This weekend Chris was able to get some yard work done. We got about a ton of big rocks to build up our retaining wall in the front of the house so that our front yard is a little more level and less of a hill. Chris just picked up one load so he was … [Read more…]
Another sunny day, another adventure. Chris picked Snoqualmie Falls for this outing. Another place we’ve been to plenty of times before. I typically really enjoy this location, and this hike so I was really looking forward to our outing. Its about 45 minutes from our house and I really enjoy the drive, so really it … [Read more…]
Since Ryan had so much fun riding bikes in Kent, we decided to go ride bikes again, this time in Bothell. Chris found a nice bike path near Blyth Park and away we went. This time Chris brought his bike so he could ride with Ryan. We decided it best if the boys rode their … [Read more…]
Porpoise Bluff-Sharpe Park Pass-None Difficulty 2.5/5 Rating: 3/5 Beth came back for another visit! Beth hasn’t been for a visit in almost a year! (I think that’s a record for her!) She was browsing for flights to come see us, and found a … [Read more…]
We had a great Christmas this year! (Aside from EVERYONE getting sick.) Lillian got sick first, then Ryan, then me, then Chris. It was rough, so the whole break someone was sick sometime. We didn’t want that to stop us from having a good time and getting stuff done! Chris took just over a week … [Read more…]
Chris’ Grandma and Grandpa Tanner were able to come and spend September in the PNW! For Christmas all the McBrides got together and gifted them plane tickets to Seattle! Grandma and Grandpa Tanner were going to split their trip with us, with Grandma’s sister Joan, and with some of their friends that live in Yakima. … [Read more…]
My parents came the end of May to deliver my dad’s old truck, and our new truck to us. Before they knew they were coming then, they already bought plane tickets and rented a house to come visit us in August. They were coming in August to come over Sea fair. We’ve done just a … [Read more…]
Wallace Swamp Creek Park Pass: None Difficulty:1/5 Rating: 4/5 Another day, another outing with the kids! I wanted another SMALL hike I could do with the kids. Doing a little more research I found Wallace Swamp Creek Park. Its in Kenmore, which is a super cute little … [Read more…]
Saint Edward State Park: (Disclaimer we didn’t hike all the trails. Since I was wanting the kids to have fun, I let them pick how long we’d hike for, and we only did about half a mile, so my Ratings are on the small portion we did hike.) Pass: Discover Pass … [Read more…]
My sister Beth has come to visit a lot (4 times?). My sister-in-law is from Oregon, so when she was visiting her family one summer the kids and I went to visit her, my brother James, and Remmy. All of Chris’ siblings have been up (except for Andrew and Kerby), so we were only missing … [Read more…]
Some of my best friends from high school were wanting to get together and go on a girls trip. My friend Mary Anne had a free resort stay and she wanted some of us to go with her. It was really sweet of her! Sadly it was looking like I wasn’t going to be able … [Read more…]
Since we aren’t living in our home right now (due to the remodel) we decided we finally needed to get another car. Since I couldn’t just walk the kids to school anymore, and Chris was working on the house until late at night, it just wasn’t feasible to share the car anymore. We were trying … [Read more…]
Last year my mom had a busy year and wasn’t able to come to Seattle much. (She finally made it in December.) But this year, we were all hoping she’d make it out more! My mom had some extra time off and the kids and I were getting antsy to do something fun. We talked … [Read more…]
Padilla Bay- Pass-none, parking limited Difficutly-1/5 Rating-2.5/5 Since we are gearing up to jump in with both feet on our house remodel, AND we had a nice weather, we decided to go on a hike to … [Read more…]
The past few weekends we have been trying to get some work done on our house. We’ve demoed the basement. Moved all the stuff that was in the basement into a storage unit. We’ve bought a lot of construction stuff for when we can start. We’ve mapped out where all the new lights/switches/outlets will go. … [Read more…]
