Photos of the Week: December 13

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“People think of education as something they can finish.” – Isaac Assimov

We had an atmospheric river over Seattle this week so as I flipped through my pictures, I was pleasantly surprised at how many moments I’d caught of pretty sunsets and time outside.

We had a birthday party in the student union building on the UW campus. I’m not sure I even knew that there was a bowling alley there was there when I attended UW. But it was so fun to be back on the campus that I was jumping for joy on the inside. Miss O was doing cartwheels. Mr. D was practicing his bowling form.

You know how you tell your older child that the younger child will not always be smaller than they are? Yes, that’s six-year-old Mr. D giving ten-year-old Miss O a piggy back. To continue the theme of launching things from the bowling above, he’s been practicing his form for paper airplane flight.

Cooper and I did a foggy day hike. He’s not sure how Miss O’s apple pie got in his bed but IF it had anything to do with him, he’s pretty sure he earned it.

Our dear friend invited us for a wreath making party. My dear friend Eric dubbed it Wreather Madness. No tears necessary!

64 thoughts on “Photos of the Week: December 13”

  1. Oh my, I’m smiling while reading the post, especially the term, jumping for joy on the inside. I like the feeling like that. The photos are amazing, until….. the wallet cried.😁 Gosh, it made me laugh, Wynne.🤭

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  3. May we forever be educated! Cooper with the suspicious empty apple pie box cracked me up. We bought the stocking stuffers for our two doggies. They are in my office, in a bag, high up on a bookshelf. They keep coming into my office and staring at the shelf, wishing they could climb up those shelves. I’m sure they think they deserve what’s in that bag too. 🐶🐶

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    1. Thank you, Cathy! The wreath making was fun! Of course my friend had all the stuff and all the tricks but it was lovely to have that time to get creative! Thanks for the comment!

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  7. I was wondering how you all were faring with the weather, and happy to see the beautiful sunsets. love all the action poses, and there must have been some dog action too in order for that apple pie to have landed in cooper’s bed. p.s. I don’t know if you know, but you have some elves in your wreath?!

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    1. I’m laughing about the elves, Beth! Crazy how those types get around this time of year!

      Yeah, the rain was pretty intense at times and there are some communities in the outlying areas of Seattle that are under water. But nothing is flooded in the city so far!

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  11. A bowling alley on campus? Yes please!

    The wreath making activity looks fun! Something that needs to be done each year, if one doesn’t want to hang the bare branches next year after the needles have fallen off!

    Happy holiday season to you all!

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    1. Isn’t it funny how the relative sizes start catching up?

      The rain was pretty intense at times and there are some communities in the outlying areas of Seattle that are under water. But nothing is flooded in the city so far! Hope Laura is doing fine in BC!

      Happy holidays, Michelle!

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      1. It is funny. When I was really small and my older sisters would pick on me, I would cry and say, “One day, I will be older than you and I will pick on you!” 😂 I did end up taller than them all, but not older.

        Thanks for asking about Laura. She’s fine. She’s far enough north that she’s not impacted. The community she lives in is a desert nestled between the Rockies and the Coast mountains so they get very little rain or snow. Their biggest threat is wildfires.

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    1. That happens to your dogs too, Clay? Wow, they should make a club with Cooper! You are so right – it is a good sign that my kids love each other!! Here’s to a week of joy, love and peace, my friend! ❤

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  23. Just so much cuteness in your week. Mr D has great airplane flying form, down to the eye wink. And yes, I could see him being a very tall kid. Ms O better enjoy the tallness now! 🤣

    Hope you three have a great week ahead. The kids must be excited the Christmas break is coming up soon.

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    1. We are so excited about Christmas break, Ab! I bet T is ready for it too? Do you all get a full two weeks off from classes?

      I think they’ll both be tall but he’s coming for her! 😉 Hope you have a great week, my dear friend!

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  25. Cooper is the apple of my pie…um, eye…in this post, Wynne. Wreather Madness definitely should be trademarked if it hasn’t been already. That sounds like a lot of fun, although as poorly as I gift wrap presents, I suspect my wreaths would also be adhered to myself at some point during construction.

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    1. Trademarking Wreather Madness — that’s a GREAT idea, Bruce! I think if you are mostly covering the gift with paper that it counts as good wrapping! The rest is just style points and I bet you have plenty!

      Hope you have a great week!

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  27. What a wonderful set of photos, my friend. Mr. D is getting stronger, and for a moment, I thought he was practicing his baseball throwing technique. Very nice technique, I would have to say. Cooper—well, you know I’m on his team. My first thought was that someone was trying to frame him. But if that was after the foggy day of hiking, then he probably thought it was a doggy energy bar, which, of course, he needed after all that exercise. 😂 And the sign—yes, mine has been crying for a couple of weeks now.

    Well, my friend, just in case, I want to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. I pray that God continues to bless you and your family.

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    1. Well, when Cooper learns to read he’ll know that’s not an energy bar but we’ll give him a break until that happens. 🙂

      Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family, Edward! I’m so grateful of this space in which I’ve gotten to know you. Your writing, humor and comments have blessed me. Thank you, my friend! Wishing you all the best in 2026!

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