Camping at Mt. Rainier

The skies were not pouring with rain on Saturday morning, so with a small amount of faith we all headed up to Mt. Rainier to camp together. Our adventuring group consisted of the Grettons, Febus’s, Diane, Reid and Leigh. The rain held off on Saturday and we had a very fun time. We pitched our…

Willamette Valley

We left our kids at home with Daves parents this past Monday and drove down to the Willamette Valley to do some pinot noir wine tasting. We had a great time together. We stayed at a beautiful bed and breakfast outside of Dundee, ‘The Black Walnut Inn’- it reminded me of Italy. The house is…

Spring in Paris, 2005

We arrived yesterday afternoon and checked into our lodgings at Hotel Le LaVoisier. We headed out to try and stay awake and adjust to the time zone.  We stopped in at a boulangerie/café and had a café au lait and shared a tarte de framboise, oh so yummy.  The weather is nice, sunny on and off…

Cannon Beach, Spring Break 2005

We just got back from Cannon Beach, OR. I love going down there. The drive is a little long, but once I’m there, it just doesn’t matter. Dave and I took the girls (Nate was with his buddy Alex) and my mom, dad and brother met us there. We stayed in a house right on…