We finally climbed to the top of a mountain, and did get the epic view I’ve been wanting… kind of. Through the trees it was there, and for that I am grateful. To get the 360 degree panorama…
Those of you who know Cedar may know that he lost his front tooth when he was just two. He fell off a couch, hit his tooth, and it needed to be pulled. He’s had a one-toothed smile ever since.…
Oh, that wonderful, beautiful, magical thing that is the seashore. We found it here, and although it is the Sound and not the Ocean, it will certainly do. I miss living right down the street from the sand and…
I thought this was pretty darn amazing. While we were camping with my dad and sitting at the table playing a card game, I pulled out my camera. At first I took a few photos, pictured above. The…
This eclectic assortment of photos tells the super rad story of being with my dad, who drove up from California to visit us for a weekend. We hadn’t seen him in almost two years. We camped, we hammocked, we…
I knew you wanted to see chickens being butchered on your computer screen today! I didn’t know having a chicken-butchering party was a real thing until we were invited to one by our Navy Band/homeschool friends. They are…
So far our mountain hikes here in western Washington are covered in wooded, green, dense forest. Moss, streams, rocks, trees and foliage abound. I love our hikes and the lush forest, yet I crave the mountaintops, and soon I…
As I looked back recently on my blog posts from several years ago, I realized I actually like my posts from before I was trying to be an awesome photographer better than the ones after. When I started learning about…
A lovely beach with a mountain view, an ocean spot with driftwood (to remind us of our favorite Jax beach, Boneyard), a visit from our much-loved Aunt and Uncle, a family backpacking trip (which went surprisingly well!), and…