Saturday, April 14, 2012

Over the mountains and through the woods...

To Grandma's house we go.  One of the best parts about living in Yelm was being able to take back roads and White Pass home to Prosser whenever we needed to go.  Such an enjoyable scenic drive especially on a sunny day.  Here are some pictures from the drive, mainly from the Skate Creek area between Ashford and Packwood. 

Highway 7 towards Mt. Rainier National Park

The mountain from Skate Creek Road. 


Skate Creek Road




Skate Creek



Thursday, March 22, 2012

Dear Dad


Dear Dad,

What am I doing? I love daddy, and I love animals and trains and superheros and I have a poster and I love playing outside. And I love playing in the snow and in the dirt too. I like playing at beaches and on the trampoline and that's all. That's what I love to do, that's all that I love to do.  What did you have for breakfast?

Love Micah

micah

Dear Dad


Daddy, it's fun to go to ballet. When we go to ballet tonight, when it's Friday I go to ballet, and when I have a dress and butterfly wings, and when I go to sleep it is fun. You will be far away and when I get to the airport I will give you a big hug.

I had cheerleader pompoms and that's all I want to say. We went to the basketball and when I got in the car when we went home we went tonight. I ate pizza and juice aaaand that's all I want to say. Maddie and Jordan were there.

Love you Hallie.

Monday, March 19, 2012

Mini Adventures


When we were in Virginia, we started a tradition of going on drives every weekend and ever since then we've continued that tradition. This past Sunday I took Micah, Hallie and Maddie for a drive. We ended up at Crow Butte this week. The kids had a great time playing in the sand and searching for treasures. I entertained myself by taking pictures. :)










A few weeks ago, we ended up on the Canyon Road outside of Yakima, we played at a campsite, checked out the river, and went on a short hike. To Micah's delight we even had a train pass us and honk at us.









 
Micah, Hallie and I drove to Dayton several weeks ago and explored the area some. They really wanted to have a picnic even though it was FA-REEZING! I found a place to pull off and we braved the wind for a few minutes and had some cheese and crackers.  It was a fun day, but we greatly missed Tyson.  We explored the town of Dayton, had cookies at a little bakery and browsed around some cute shops.  It was the first time that all 3 of us legitimately enjoyed browsing together in a store.  It was so fun! After our romp around town, we headed out towards the mountains where we accidentally went mud-bogging which was a blast until I realized how stupid it was for me to be by myself with 2 children in the car.  I eventually made it back down the road safely, but learned my lesson- no more solo back road mud bogging!






Sharing sprinkles... Makes me smile :)

 

Saturday, February 4, 2012

 Hallie and Maddie attended a Cheer day camp put on by the High School today. They had a great time practicing this morning and then performing at the game.  Sadly Hal has my coordination... poor girl, but she loves it so that's all that matters!