Happy Mother’s Day! While I feel so blessed to be a mother, I feel equally blessed to have wonderful Mothers in my life! First I am so grateful for my own mother, Michelle. She really has been my best friend since day one! I never went through a phase where I did not like her … [Read more…]
This weekend was much better than the last two. We all still weren’t feeling 100% but we were feeling much better than we have been! I got pink eye or some other eye infection last Thursday so that slowed us down just a bit. Chris was still feeling a little yucky and the kids had … [Read more…]
This past week has been a fairly quiet and boring one. Chris got whatever sickness I had so we were trying to take it easy for him. He was sick enough to take Thursday off work. Chris never takes work off, so I knew he really wasn’t feeling well. He had a fever and just … [Read more…]
This past week was Spring Break. Since I was recovering from being sick, and the kids had small colds we didn’t do anything. I guess we did get groceries from the store, but I think that is it! They did play with play dough, and kinetic sand, and they colored, and played outside, but that … [Read more…]
We have almost official potty Trained Lilly girl! She was very close before we moved, but then we moved and I didn’t want to push it. Then she started preschool, and I didn’t want to push it. We went hiking last weekend and she didn’t want her diaper on and she hasn’t worn one since! … [Read more…]
We left Chandler AZ for Seattle on February 10, 2016. We made the drive in two days getting us to Seattle On February 11. We stayed at a hotel our first night since none of our stuff had arrived yet. Our stuff, along with my parents got here on February 12. We unloaded everything that … [Read more…]
Bloedel Reserve- 1.5+miles, little elevation Pass-Pay to get into the park Difficulty-1/5 Rating-4/5 The Tanner’s are Chris’ maternal grandparents. I have known them for several years before Chris and I got married. They are some of the best people I know. From the start they have treated me like family and … [Read more…]
Wallace Falls middle falls overlook-4 miles out and back, not sure of the elevation. Pass-Discover Pass Difficulty-3.5/5 (with kids) Rating-3.5/5 This past week we had great weather and this weekend was no exception. Since we had a great forecast, I really wanted to go camping on the Olympic Peninsula. Sadly that … [Read more…]
I love Tulips. They are my favorite flowers! They are so bright and cheery, I just love them! When we were thinking about moving to the Northwest, I did a little research on stuff to do around here. I came across the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival that is in April. I was SO excited about … [Read more…]
Happy Easter everyone! I hope everyone’s Easter was as good as ours! Ryan was really excited for Easter. He was excited about the candy and Easter baskets. He asked why we have Easter so it was a good chance for me to explain to him a 4 year old version of the atonement and the … [Read more…]
Snoqualmie Falls- 1.4 miles out and back, 250 feet elevation gain Pass-none Difficulty 1/5 Rating-3.5/5 Beth is my youngest sibling. She is 10 years younger than me and she is one of my very best friends! I was so excited to hear she wanted to come visit us over her spring … [Read more…]
Happy Anniversary Chris! Sunday March 13 was our 6th wedding anniversary! Its hard to believe that we’ve been married that long! My life has been so great being married to Chris! We’ve lived in 3 different homes, in 2 different states. Hes graduated with his bachelors and his masters. Hes worked at 2 different companies. … [Read more…]
Chris had spent a lot of time preparing for interviews. It was tough getting ready for these interviews because he just didn’t know what to expect. He wasn’t sure how technical these interviews would be, or how much he could get done over the phone, or in the time period he had. His first phone … [Read more…]
When Chris and I first started talking about getting a different job, and moving, I knew it was going to be a lot of work and stressful, especially for Chris. I knew it was going to take up a lot of time. I wasn’t prepared for how stressful and time consuming it really would be. … [Read more…]
Bloedel Reserve- 1.5+miles, little elevation gain Pass-pay to get into the park Difficulty 1/5 Rating-3.5/5 When I would dream of visiting Seattle, it always included a ferry ride. When Chris and I came to Seattle looking for a place to live, I really wanted to ride the ferries, we just didn’t … [Read more…]
