September brought a visit from Grandma Chris to take care of the kids while Jess went (all by herself!!) to be the weekend event photographer for a big Multiple Sclerosis Bike Ride on Whidbey Island, which was a big and new opportunity…
After hiking in the Jewel Basin (in Kalispell), our little clan bid farewell to the family and headed south of Missoula for a few final days of camping. This time the weather was perfect, the lake was refreshing,…
After being driven by the weather from our beloved campground, we opted to head home to Kalispell for a hike in the Jewel Basin. I did this hike once before while living in Kalispell during Matt’s deployment. Matt and…
July began with a wild Bremerton Fourth of July, Matt’s Navy Rock Band performances, a family hike or two, and then a trip to Montana for Matt’s leave. We went to our favorite camping and hiking spot, way…
Matt was out of town a lot, so the kids and I did a lot of adventuring (although we did have some adventures with Matt, too). More beaching with friends on hot days, a hike up Gold Mountain to…
May brought warm days and beach, a soccer game, Matt leading our UU church choir (and lots more fun days enjoying our church), Cedar the chef and Cedar the scientist (making dry-ice ice-cream and dry ice explosions with…
