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…]
Yesterday Chris got home from work a bit earlier than usual, and it was sunny and nice out. We decided that we would go to the park. We have a park that is super close to us, with views of the city. There is a lot of space for the kids to run around and … [Read more…]
I seriously am LOVING Seattle! Its really new and still like a vacation, but its been a lot of fun! We’ve met a lot of really nice people at church and through the preschool. The scenery is top notch! I love looking out my windows and being outside. Its like a dream! So different from … [Read more…]
We survived our first week. Although, technically it was our second week, but our first week of real life. Sunday was our first Sunday at church. Everyone seemed really nice and the kids liked their classes. Lilly and Ryan both went to class fairly well. We talked to a lot of people and it seemed … [Read more…]
Before we left AZ I knew I wanted to get family pictures done in the desert! We have a family friend that takes great pictures so I contacted her and had her do them! The day before we left we were starting to have major car troubles with our van, I wasn’t sure if we … [Read more…]
As I’ve mentioned my parents drove all our stuff up for us. They also helped us load and unload everything. I am glad they were here to work and make sure we were settled, but I really wanted to do some fun things with them as well. Luckily we did squeeze in some time to … [Read more…]
We have been in our new home for over a week now. Thanks to my parents we were able to go through all our boxes and unload everything. For the first time in several months I have access to all my stuff! It feels good to be settled. This house is quite a bit different … [Read more…]
Ryan hated last summer in Chandler. He hated sweating, he hated getting into a super hot car. He hated being outside. When I first told him we were thinking about moving, he wasn’t that happy about it. He didn’t want to be away from his grandparents and aunts and uncles and cousins and friends. He … [Read more…]
