Sunday, July 29, 2012

Anniversary Trip...here's to another 35 years!


I'm pretty sure that for most people who look at us that it would come as no big surprise that we are celebrating our 35th wedding anniversary this year. But to me, I'm in a little bit of shock and I kind of go back and forth between feeling like we have been married FOREVER and feeling like we just got married a couple of years ago. I guess when I think about it I really have a hard time remembering what it felt like not being married, and I can honestly say that getting married was the BEST thing I ever did, it simply shocks me that I have been married that long because we still seem like we should be a couple of kids.
 Oh we did have a wonderful time in Seattle. Here are just a few of the things we did. This is us standing in front of Snoqualme Falls...they are even higher than Niagra, but not nearly as wide. I've seen them both though and they are both beautiful.
 This is the Seattle LDS Temple. We enjoyed a pleasant walk around the Temple grounds last Sunday when I took this picture. The grounds are nothing short of spectacular and we really enjoyed all of the succulent plants and grasses and trees. The grounds of our Mesa Temple are super beautiful as well, just different.
 This is the entrance to Pikes Market.  It is a hustling bustling place and we had a good time there looking at all the fish and the produce as well as arts and crafts.
Seattle's famous Gum Wall. Disgusting but kind of like a train wreck, you don't want to look at it but it's hard to turn away. 
This is us at the port on Bainbridge Island. Super duper fun and again, BEAUTIFUL. 
It's interesting. I'm a desert rat, for sure. I loved Washington and it's beautiful trees but honestly, I couldn't live there. Hope I don't ever have too. We were there during the "sunny" time of year and while most days were sunny-ish the rainy or overcast ones are too much for me.  I like rain on Sunday's that's it.  That said, I sure did enjoy being close to a lake. Our hotel room was just a short walk to a lake and we enjoyed that so MUCH.  I guess when I'm missing the beautiful Sammommish lake I will just look outside and stare at my swimming pool and be grateful there is some water there. It isn't the same though...really hard to ride your bike around our pool.

Friday, July 13, 2012

The Pink Room...

I guess you could assume that after having four boys
 I would NEVER have a room in my house
that looked like this:
And if it weren't for a good friend of mine who needed
a place to store her cute Pottery Barn Kitchen and her
Antique table and chairs I never would have...cause I'm
just that CHEAP.
But now that I have a pink room I never want to
live without one again.
Even little boys like pink rooms.
They like to play with paper dolls...of course
I have paper dolls that are boys and that have super hero clothes and fireman and policeman outfits!
That makes a difference.
And they love to make pizza's
and hamburgers
 and boil water for tea...er I mean lemonade.
The boys will even baby sit a doll once in a while,
this room is just that FUN.
Back to the girls...they love this room, and I'm included!
We like to dress dolls and put them to bed, and play with Polly Pockets
(which by the way, are even more annoying that lego's)
 and make all kinds of food and put on aprons
and wash dishes and
boss the little
kids.
And one of us...really likes to pull hair and sweet little
Samantha (American Girl Doll) 
is so patient  that she will let
Ruby
pull her hair to her hearts content.
Yup having
a
Pink Room with all the trimmings
is totally new to us but
I'll tell you what!?
It's not going to be changing colors any time
soon.  Nope, Chase and Lauren
just announced Miss Audrey
will be here in November
and she is going to
love the
Pink Room
as much
as
Jacob
Luke
Nathan
Lyvi
June
Ruby
&
Me!