Avery and Meg joined their mom's Maureen and Pam for a night of Disney's Princesses on Ice.

All had a great time watching Cinderella, Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, and other princesses skate around the Rose Garden.

Pam, Meg, Maureen, & Avery all spiffed up for the night

Avery and Meg

Avery so excited!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Avery's first year of soccer. Go Mad Dogs

Avery spent her first fall playing soccer with other five and six year old girls and boys. She played on the Mad Dogs of Aloha Micros Soccer. Avery was the smallest player on the team. And the team was a bit rough in the beginning. But by the end of the fall, Coach Neil and Coach Mark taught them enough to make them a tough bunch of Mad Dogs. Below are some snapshots of the girls and boys playing on Saturday mornings. It really is something to behold.

Avery's first day at Kindergarten!!!!!!!!!!!

Avery's first day of Kindergarten was a pretty eventful day at the Briscoe's. She was all dolled up in a new dress and ready to go.

She has a wonderful teacher who Avery adores, Mrs. Muldoon. She's a Southern Belle and good Catholic. Avery has a ton of fun and Mrs. Muldoon brags often about how great a class she has this year. All the kids get along great and there are no real trouble makers. She is truly flourishing in school, already starting to read. Her and her dad read a chapter a night in her first Chapter series books, "The Magic Treehouse Series."

Avery with her mom before school.

Avery with her dad before School.

Avery all ready for the first day of school.

Avery with her Kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Muldoon.

Hula Girl!!!!

Avery is preparing for her 5th birthday party, getting in the mood with some Hawaiian garb and dance.

July 4th trip

The family packed up the BMW and headed to Washington for the latter half of the 4th of July week. We spent the 4th with Mark's Mom and Dad in Lakeland, WA.

Then we went up North to visit one of Mark's college buddies Jim, his wife Trish and their new baby girl Grace in Ferndale, WA.

Then the Briscoe's spent Thursday night at Semiahmoo, a resort near Blaine, WA. and the Canadian border.

Here's a picture of the resort from their website. We recommend it.

Avery outside of Semiahmoo

Avery and Maureen at Semiahmoo

Avery and Mark outside of Semiahmoo

Sunset at Semiahmoo

That's it for now,

The Briscoe's

Trip to Bend, OR

Hello all,

We triped to Bend, OR on June 15-18 with Grammy and Pop Pop Tramutola.

Aside from the issues with the house we rented, we had a great time. The area is beautiful.Avery really enjoyed playing at the elementary school in the neighborhood we stayed in.

Some of our favorite things were our walk along the Deschutes River in Bend, our trip to the dormant volcano south of Bend, and for Mo and Me the time we spent at the movies (Ocean's 13 - two thumbs up).

Here are some pictures from the trip.

Later,

Mark

Mark and Avery by Mirror Pond

The family atop Lava Butte

Maureen and Avery on Lava Butte

Mark and Avery at a small falls up on the volcano

Avery and Maureen at one of the two lakes in the crater

Grammy and Pop Pop Tramutola and Avery at Mirror Pond