I’ve never been golfing before. I’ve been hesitant to try–as I’m not always the most coordinated with my hands. I grew up as a soccer player–and feet–I can handle–but hands? Clubs? Ack! My husband’s family is from Central Washington, and nearby to his hometown is the tourist destination of Crescent Bar–a little island on the Columbia River, just off of I-90.  It is described as...

 Don’t even think of missing Moab… Or Bryce Canyon! What are ya…nuts?!! Go fishing! and donate the fish to someone who actually likes fish… Teach your baby to crawl on something other than tile (or at least try) … Eat fresh cherries… Visit Temple Square in Salt Lake City… Time it perfectly for the sunset…what...

Jared decided to wait the arrival of some extraterrestrials… When they didn’t arrive, he instead hoisted some of the kids to the top of the structure. And when the little kids started begging to go up, too…Jared decided to get his hand-dandy work ladder out of the van for them. I shot this photo of Jared’s legs dangling just moments before he decided to JUMP OFF the building. :::shaking head::: I don’t...

In mid-August, Jared’s parents came for a visit, and took Ella home to Washington with them. That means we had 1 1/2 weeks of quiet in the house, because Maiya had no one to fight with!! We then packed up the van, and enjoyed a full-days’ drive up to Washington, where we met up with Ella once again. Maiya helped to entertain Ethan in the car… Next, we took a short drive up to the Grand Coulee Dam area. We enjoyed a...

Okay, so I’m sure there is a better name than “Farmer Day”…but I couldn’t remember it. Anyhow, we visited Quincy, Washington (central Washington farmland), and our trip happened to overlap an activity that the high school puts on for the young kids. We attended in the wind (notice everyone is squinting to try to avoid getting dirt in their eyes!), and got to see some fun animals and farm equipment! ...

So, after our long trek to the Oregon Coast (maybe I’ll post on that later…first I have to find some necessary camera cords, since the photos got saved to the internal memory of the camera)…we went to Washington State!! We generally did nothing (because we all go the flu within a week’s time), but one night when most of us were feeling well, we escaped to the local hardware store. Sometimes I can find it easy to...