maybe next time!

Peace in Oregon

OK, there may not be peace in the world. But, we are going to try for Peace in Astoria. This was my gift to Jane.

Sunshine,Diapers, and Teeth

It is another beautiful day here. Carson and I have been playing a lot outside, hammering, digging, running, going on bike rides occassionally. Carson has been announcing that his "diaper is not better" and wants it changed. But, our conversation today leads me to believe he will be wearing diapers until Kindergarten. He said "I don't yike sitting on the potty. I'm going to wear a diaper". hmmm. . . . I am patiently waiting the magical moment when he is done with that.

I also fear he is almost done with napping. Today we had lunch downtown with Scott, went to the post-office (mailed the Betts package finally!), deposited some money at the bank, and came home to nap. He swears he isn't tired (although he is sound asleep right now). I'm holding out on the nap for a while. I"m just not ready to give them up myself!

Tomorrow we're off to the dentist. Carson still has all his teeth, fortunately! Maya, how is your tooth hole?

Snow Days and Growing Up

So it snowed yesterday. It is pretty. Schools were delayed 2 hours and the girls had their first Doctor appointment since 2004 when Mike left the Air Force. Everyone is healthy: Maya is smart as a whip and Taylor is, dare I say this publicly, hitting puberty (officially). I have to say that I have felt a bit out of sorts about this all day. Why is it such a hard transition when your daughters (kids?) hit this stage? Dad - I love the pictures - you look really fit - been working out lately?

Snow Pictures

Snow in Astoria. It was really great.

My First Tooth That is Lost

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Greetings from Snowtown, USA

Hi guys! Just wanted to send a quick hello and see your cool new blog. Here's a picture from the great blizzard of 2007! Carson and his two buddies. He liked them because they were such great listeners. At least until their heads melted away.

Love you all,

Scott

From Papa Dave

Hi Guys,
The snow is finally melted at our house. It was one of the prettiest snowfalls we have had in ages. I hated to see it go. Jane & I went out with friends last night. (This was the second night in a row for us!) Had a good time and listened to some good music. Other then that I have just been working on the barn. I am putting sheetrock on the inside. I have a stack of about 30 sheets of sheetrock, but that won't go far.
When we come to see you in Feb. can we go to the rock gym & watch you climb. It sounds like a lot of fun. Did you see the pictures of frozen silos in Iowa? They are climbing the sides of frozen silos instead of rock walls. Very odd.
Congrats to Mike on the corner office. Even with windows. I'm impressed.

I am finally catching up!

I am enjoying some quiet time while both my boys sleep, so I'm catching up with the blog and thought I'd post.
Our snowmen no longer have heads, as everything is melting, but we enjoyed several snow days and everything that comes with them (hot chocolate, walking in the snow, Carson learning how to throw snowballs at me). Scott's been up in Seattle a lot for work and we are all tired of it. I'm working a couple of days and enjoying it. This time of year we tend to have really interesting patients. Tonight Scott and I head to a dinner club we have with some friends. The menu for this one: Sushi. I can't wait. I'll try to keep up with all of you. I can't wait to hear more about rock climbing, and wonder if Maya likes it, too? How many teeth are you missing Maya? All of you should expect a package in the mail this week . . .

Dijida-grammy

Hi family Betts! I finally logged on so I can write to you guys. I see none of you has written anything lately, so pick up the pace! Our snow finally melted yesterday, January 18. I was looking on this and trying to figure out how to attach current photos for you guys. I'll have to experiment, huh?
This week, among other things, I printed out many, many photos from our Christmas in Tahoe. Mike, you took some amazing photos and the Art Deco ones looks amazing framed and hung along our stairway wall. I also put together some cool black and white collages. I'm making one for Ed and Sylvia of you all because the photos are so good.
So, it's Friday night and Dave and I are actually going "out." We're sharing a meal (we're both trying to lose weight) at the Columbian and then enjoying some local bands at the Voodoo Room. What are you guys doing?
Taylor: The rock climbing club is very impressive sounding and must be a lot of fun. I NEED photos of all four of you climbing. Okay?
I'll see you all at the end of February for Maya's FIFTH!!! birthday. I hope Maya can eat cake with all her teeth coming out:). Love you guys lots. Dijida-grammy.

I want to see pictures of SNOW!

This is such an easy tool to use to communicate! I hope you all can use it and upload photos every once in a while. I want some pictures of all the snow you are stealing from us!

What's new with us?

• Mike and I made the local news for, uh, pretty much doing nothing. The scoop here!



• Mike now has a corner office. What does this mean? While not a promotion his proximity to the "action" is significant. I can only image how difficult it is to achieve corner office with a window status working in the secure environment he works in.



• Maya lost her first tooth and her second is loose! Can you believe it? She's not even 5 so I am a bit worried. We're going to the Dr. and the Dentist this week. She is very excited about her new "grown up" status though.



• Taylor is now on the Junior team at the rock gym. Its not a competitive team but an environment for her to learn and practice climbing every week. We spent about 6 hours at the gym last weekend and had great fun because all of us - even maya - can participate.

OK - that's all for now. I hope to see some posts from you all here. Let me know if anyone else in our families want to participate and I can add them.