Thirteen!

Blaise is officially a teenager! Blaise celebrated 13 trips around the moon back in September. Insert all the cheesy parent…

Summer 2023

Summer 2023 happened. Long ago. It’s closer to summer 2024 at this point. I’m so behind updating this sucker that…

Still alive. It’s been months since I’ve updated anything on this sucker. Been a bit busy. I still don’t know…

A failed yet successful trip. Which doesn’t make sense. The whole point of this trip—to a random town in Washington—was…

A quick day trip to San Juan Island. Blaise and Laine’s buddy moved to a boat two years ago, and…

Girls trip! Literally girls, Saige and her two buddies. I remember that was a thing when I was in college.…

Laine is 12! Without sounding like an old person, Laine is turning into a wonderful young woman. She is smart,…

There’s this pipe dream I have, to take Blaise and Laine when they’re 16ish on the Washington section of the…

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

The highlight of this sucker was the unexpected microwave. The plan was to hike to the Bullitt Fireplace and call…