Another weekend, another mountain! Last week's adventure was to North Bend to hike Snow Lake. While the views were amazing and the lake on the other side of the mountain was beautiful, this was a hard climb. If you're an experienced hiker, you probably wouldn't have any issues on this trail. In fact, the kids seemed to be fine the whole trip. But myself, on the other hand, couldn't breathe. Wanted to pass out. Almost got hit in the head with a falling rock. So, yeah. Not my personal ... Read More
Keep Explorin’
For Mother's and Father's Day this year, in lieu of gifts, we opted to take my parents out to explore Seattle. They've always wanted to do the typical touristy things, but both hate the traffic and the crowds and don't really know where to go or how to get there. Enter Davey and Jessica. And Yelp. We took them to a few of our favorite places (the Starbucks Roastery and Ivar's Salmon House) and also found some new things to do (and eat) too. I don't think we could've picked a more beautiful ... Read More
Panorama Point
Checked another item off our Summer Bucket List today: a hike on Mt. Rainier! There are several incredible trails on Mt. Rainier, and we needed some help narrowing down what to do, so I downloaded an app called The Outbound which helps you find local hiking spots. I love the app for the sheer fact that you can filter your searches for pet-friendly hikes, child-friendly hikes, good photography spots, etc. I was able to read other hikers reviews and tips and those came in super handy. ... Read More
Family Time in Fremont
It's officially summer here in the PNW and our family has but 1 goal: take advantage of Washington. People come here to vacation from all over the world and being that we get the opportunity to actually LIVE here, I figured it was time to see some of the sights in our own backyard. Earlier this year I made of list of to-do's. Everything from mountain hikes, to shopping downtown, to trying new foods, to tours of the underground, to road trips to the ocean. The probability of us actually ... Read More
Beach Day
This weekend was definitely one for the record books. Amazing weather, no agenda and lots of family time. We have some relatives in town from St. Louis this week, and it was good to see 1/5 of my 20 cousins. :) We headed out to my uncles beach cabin in Vaughn on Sunday. It's only about 40 minutes away, but any destination that is outside of Pierce County qualifies as a Road Trip in my eyes. My favorite Road Trip Snacks include Lemon Snapple and Wasabi Almonds. I say this like I have it all the ... Read More
