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Month: September 2017

First Trip to Canada

September 17, 2017 by amandamcbride76 1 Comment

Chris and I got our first passports at almost the same time 10 years ago…which meant that we needed to renew our passports at the same time and that time was now! Since we were renewing our passports we thought it would be a good time to get the kids their own passports as well. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Adventures in the Northwest, Climbing, Hiking, Travel

We have a Kindergartner and a Ballerina in the Family!

September 11, 2017 by amandamcbride76 Leave a Comment

Ryan has officially started Kindergarten! I can’t believe he is old enough to go! We were able to meet his teacher twice before he started. We met her when we found out who his teacher would be (Mrs. Salmon!) and we met her one on one before school starts. The school district started school on … [Read more…]

Posted in: Adventures in Seattle

Rock Climbing Vantage Washington

September 10, 2017 by amandamcbride76 1 Comment

Chris has been wanting to learn how to lead climb for awhile now so he finally took a class. (Climbing your rope up the top of the rock.) The class was in Vantage Washington about 2 1/2 hours away from us.  Chris learned to lead climb and had a blast. He really loved this spot … [Read more…]

Posted in: Adventures in the Northwest, Climbing

Backpacking Watson Lake

September 5, 2017 by amandamcbride76 Leave a Comment

Watson/Anderson Lakes- Pass-Northwest Forest Pass     Difficulty-3.5/5 (kids rating)     Rating-5/5 Summer is coming to a close so over the Labor Day Holiday we decided to say goodbye to summer in an epic way, a family backpacking trip! There was so much we wanted to do this summer; so much we accomplished this … [Read more…]

Posted in: Adventures in the Northwest, Backpacking, Camping, Hiking

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Hi, I’m Amanda! My husband, Chris, and I recently moved from Arizona to Seattle, Washington. We, along with our two young kids, have been trying to see as much of the Pacific Northwest as we can. We hope you enjoy all our adventures!

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