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Devon's blog on Bowen and his adoption: One Stitch At A Time
2015 School Photos!
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Ellery |
Heath |
Sydney |
Brooks |
Bowen |
December 28, 2015 - December
29, 2015
Ellery attends the Willamette Valley Humane Society Junior Trainers Winter
Camp
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December 25, 2015
Merry Christmas from Stephany and Dennis!
December 20, 2015
Brittany Anderson and Greg Bobbitt and Greg's daughter Signe
Get Married at Timberline Lodge on Mt Hood!
December 3, 2015 - December 6,
2015
Stephany Flies to Eagle
Stephany does a quick fly-in to Eagle to
share some holiday time with the Toomeys.
A highlight of the trip was a visit to the awesome Winter Garden light
display at the Boise Botanical Gardens.
November 26, 2015
Thanksgiving and Happy Birthday Kim!
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Stephany even gets to use a selfie stick for
the first time!
November 5, 2015
Ellery is Eleven!
November 4, 2015
Tamarack Resort Video
Tam Fam Stories | Episode 2 | The Toomeys
Episode 2 introduces you to the Toomeys.
This family has raised a beautiful family and invited a special child into
their lives.
Their story has been told by The Today Show, People Magazine and now
by Tamarack.
Their story of love and selflessness makes us proud to have them part of the
Tam Fam.
| Devon: Tamarack Resort, where we have our cabin, is doing a video series on people who approach life knowing anything is possible. They have something special. They call it "Tamitude." They contacted our family about being included after hearing about Bowen's story and knowing that nothing stops him...he doesn't believe in the word impossible. | |
October 31, 2015
Halloween Trick or Treaters!
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The Toomey Bunch |
Sydney, Kim and Ellery |
October 19, 2015
Bowen is Seven!
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October 15, 16, 17, 2015
Justin Visit
It was great having nephew Justin Robertson and his
wife Shannon and daughter Haven
visit from Alaska. Here Dennis and I are at granddaughters Ellery and
Sydney's soccer
game along with Colin, Aden and Kim.
October 15, 2015
Heath's AARP Video
Heath's screen debut in an AARP commercial. What a pro!
And here's his agency photo.
September 23, 2015
Brooks is Seven!
September 20, 2015
Aden's Team Takes third in Trivia Contest!
Third place in the $1500 trivia contest nets them
$100!
September 19, 2015
Devon, Jeremy and Brooks Do Seattle!
Jeremy had a conference in
Seattle so Devon and Jeremy joined him for an adventure!
Heath and Bowen had their own adventure being spoiled by their grandparents
Dennis and Lorilee.
September 11, 2015
People Magazine
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The awesome People Magazine article on Bowen
September 7, 2015
Colin Gets A New 2015 Subaru Cross Trek!
Back to School!
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Bowen is in first grade at Eagle Hills
Elementary in Eagle.
Heath is in fourth grade and Brooks is in first grade at Ambrose Academy in Meridian.
Ellery is in fifth grade and Sydney is in
third grade at River Grove Elementary in Lake Oswego.
August 23, 2015 to August 27,
2015
Camping at
Honeyman with Ellery and Sydney
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Adventures at Honeyman this year included Pa
and Sydney going on a dune buggy, getting sand boards, swimming
at Cleawox Lake and running into two friends from Riverside there who
were also vacationing at Florence. How
fun was that! We also went to the beach and hiked on the dunes and
explored Old Town Florence. Stephany even
got some kayaking in!
August 17, 2015 - August 20,
2015
Junior Trainers Camp
Ellery attended Junior Trainers Camp at the
Willamette Valley Humane Society.
They learned about care and training of animals and helped get animals ready
for adoption.
The last day they went on a field trip to Cockatoo Downs in
Dallas, Oregon for a hands-on
training experience with the cockatoos.
August 9, 2015 - August 14,
2015
Visit to the Toomey's in
Eagle
August 8, 2015
Welcome Bob Cat and Sunshine!
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Ellery and Sydney welcome Bob Cat to their
household.
Bob joins Sunshine who they adopted at the end of June.
August 3, 2015 - August 8,
2015
Camp Silver Creek
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The girls head to Camp Silver Creek.
It was Sydney's first time and she was at Bear Creek.
It was Ellery's second year and she was at Hillside.
August 1, 2015
Cousin
Emily Anderson Linauer Weds Jeremy Rogers
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Their beautiful new blended family includes
Emily's two children:
Hezekiah and Annaliese and Jeremy's three children: Bailey, Hunter and
Chloe.
Aden, Ellery and Sydney seemed to enjoy the celebration after the ceremony!
July 26, 2015 - July 30, 2015
Camping at
Fort Stevens with Ellery and Sydney
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Fort Stevens is always fun with lots to do.
Climbing around Battery Russell, hiking trails, visiting the
beaver dam, exploring Fort Stevens, kayaking and this year a visit to
the Tillamook Dairy for lunch and ice cream!
June 21, 2015 - June 25, 2015
Camping at
Kah-Nee-Ta and La Pine with Ellery and Sydney
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Kah-Nee-Ta |
La Pine State Park |
Lava Lands |
High Desert Museum |
This trip we explored some of Central
Oregon. After camping and swimming at Kah-Nee-Ta we headed to La Pine
State
Park to camp and meet with Stephany's cousins Jim and Val Isaacson. From
there we went to Lava Lands and the High
Desert Museum. A busy and fun week!
June 14, 2015 - June 18, 2015
Camping at
Honeyman with Heath and Brooks
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Heath wanted to have another birthday trip
to Honeyman this year so the Toomeys came to Oregon.
Some camping highlights was playing on the beach and the dunes, kayaking on the
lake, and meeting the insect
eating plants at Darlingtonia. The boys
even met a new friend, Colton, to share the fun!
While Heath and Brooks were camping with Gram and Pa, Devon and Jeremy
and Bowen had their own own
adventures with Aden and Sydney and Ellery!
June 4, 2015
Heath is Nine!
June 4, 2015
Good-bye Simone
Simone died today at age 18.
She was Kim's cat for many years and will be missed very much
May 14, 2015 - May 22, 2015
Reno
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Could the reason Stephany likes
to go
to Reno be the Sizzling Platter at Bangkok Cuisine
or the burgers at In and Out? Probably! For Dennis the reason may be a bit
different!
May 25, 2015
Sydney is Eight!
May 26, 2015
Chicken Pox at the Toomeys!
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April 30, 2015 - May 4, 2015
Eagle Visit
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Devon and Jeremy get a date night and the boys have a Scooby Doo slumber party in the RV!
This was suppose to be the start of one of Stephany's wandering exploration adventures but she was not feeling well and decided to come home early and leave exploring for another time. It was fun while it lasted though!
April 12, 2015
Colin and Third Cousin Beth Olarsch at Timbers Game
Family relationships and history are interesting. Stephany met Beth’s parents, Herbert Olarsch and Marlene Olarsch, through the internet while doing family history research on her father Herb Libin’s family. Their branch of the family stayed on the east coast in New Jersey while her branch migrated to Montana and then to Oregon, Washington and California. Beth lives in New York City but is in Vancouver, Washington on a work assignment. So here today, after three generations, the family branches come together again with Colin and Beth at a Timbers soccer game. How cool is that!
March 17, 2015 - March 27,
2015
Spring Break in Eagle
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Stephany, Aden, Ellery and Sydney headed to Eagle for spring break this year. It was a lot of fun with a trip to Tamarack to see the Toomeys new cabin, a side trip to McCall, swimming at the YMCA, gymnastics at Parkour, and plenty of play and relaxation at the Toomeys.
March 1, 2015
Boise Channel 7 KTVB Films
Bowen Skiing with Recreation Unlimited Program at Bogus Basin
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Heath has a few words to say about his brother's program as well!
February 25, 2015
Grabenhorst Cousin Reunion Photograph
Coburn Grabenhorst's 70th Birthday Party
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February 25,
2015 |
Thanksgiving
1964 |
The Grabenhorst cousin photo on the right
was taken over 50 years ago at Thanksgiving 1964.
Geof, Michele, Danna, Anne and Thom are gone now. The rest of us
have changed a bit but we're still smiling!
February 27, 2015
Dr Jer's New Office!
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January 10, 2015
Kim has a new house
Aden and Kim are setting up separate households.
Kim has bought a house less then a mile away from
their old house which will now belong to Aden. Ellery and Sydney will be
splitting time between both houses.
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