Out And About

It's almost officially summer! We've been enjoying the sunny weather and longer days by getting out and about. 

Last weekend we went to Chelan (Eastern Washington) to visit friends and celebrate their daughter's first birthday. 

I work from home part-time, which means I get to enjoy time during the day with Ollie.  As he gets more active and mobile it is so fun to take him out to play. This week, we've been to the zoo twice, the park, and daily walks. (And in case you were wondering, "Where's Isaac?" - He has been on vacation with G&G M all week... we miss him but we hear he's having a blast!)

Here are photos of our adventures this last week.

Fun in Chelan Celebrating Cote's birthday

Mom & Ollie - Fun Out and About in Seattle

May Trip to Tri-Cities

Last weekend we traveled to eastern Washington to visit Grandma and Grandpa M. Here are a few photos from our recent adventure.

Oliver and Grandma

Isaac and Grandpa

Checking out the sweet trucks at the Kids Fair

Excavator!

The Boys. Pit stop in Cle Elum for dinner on the way back home.

Sunny Adventures in Seattle

What a sunny March we've had in Seattle. Sure, there's been a little rain here and there. But, we've been taking advantage of the sun and enjoying this beautiful place we call home. What have we been up to? Glad you asked.

Here are a few photos of our recent adventures.

Fun at Carkeek, Sounders games, gymnastics, Lil' Kickers soccer, weekend with Teddy, and sailing with Grandma & Grandpa J!

February - A Little of This, A Little of That

February has been a busy, sunny month. Here are a few photos as of late - just a little of this and a little of that.

Walk at Greenlake with Lynn (visiting from New Zealand), and the Jabbusch crew.

Sitting so well!

Fun at Mountlake Terrace pool - A birthday party for one of Isaac's classmates

Costco with the fam

Lantern Brewing 

Fun at Science Center

... Oliver has been a little sick, but a trooper

The 3 Amigos

More February photos are uploaded here. Cheers!

Jackson Hole Get-Away

While Isaac is finishing up his summer vacation with grandma and grandpa, Eric & I escaped to Jackson, WY ("Jackson Hole") for a weekend of hiking, exploring, and relaxing. Jackson is four hours from Park City and at the base of Grand Tetons National Park.

We arrived Friday night in time for a late dinner at the Roadhouse Brewery. We checked into our hostel at Jackson Hole Teton Village. Saturday we had a leisurely breakfast, then drove out to the Lupine Meadows trailhead in the Grand Tetons National Park. On the drive out we saw both a bear and a moose.

We conquered an 11 mile hike (roundtrip) with 3,150' gain. It took us 4 hours including a break at the top to dip our feet in the cool glacier lakes and re-fuel. The type-A'ers in us were quite proud that we smoked the brochure's "6-hour, strenuous" description of the hike.

The hike was amazing -- the panoramic views were breathtaking and we had 3 bear sightings on the hike. Luckily, they were non-aggressive black bears and not interested in us one bit. We had bear spray just in case.

After showering up we headed out to Thai Me Up Brewery for some stellar IPAs and noodles. Then we headed back to the village for the Seahawks game and beers.

Sunday we drove back to Park City after breakfast in Jackson and a few touristy photos. All in all a great weekend get-away.

Hike to Surprise and Amphitheater Lakes, glacier lakes in the Grand Tetons from the Lupine Meadows trailhead

Being Tourists in Jackson Town Square

Meanwhile in Washington... Isaac is having a blast with grandma and grandpa M, but we miss our little dude and will be totally stoked to see him on Tuesday.

More photos here.

Mountain Brewers Beer Fest :: IO and Grandpa

While Eric and I escaped to Idaho Falls for the Mountain Brewers Beer Fest (which I highly recommend), Isaac got to spend time with Grandpa M.

Photo highlights of last weekend:

Isaac and grandpa had a blast while we were gone. Highlights were going to the movie theater for the first time together and the children's festival at city park.

Meanwhile, Eric and I enjoyed the Brewers festival (how can you not!). It's affectionately known as "Utah's best craft beer festival"... in Idaho thanks to conservative liquor laws in Utah, of course.

Moab :: April 2013 Camping Trip

Here are a few photos from a recent "escape the Park City snow" camping trip!  The weather was okay, but we had one very windy afternoon and night in the tent.  Isaac loved being outside the whole weekend and was a great helper at the camp site.

Dad

Our camp site

Breakfast

Arches National Park

We found Tow-Mater!