Ringing in the New Year in Idaho and Washington

We spent a few days in Boise to celebrate the New Year and visit Grace's family. Click here for photos.  Our visit included a day of skiing at Bogus Basin, snowshoeing in Idaho City, nice walks around Boise, a trip to see (and ring) the Idaho State Capitol's Liberty Bell, and the not-to-be-missed New Year Eve Idaho Potato Drop, complete with fireworks, ski-jumping, a potato the size of a truck. 

Jake and Elli did not join us in Idaho, because they are visiting and volunteering at Holden Village this week. Click here for photos. They've been getting up early to cover the breakfast shift and spending their afternoons enjoying the winter wonderland of Lake Chelan, WA. 

While visiting Grace's family, we came across a couple of cute photos that showcase why Drew and Grace are a good match. Not only are they both wonderful oldest siblings to twins, but apparently they shared a childhood fondness for tiaras! 

Christmas 2022

Click here for photos from Christmas and other December holiday activities - snowy hikes, selecting trees, baking cookies, playing games, skiing, reconnecting with old friends, and a Portland tradition we'd not taken in for some time... Tuba Christmas! 

For our family gift exchange, Jake made an Ehlers-version of the game Awkward Family Photos.  He had no shortage of funny photos to chose from and did an amazing job with the game-board makeover! Perhaps Pat's "alien abduction" can be part of an expansion pack.