On December 24, Ryan surprised Janel in a big way – he flew to Washington to propose to her!!!  She thought he was going to be with his parents in California.  We had to get Janel down to the waterfront in Tacoma where Ryan was waiting for her.  We all kept the secret so well that Janel was completely surprised.  After the proposal was made – and accepted – we had a toast and took a few pictures to mark the occasion.

We thoroughly enjoyed their short stay up here and are anxious to begin planning the big event.