Strawberry Pickin’
Posted in Family Photos, Quickly on July 10th, 2010 by Todd – Be the first to commentNothing beats a berry straight out of the field.
Nothing beats a berry straight out of the field.
One of the best parts of parenthood are those sweet, innocent naps.
Behold! Nearly a year in coming, our pictures from visiting Mt. Rainier are finally here. We wanted to take the kids to see a mountain – a big mountain – and Mt. Rainier clearly qualified.
I met the love of my life in Bagley Hall at the University of Washington. I literally picked her out as soon as I took my seat in class as the girl I would pursue at my new school in my new town. I was surprised, later, to find her on my bus back to Woodinville (the beloved 522). It must have been fate.
One of the very first attractions I visited on moving to Seattle was Snoqualmie Falls. Snoqualmie was always a go-to attraction when we had visitors and it remains one of my very favorite places to visit. In the rainy season the entire falls can be a wall of water while in the summer only the center comes thundering down.
We arrived in Seattle in the middle of blueberry season so, naturally, we spent many of our afternoons picking delicious berries at the peak of freshness. Those that weren’t gobbled immediately (Henry is well known for this) were saved for the blueberry’s most noble purpose: Marla’s blueberry pie.
The first days of our trip to Seattle last year were memorable: Cora first started crawling just after we arrived. It was magic, after having watched her content to lie on her belly for many months.
Man, those puzzle pieces can be SO FRUSTRATING! I mean, I’m just sitting there minding my own business, trying to pick it up and it just won’t cooperate.
I try every which way and it just won’t come off the floor! AHHHH! GRRRRR!
As we gear up for Swim Team 2010 I thought we’d share more photos from Emma’s swim career last year. This set is from a meet at our “home” pool on Arroyo Vista, with announcer duties performed by the highly popular Mr. Henry, a teacher at Emma’s school.
Nothing beats an excursion to Catalina Island except an excursion with good friends. We took a day-trip to the island with our friends the Engles and had a blast. The trip started a little rough, with Emma E feeling a little sea sick but there was no evidence of it once we arrived back on land and were ready to start the adventure.