Rules Roosthttp://www.rulesroost.comRSS feed for the Posts list.Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:40:53 GMTSharePoint CKS:EBE60Rules Roosthttp://www.rulesroost.com/_layouts/images/homepage.gifhttp://www.rulesroost.comHappy New Year ~ 2009http://www.rulesroost.com/archive/2009/01/01/happy-new-year-2009.aspx/archive/2009/01/01/happy-new-year-2009.aspx
To get the new year started off right, we hosted a little "hang-out" party for local family members.  We dug out old slides, set the ol' slide projector up and went to town.  Thanks to everybody who made it out! 
 
 
Kayleen teaching her cousin Violet how to play the piano. 
 
 
 
 
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]]>Jill RuleThu, 01 Jan 2009 20:43:00 GMTMerry Christmas Everybodyhttp://www.rulesroost.com/archive/2008/12/25/merry-christmas-everybody.aspx/archive/2008/12/25/merry-christmas-everybody.aspx
 
 
 
 
....the stockings were hung by the chimney with care.... 
 
 
 
 
 
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Robyn:
 
This is right of a Christmas storybook!  What an amazing glow those lights give off....
 
12/25/2008 12:08 PM
 
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Aunt Yara:
 
Merry Christmas to you too Jill and family. Your living room looks beautiful Very cozy. Hope you enjoyed your dinner with your mom, dad and family.

 
12/27/2008 12:42 PM 
 
 
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]]>Jill RuleThu, 25 Dec 2008 01:15:00 GMTOur Niece Turns 1!http://www.rulesroost.com/archive/2008/12/21/our-niece-turns-1.aspx/archive/2008/12/21/our-niece-turns-1.aspx
 
 
 
Daddy (Sam) helps Violet open her gifts.  She's quite happy with the first gift...books!
 
 
 
See Dad, I can show you THIS...
 
 
 
 
Violet's cousins, Alexander,
Ethan, Darius and Josiah...hangin' out
playing LEGOs.
 
 
 
 
Awww, Cousin Kayleen holding her new baby cousin, Shiloh.
 
 
 
Wow, who invited the models over?  hehe
 
Here we have Max, Eric, Becky, and Katie (Becky and Katie are sisters).  It was fun to see them.  Thanks for braving the winter storm!
 
 
 
 
MMmmmm, strawberry cupcakes for the birthday girl.  Robyn and Sam put on quite the feast for lunch!  It was 'nummers!!
 
 
 
 
Cousin Darius really wanted to blow the candle out.  Violet really wanted to  hold on to her green ball.  LOL
 
 
 
 
Brrrr, spumoni ice cream is cold, but I mustn't let go of my cake!
 
 
 
 
All done, and I'm really not very messy mom!
 
 
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Robyn said:
 
Thanks for posting these, Jill!  I was running around like crazy and didn't get many good pics.  These look great!
 
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]]>Jill RuleSun, 21 Dec 2008 21:55:00 GMTThe Winter Season Has Begunhttp://www.rulesroost.com/archive/2008/12/21/the-winter-season-has-begun.aspx/archive/2008/12/21/the-winter-season-has-begun.aspx
 
..............in North Bend
 
 
 
View from our front door.
 
 
 
Our little angel...
 
 
 
 
...our sweetie pie...
 
 
 
 
...and our spirited one.
 
 
 
"From summer to winter, a bowl full of fun."
 
Now if we could just pitch that to the manufacturers, we'd be rich!  
 
 
 
Floating Flakes
 
 
More photos of the winter blast posted on Jill's Facebook account.
 
 
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]]>Jill RuleSun, 21 Dec 2008 21:12:00 GMTThe Past Few Weekshttp://www.rulesroost.com/archive/2008/12/11/the-past-few-weeks.aspx/archive/2008/12/11/the-past-few-weeks.aspx
 
 

 
This year was the second year in a row we were able to host the Emmans Thanksgiving Dinner.  Jeremy and I are so happy to be able to open our house to our family for such a great time!
 
 
 
 
All of the Emmans/Rule Cousin's kids who attended (we had a few missing).  What a challenge to get a bunch of tired, cranky, 8 years old and under kids to look at the camera at the same time, let alone smile!
 
 
 
 
The feasting begins!
 
 
 
 
 
Good times and precious memories created.
 
 
 
 
 
That's a pretty big plate of food girly.
 
 
 
 
 
The Beast
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Kayleen, Alexander and Jill went on Dec. 1st to a local tree farm and cut down the tree.  The kids had fun "helping" saw the tree down.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mom is having a hard time prying these hats off of Kayleen and Alexander.
 
 
 
 
 
Alexander likes to pretend to play the piano.  He gets the music books all set up and everything.  Then he plays and "trys" to say the notes outloud.  So funny!
 
 
 
Helpin' mom make cornbread.
 
 
 
 
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On 12/13/2008 6:48 PM - Aunt Robyn said:
 
"Lots of good pictures here!  That one of all the kids on the stairs, priceless!
 
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Lots of good pictures here!  That one of all the kids on the stairs, priceless! 
]]>Jill RuleThu, 11 Dec 2008 16:44:00 GMTHalloween - The Processhttp://www.rulesroost.com/archive/2008/11/01/halloween-the-process.aspx/archive/2008/11/01/halloween-the-process.aspx
 
 
 
This week has been an eventful one here at the Rule household.  We have been carving pumpkins, Kayleen went to the Pumpkin Patch wtih her Girl Scout troop, and yesterday we had fun at Jeremy's office and in the neighborhood trick-or-treating.  Here is a rundown of the festive process (sorry, this is a long blog post):
 
 
 
Alexander attached to his pumpkin.
 
 

 

Now, let's see how this tastes.  He spit it out right after this shot.  :-)

 
 
Kayleen was excited to start the carving as well.  I told them I'd have the pumpkins all ready before they got home from school.
 
 
Kids during the carving process.  Alex really wanted to have his picture taken while he stuck his head in the pumpkin.
 
 
Ethan busy picking out pumpkin seeds for roasting.  Too bad Dad burned them all when he tried to cook them.  :-(
 
 
Objective complete!  Ethan said his guy has a beard under the mouth and a pimple above the right eye.  Funny what kids can come up with.
 
 
Kayleen and Ethan made all sorts of hanging decorations for the house and their rooms.
 
 
 
Our Crew: Dinosaur, Witch, and Jet Fighter
 
 
 
Alexander wanted to make sure we took a picture of his tail.  Then he runs to the camera and says, "Let meeee seeeeee the picture." 
 
 
 
Here is a gem.  Kayleen wrote this note as I was trying to get the kids in their costumes.  We were headed down to Jeremy's office at Microsoft to enjoy the festivities. 
 
 
 
In the lobby at SAMM D, Microsoft, Issaquah, WA.
 
 
Many employees had candy in their cubicles for the kids to trick-r-treat indoors.  It's a great event Microsoft has had for the past few years.  They have fun things for the kids to do, dinner in the cafeteria for everybody, and even a Haunted House!
 
 
 
Well, some people weren't at work anymore, so they just left plates or bowls at their cubicles for the kids.
 
 
 
Having fun with Dad (Jeremy) while Mom (Jill) went to food for everybody.
 
 
"You..must...look...at...the...camera..."  :-)
 
 
 
 
 
SUGAR HIGH!!!!
 
 
 
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]]>Jill RuleSun, 02 Nov 2008 00:51:00 GMTSkate Nighthttp://www.rulesroost.com/archive/2008/10/27/skate-night.aspx/archive/2008/10/27/skate-night.aspx
Last night our church, Summit Community Church, rented out Skate King; a local skating rink.  We invited Jeremy's brothers and their wives, Sam and Robyn, and Timothy and Yara to see if they wanted to join the fun.  It was the first time any of our kids had been up on real roller skates, in a rink environment.  They had blast, as did the adults.  :-)  Please excuse the poor photography.  The lighting was really low, and it wasn't until the end of the night till I realized how to set the camera options to optimize picture quality.
 
 
Jeremy and Alexander.  Alex was quite excited to be going skating.
 
 
Kayleen was starting to get the hang of it, unfortunatly much of the night was spent on the floor.  ;-(
 
 
 
 
Uncle Timothy and Jeremy think they still have game.
 
 
Jill and Alex making their way around the edge of the rink...very slowly.
 
 
Ethan was a bit shaky at first, but then managed to make laps around the rink...by holding onto the edge.  hehe
 
 
Jeremy and Jill
 
 
Uncle Sam and Aunt Robyn mosey onto the skating floor.
 
 
Uncle Sam and Kayleen heading towards the finish line...oh okay, not really.
 
 
Ethan making his way around the rink.  He even kept track of his laps.  ;-)
 
 
"Don't forget us!"  Cousins Thomas and Violet joined in on the fun also.  Notice them standing up against the 70's style rink benches?  Classic!
 
 
Alexander had a great time "skating" around the carpeted area.  This picture is kind of neat.  It is all yellowed out (by accident) and looks like it's actually from the 70's, I guess the in-line skates give it away.  Darn!
 
 
Aunt Yara, Cousin Thomas, and Uncle Timothy
 
 
 
 
We all really invaded that table.  LOL
 
 
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]]>Jill RuleMon, 27 Oct 2008 16:02:00 GMTRandom Shotshttp://www.rulesroost.com/archive/2008/10/08/random-shots.aspx/archive/2008/10/08/random-shots.aspx
In an attempt to stay current with our blog, I'm going to really try to post pictures weekly.  They may not be that interesting, but hey, it's a "Day in the Life" type of thing.  Here are a few from today, and the past few weeks.
 
Alexander in "Big Boy" undies...(we're trying really hard).
 
 
 
Dad and Alexander playing cello just a few minutes ago.
 
 
 
Saturday morning cartoons...
 
 
 
Soccer!
 
Ethan is quite the player!  Too bad we can't play up...it's all based on age.
 
 
Throw in.
 
 
My goalie!  She's actually playing fullback most
of the time now.
 
 
The boys playing around during Kayleen's game.
 
 
 
Yes, blocked a shot!
 
 
What a goof ball!  This was actually a pose!
 
 
Progress!
 
Front Entry
 
Front Stairwell
 
 
Hallway
 
 
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Looks like you're having fun...Ethan is so cute with his tongue out in that picute! The painting is coming along nicely :)

 

]]>Jeremy RuleWed, 08 Oct 2008 12:08:00 GMTCrazy Hair Dayhttp://www.rulesroost.com/archive/2008/10/01/crazy-hair-day.aspx/archive/2008/10/01/crazy-hair-day.aspx
Welcome October!  I guess I had better get my monthly post in. LOL  I keep "thinking" I need to get a post up here, but then get busy.  My goal was to post every week...whoops!
 
This week the kids school has it's one and only fundraiser, the Walk-A-Thon.  In an effort to raise the level of "fun" this week is Spirit Week.  Today was Crazy Hair/Hat/Socks day.  The kids just get so excited.  Alex insisted he have a "mohawk" as well, and that he wanted, "the junk" in it.  "The junk" was the orange hair gel. 
 
 
Side View
 
 
And a "crazy" shot for giggles.
 
 
 
 
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On 01 Oct 2008 01:28, Tracy said:

LOL. Looks like fun!

 
 
]]>Jill RuleWed, 01 Oct 2008 11:28:00 GMTCamping with Our Churchhttp://www.rulesroost.com/archive/2008/08/30/camping-with-our-church.aspx/archive/2008/08/30/camping-with-our-church.aspx
Well, Jill's just about had it with this blogging software.  She just made a long blog, with lots of pictures and it got timed out and it ate her post.  :-(  Let's try this again, with the shorter version.  :-)
 
On Thursday August 21st, Jeremy left for a massive, multi-state business trip, and Jill and the kids left for a 3 night camping trip with our church.  Each family had their own sites, but we got together for a few meals and fellowship.  We were sad to not have Jeremy there.  We still had a fun (but exausting) time though.  We set up camp along the shores of Mayfield Lake at Ike Kinswa State Park (Mossyrock, WA).  The drive was long, but fun at the same time.  Jill loves to take the back roads so we got to go through Enumclaw, Buckley, Eatonville, etc.
 
The kids were about to go tubing, and jetskiing for the first time ever.  What fun!
 
So, here are just a few pictures.  Come on over to Jill's Facebook Albums for a bunch more photos of our weekend!  :-)
 
Alexander, Kayleen, and Ethan on the shore of Mayfield Lake.
 
 
Ethan did such a great job at making fires for us at night and in the morning!
 
 
What a big boy!
 
 
Tubing Time!
 
 
 
MUST HAVE COFFEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Why yes, that is a "camping" french press.  HA!
 
 
Jill hanging out with the boys.
 
 
 
 
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