This was actually our first Christmas away from family. Last Christmas we were in Washington, but the McBrides came up to have Christmas with us. In Arizona we were close to family so we would spend the holidays with them. This year it was just us! I was actually looking forward to having Christmas with … [Read more…]
Brianna is Chris’ little sister. Her and my sister Beth are the same age and have been best friends since they were super little. Brianna was always at my house and I have many many memories of her growing up. She basically was another little sister to me! Since I grew up with Chris I … [Read more…]
The Kindergarten at Ryan’s school has a cool tradition of having a gingerbread house making party. On the evening of December 6 we were able to go to Ryan’s classroom and make gingerbread houses with his teacher and classmates. I signed up to bring a few things, and every family had to bring their own … [Read more…]
Despite being sick most of November, we managed to have a pretty good month! Chris worked from home several days since he was sick, but on November 10 he had no choice but to go to work since it was Zillow’s “bring a kid to work day.” The kids love going to work with Chris … [Read more…]
October was a great month for us! Not only only did we have a great trip to Mexico and Arizona, but we did a lot of fun things in the Pacific Northwest! The day after we got home from Mexico it was Ryan’s and my birthday! I gave Ryan the option of going to school … [Read more…]
When we go to Mexico we always take an extra week or so to visit Arizona as well and spend time with Chris’ family too! This Arizona trip was great and we were able to do a lot of fun things! When we flew in to Arizona we had some time to spend in the … [Read more…]
October is the best time to go to San Carlos Mexico! Since moving we weren’t sure how much we’d be able to go, or even IF we would be able to go. Luckily we were able to go last year with my family and we had a great time. Since it worked out so great … [Read more…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
Sourdough Ridge 2.5 mile loop, 400 feet elevation gain Pass-Pay to get into Mt. Rainier National Park Difficulty-2/5 (with kids) Rating-5/5 This summer we have picked up a few new hobbies, (kayaking and rock climbing) so we have neglected hiking. This past weekend we decided that it was time to go … [Read more…]
I know you are supposed to take your kids to the dentist when they are young, but we hadn’t done that yet. We just took the kids to the dentist for the first time and it went ok. Ryan and Lillian both did great. The dentist was great and over all it was a great … [Read more…]
Sares Head-.75 miles there and back. 150 elevation gain Pass-none Difficulty-1/5 Rating-5/5 After our Utah road trip Beth was able to drive back with me and the kids and spend a few days with us in Seattle! She was leaving for Thailand August 17, so this would be her last hurrah … [Read more…]
One day I was on the phone with Beth. She was telling me how she was mad at me for not going down to a family reunion that we originally thought we would be at. She was also telling me about the rest of her summer plans, before she’d leave for Thailand. She told me … [Read more…]
