this is the home i grew up in.
we lived in spokane, washington.
it's beautiful there.
i was 10 years old when it was built,
my family lived there over 15 years. 
dad's trees.
our big side yard
perfect for 6 growing kids to play.
we lived in a cul-de-sac
which gave us plenty of room
to play
basketball on
the street.
my mom loved all
dark wood trimmings.
i miss our custom home.
dug-in old school
trampoline.
when our house was being built,
we blended our new
family by writing our
names in the sidewalk,
and
in each others
lives.
(our hand-prints used to mark our spaces,
but have long since faded)
(tate 10)
(rye 9)
(linds 8)
(mae 7)
(ronica 6)
(1987 was the year we moved in)
(dal was born 2 years later,
(dal was born 2 years later,
blending our family even more)
