Yes Another Trip

Last weekend I went to Washington to visit Aaron, Jen, Morgan and Braylen. It is beautiful country there, with the tall trees and green everywhere. It never even rained and the sun shined all weekend. Morgan was very exited to see me and the first day I was there she was right by my side loving on me. Braylen was a little shy and I think I only got one hug and kiss out of him but everytime he saw me it was, "Hi Aweesa" in his deep voice. They are both such fun and imiginative kids. It was great to be around them.



Jen and the kids took me to Snoqualmie Falls which is very close to their home. It was very beautiful. We also stopped to see the train museum. Braylen is fascinated with trains so he was in heaven.





Jen and I took an overnight trip to see the town of Forks, where the book Twilight is set. Its a very quiet and small town nestled in the mountain. It was about 4 hours from their home along with a ferry ride.




Jen was great and booked us a Twilight themed room at the hotel. All for the effect right. We explored the town and came to the quick conclusion that they did not use any part of the town for the movie. That bummed us out but we still enjoyed our time and had a lot of laughs. There were 2 home designated as the Swan home and Cullen home that we drove by. We drove down to La Push beach but it was windy so we did not spend to much time.




The next morning we went to the Hoh Rainforest it was beautiful. The trees were very tall and moss was growing over everything.






Another day we went to downtown Seattle and walked around the Pike Street Market. They sell fish, fish, and more fish along with fruit/vegetables and gorgeous bouquets of flowers. We also went up to the Space Needle and were able to see the city for a different vantage point.






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It was yet again another amazing trip and I cannot wait to get back there soon. Thanks Aaron, Jen, Morgan, and Braylen for a very fun and eventful weekend.

Happy Birthday to the Best Sister

Annmarie has always been a kind, loving, and fun sister to me. I am so grateful to have her as my sister. We probably were not the normal sisters growing up because we always got along. We may have had our tiffs with another but that never got in the way with what matter the most to us which was our friendship. She is my best friend. Growing up with four brothers was always an adventure but I always had my sister to turn to. We shared a room until she got married and I will always remember those times with each other. I think she got the best gift for her birthday this year, Kendall. Annmarie is such an awesome mother which I always knew she would be and I love to see her interact with Kendall. So Annmarie, thanks for being my sister I would not trade you for the world.

Outer Banks North Carolina

Last week we met up with Alan, Meredith and the girls along with some of Meredith's family in a little town called Duck. Alan found us a great beach house with a lot of room, decks all around the house, and a heated pool and hot tub. We were within walking distance to the beach and the Atlantic Ocean. The ocean was very cold but we had the pool to make up for that. We all had such a wonderful time and it was great spending time with Alan, Meredith, Sofia, and Mirable. The girls are a riot and have such imaginations.

We had a few adventures and saw many sites. We saw three of the four light houses that are on that strech of land, the Carrituck, the Bodi, and Cape Hatteras.

Carrituck

Bodi

Cape Hatteras

The only one we were able to climb up was the Cape Hatteras Light house. Climbing the 248 spiral staircase is like climbing a 12 story building. The staircase was narrow but manageable. Luckily, there were not to many visitors that day and the weather was nice. The view from the top was amazing but windy.

The place where the light house sits today is not its origianl area. It was closer to the sea but the water slowly eroded the land and it became necessary to move the light house. So between 1999 and 2000 the light house was moved 2,870 feet inland and from the top of the light house you can see the path they took to move this enormous building.

Another place we visited was the Wright Brothers Memorial in Kitty Hawk. This is the site where the brothers made their historic flight. They had four different tries that day and the last one came to be their longest one.








What another great family vacation. We had many laughs, night time swimming, great food especially the dinners, and relaxation. We all agree we had an enjoyable time and would do it again in a heart beat. Thanks again Alan and Meredith for the invite and all the fun.

Happy Birthday Jen!

Jen you are such a great sister, friend, listener, vacation companion, shopping partner, and all around classy chic. I am grateful for you and appreciate the example you are to me. I hope your birthday was a special day and that you have an awesome year. I love you!

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Happy Birthday Kennedy!

Our little Kennedy has brought such a sweet spirit along with an awesome smile and laugh into our family. She also can have a feisty attitude but in the end she is always so lovable. One story I have happened when we were in Newport Beach. Gordon and Trisha had gone out for the evening, all of the kids were in bed but for some reason Kennedy did not want any part of that. So I got her out of bed and had just made some popcorn she came and curled right up to me. I know she thought she had pulled one over on me but I did not mind because she and I were enjoying that quiet moment together. I love Kennedy with all my heart and love seeing her growing up.