A White Christmas in Washington

The last two weeks brought a series of snow storms and very cold weather for these parts. Some towns don't plow, sand or salt so getting around is challenging at best. Jonathan flew up to spend a weekend with us and grandma just as the first snow came. We had a great weekend together and took a few pictures. Paul and Debbie were off on a cruise so we missed them but Mom, Jonathan, Matthew, Chris and I had fun together. Chris and I are taking off in our boat for a winter cruise into Canada for a couple of weeks. It is quite beautiful to see the Islands with snow on them.

Merry Christmas to all!

Allen made subdivison President on his birthday!

Great fun as Allen makes President yeah! Happy times.

Steve and Linda Engels

Wanted to share some photos and say hi to the family we are doing well in these tough times and thank God for all the good days that we have. We are praying for this upcoming election that the right person would be voted into office and hope all of you are too. God Bless all.

Christmas with the Engels Family

The whole Engels family (except Len and Tina) got together for a Christmas celebration. Merry Christmas to all!

Dave / Mike Engels / Chris / Bob S / Nancy S / Ann / Vince Galasso / Lisa / Peg
Ken / Nancy E / Jenny Engels / Rob Galasso
Linda / Steve / Valerie Notarnicola / Becky Engels / Angela Galasso / Alli Engels / Joey Notarnicola / Marty Engels
Tommy Engels

Nan's Family

Nancy's family is busy and happy. From bottom to top are Vince (17), Nancy (with the ever present hat) and Bob, Angela (13)and Rob (15). Angela sure looks like her mom at that age!

Meg's Fam

Here's the rest of my family...we have a crowd. Chris' daughters Jana (32), Jessimy (30) and Jenesta (28); my boys, Jonathan (23) and Garrett (21); and our grandkids...Keisia (14), Brendon (13), Madeline (almost 11), Christian (8), Taylor (8), Jorden (almost 8) and Jaceb (2).

The Next Generation

Cousins Matthew, Jonathan and Chris enjoyed meeting a whole lot of family they didn't realize they had this weekend.

The Cousins

Each family was represented this weekend and it was such fun to see each other. We missed the rest of you though and hope you will post some pictures of you and yours. We hear there's a wedding in Len's household so hope to see some of those pictures.

The Aunties

Just a few pictures of the Aunties...and of course, their loved ones.

Diane

Diane lives in Morton Grove and came in for a week. She's younger than the rest of us (just ask her) and had fun out on the water and with the 20 something's as well as some relaxing time with the "old folks".

Pam

Pam came in from Texas...it has been so many years that she didn't even recognize Meg. What fun we had catching up.

Nancy

Nancy also flew in from Illinois...arrived with her hat in place! We sure laughed a lot. She has her hands full with a trio of teens at home.

Steve & Linda

Steve & Linda came in from Island Lake, Ill. for a week also. They spent part of the week with Meg & Chris and the remainder with Paul and Debbie. All of the Aunties agreed that Steve is the spitting image of their dad. Maybe we can all vote...here is a picture of Grandpa although he is probably quite a bit younger than Steve in this picture. You're right, Aunt Joan, it can't possibly be Jan.

Debby & Rick

Debby & Rick were the "official" photographers for the weekend (although we know there were a lot more cameras clicking away). They flew in from Jupiter, Forida for a week and spent part of it with Jan and Harmony in Sequim and the remainder with Meg and Chris in the San Juan Islands. We all talked about getting together in Florida around Christmas time.

Jan & Harmony

Jan came in from Montana to visit with her daughter, Harmony and family, who live in Sequim, about an hour away from Silverdale. Harmony has two precious boys.

Patt

Patt and her husband, Richard, live nearby in Buckley and came in on Saturday. It was great to see her and we look forward to getting together with her again soon.

Paul's Fam

Paul and his wife, Debbie, live next door to Dori. Matthew (18) just graduated from high school and will be attending college this fall. Chris (24) is in the military and was able to get a few days leave to fly in. They had quite a crowd staying with them and enjoyed taking people out for a couple of sightseeing tours after the party. Wakeboarding was also high on Matt's to-do list.

Meg's Family

Meg and her husband, Chris, have recently relocated to Friday Harbor in the San Juan Islands. While this is much closer than Southern California, it is a two day trip via their sailing vessel, Walking on Water. They found moorage in the port of Brownsville which is just a five minute drive (by car, of course) to Dori & Paul's places. Meg's oldest son, Jonathan (23) flew up from Southern CA for the weekend. Those who were still in town on Monday enjoyed a beautiful fall day out sailing.