Snoqualmie Falls- 1.4 miles out and back, 250 feet elevation gain Pass-none Difficulty-1/5 Rating-3.5/5 This past week my mom and sister came to play! It was SO much fun having them here! It was a busy week and we tried to be able to do as much as we could while … [Read more…]
Beaver Creek Trail- We did about 1.5 miles out and back, little elevation gain Pass-? Difficulty-1/5 Rating-2/5 For some reason this week has been busier than normal. Probably because we are out of school for the summer so we spent more time exploring. Plus we had great weather all week! Since … [Read more…]
This weekend was Memorial Day weekend, so we had extra time to spend together as a family. I think it was a much needed break from work for Chris. We had a nice surprise on Wednesday and the power downtown went out for several hours. Because of that Chris couldn’t work, so he was able … [Read more…]
Our Chandler house is sold! It really is bittersweet to have it gone. Its sweet since we don’t live there anymore. Bitter because we really loved that house. We thought we would be there at least 10 years. We put so much work into it. When Chris got his full time job offer at Intel … [Read more…]
This week was recovery week from our trip back to AZ. Lillian ended up getting sick when we got home. On the plane ride I noticed she felt warm. She slept some on the plane and a lot in the car. That isn’t typical Lilly so I knew she wasn’t feeling well. Her fever lasted … [Read more…]
We celebrated our 3 month mark when we were visiting family in Arizona! Its crazy to think that we have lived in Seattle for 3 months now! We are feeling more and more settled. Things are starting to feel like real life, although we are still definitely in the honeymoon period! Chris keeps on adjusting … [Read more…]
Last week we took our first trip back to Arizona! When we moved we knew that Chris’ brother, Andrew was getting pretty close to being engaged so we knew we would be going to Arizona fairly soon. He got engaged right after we moved and he set a date fairly quickly for May 13! The … [Read more…]
Deception Pass Lighthouse loop- 2 mile loop, 350 elevation gain Pass-Pay to get into the park Difficulty-2/5 Rating-4/5 This has been another great week in the Pacific Northwest! For Mother’s Day Chris had me and the kids meet him at Zillow Tower after his work. I wasn’t sure why he wanted … [Read more…]
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…]
