When we moved the Pacific Northwest, hiking quickly became part of our life. Most weekends we opt for urban hiking on city trails close to our house like Discovery Park or Carkeek Park. Packing up and planning to take two kids under three is a lot of work. When we…
As the holidays and end of 2017 comes to a close, I am hoping to get some time to sit down and reflect on all the memories from the past year. I love taking a few minutes to see what all we accomplished over the last year and use it…
Y’all when I say there is no shortage of fabulous day trips in the Northwest, it’s the truth. We had seen a lot of photos of Diablo Lake on the internet and it was on the top of my list of places to see. After some research on the WTA.org…
Being outdoors and hiking is important to me and always relives my stress, inspires me and helps remind me what to focus on in life. In a world where we are so connected to the internet and social media, it’s always a great escape for a few hours. I don’t…
Ryan and I didn’t hike much until we moved to Arizona for Ryan to attend law school in 2009. Hiking has become a routine part of our life. It’s been a long grey winter in Seattle so we threw out the idea of taking a little trip somewhere warm before…
Sweater (similar) // Tee // Leggings // Boots // Necklace It’s crazy I never had the urge to visit Seattle until I was flown out out for a job interview. I wasn’t too serious at the time about accepting a job and was more excited about exploring a new city.…
Life changes in so many ways when you have kids. A holiday season full of getting dressed up for holiday parties and spending our nights out late no longer exists. We did make it out baby free one night this season. Most of our nights have been eating dinner at…
Lilly Belle Cami // Print shorts (similar) // Ring // Necklaces (here and here) // Sandals (similar) If I got to choose my ideal weekend, it would involve the mountains, water, hiking, family, and being active. This weekend didn’t consist of all of those but we did manage to squeeze in…
It was sunny and hot in Seattle this weekend. Finally, it felt like summer. We ventured to Carkeek Park on Saturday. There is a little beach, picnic areas, a few meadows and even hiking trails. It’s hard to beat the views in the Pacific Northwest on sunny days. Ryan taught…
First backpacking trip was a success! Our neighbor told us about the Enchantments in the Cascade mountains and we were quickly convinced to sign up for the lottery to get a camping permit this summer. Thankfully, Ryan did a good job picking the Stuart Zone for the lottery camping permit…