California 2024

Another California summer trip back home. Technically we didn’t go last year. We went down last September to Napa for … More

Talapus Lake

Hikes haven’t been happening nearly as much as I’d like. Kids. Life. Schedules. (Laziness.) I did manage to get Brian … More

And blueberry picking. Garfield Ledges is one of my favorite kid-friendly hikes. It’s short—a mile up—with enough of an incline … More

This is overdue. It’s the new year and this was back in mid-October. It’s fun looking back at the pictures … More

Republic, Washington. Not a place I ever envisioned us vacationing. It’s a tiny town in the middle of nowhere (literally, … More

Camp Orkila, 2017. The annual tradition where Brian takes the kiddos to Camp Orkila on Orcas Island over Mother’s Day … More

After taking weekly indoor skiing lessons last summer, Brian signed Blaise and Laine up for skiing lessons on the snow. Every … More

October went fast. Broken record here, the month started and now it’s over. Let’s break it down for old times’ … More

August started off with a bang and ended pretty blandly (this is a good thing). We were horribly sick, and I … More

I’m ahead of the game (for now). Starting on July before the month is even over. I figure I best … More