End of August Trip to Eugene

Tiger Lily's daycare closed for teacher training the last week of July, so we took the opportunity to visit family in Eugene.  We had fun visiting Granny and Papa, Ginny and Hannah and their dogs, Lacey and Tilly! Granny and Papa have all sorts of good things growing in their yard, including a plum tree!

2013 4th of July in Eugene

We had a great time again in Eugene for the 4th of July weekend.  Aunt Judy, Travis and his fiance Morgan, and Janey joined our merry group for the Butte to Butte this year for even more fun! Hooray for Granny Janny who decided to do it again this year at the last minute and finished strong! And another spectacular family BBQ at the Burgess house.  Thanks so much Mike and Shannon, Marc and Pat! Click the picture below to see 61 photos from the trip.

Tiger Lily and Granny Janny on the Pizza Parlour Merry Go Round

Newfoundland Trip with Grandpa!

Grandpa George took the whole family on an amazing trip to Newfoundland this summer.  We traveled the Avalon peninsula and saw an unbelievable number of wonder things - whales, seabird colonies, an iron mine, light houses, light houses, forts and more light houses! The weather was beautiful and the company grand.  The people of Newfoundland were kind and generous.  If you ever get a chance, you should definitely go!  Thank you so much Grandpa George for the wonderful experience! Click the picture below to see 51 pictures of the trip.

Below is a video compilation of cool things we did on the trip:

Camping at Wenatchee Confluence State Park

We shared a wonderful weekend at Wenatchee Confluence State Park with the Toft family. We had a great big grassy area behind our campsite, a nearby playground and swimming beach! The weather was beautiful and we all had fun. Lessons were learned, such as nobody gets as much sleep as they need when sharing the tent with a toddler. Our friends left Sunday but we decided to stay another night.  We took a wonderful ramble on the Forest Service roads between Peshastin and Cashmere and found all manner of beautiful wildflowers in bloom, including Tiger Lilies!  Click the first picture to see all 73 pictures at once:

Lunch at Swauk Creek Campground

Playing in play tents

At the swim beach on the Columbia river

Sharing home-grown strawberries

Bedtime stories

Tiger Lily with her namesake flower

Father's Day Run

Magnuson Park, Seattle

Tiger Lily's 2nd Run!

Click the photo to see 4 more pictures from the race day.

Breakdance Class!

Tiger Lily's showing off her tattoo from Breakdance class at Massive Monkees studio in Seattle's International District. Click picture to see all pics at once.

Click picture to see all at once

Family trip to Whidbey Island

Beth's boss Jeff and his partner Gail invited us and Beth's co-worker Jason's family to their house on Whidbey Island for the 2013 Memorial Day weekend. We had a fantastic time exploring the tide flats, running around the house and enjoying fresh seafood! Click the picture below to see 139 pictures (really not as bad as it sounds, thanks to updates at Flickr)

Link to 139 pictures from the weekend trip