Camping with two little very active, curious, high energy boys is… quite the adventure! This was our third time tent family camping. We made a few changes, which totally upgraded our experience (borrowed a giant walk-able tent from a friend for Noah and me… it had TWO rooms!) and we camped at our new favorite […]

Camping with two little very active, curious, high energy boys is… quite the adventure! This was our third time tent family camping. We made a few changes, which totally upgraded our experience (borrowed a giant walk-able tent from a friend for Noah and me… it had TWO rooms!) and we camped at our new favorite […]

Part 2 of our camping trip… You can read Part 1 here.  On our last day in Central Oregon, we headed over to the Metolius River and the Wizard Falls Fish Hatchery before driving home to Portland. Um, look at that water! This is NOT photoshopped, it’s actually that clear light blue. It was also […]

Part 2 of our camping trip… You can read Part 1 here.  On our last day in Central Oregon, we headed over to the Metolius River and the Wizard Falls Fish Hatchery before driving home to Portland. Um, look at that water! This is NOT photoshopped, it’s actually that clear light blue. It was also […]

Here’s part 1 of our family tent camping adventures this Summer. This blog post focuses on the time we spent at the campground/Suttle Lake before venturing off to the Metolius River before heading home. We chose Suttle Lake near Central Oregon based on great reviews from friends who visit the same campsite annually. It did not […]

Here’s part 1 of our family tent camping adventures this Summer. This blog post focuses on the time we spent at the campground/Suttle Lake before venturing off to the Metolius River before heading home. We chose Suttle Lake near Central Oregon based on great reviews from friends who visit the same campsite annually. It did not […]

My husband pulled off an epic surprise Christmas present to me this year: a 2 night getaway to a mountain cabin near Mt. hood.  He even arranged for my mom and her twin to come up from Texas and take care of the boys while we were gone. The “cabin” (which I totally imagined a […]

My husband pulled off an epic surprise Christmas present to me this year: a 2 night getaway to a mountain cabin near Mt. hood.  He even arranged for my mom and her twin to come up from Texas and take care of the boys while we were gone. The “cabin” (which I totally imagined a […]

We went on our first family camping trip back in September 2016 to Clear Lake in Mt. Hood National Forest just East of Portland. It’s in a really beautiful area, but beware, there are TWO Clear Lakes in Oregon. Of course, the pictures I kept looking at of the super clear waters were from the one […]

We went on our first family camping trip back in September 2016 to Clear Lake in Mt. Hood National Forest just East of Portland. It’s in a really beautiful area, but beware, there are TWO Clear Lakes in Oregon. Of course, the pictures I kept looking at of the super clear waters were from the one […]

Waaaay back in July when my Dad and family were visiting from Texas, we took a day trip out to Cannon Beach. On the WINDIEST day. It was quite chilly and windy, but the sun was out so, it was pretty.  Sitting here on this chilly, rainy, November day makes me crave a good sunny […]

Waaaay back in July when my Dad and family were visiting from Texas, we took a day trip out to Cannon Beach. On the WINDIEST day. It was quite chilly and windy, but the sun was out so, it was pretty.  Sitting here on this chilly, rainy, November day makes me crave a good sunny […]

After our beautiful friends’ wedding in Crested Butte, Brian and I drove on over to Vail for a couple days of R&R just the two of us. We had a wonderful experience in Vail. Since our previous couple of days were filled with lots of fast-paced fun events with friends, we wanted a more relaxing, […]

After our beautiful friends’ wedding in Crested Butte, Brian and I drove on over to Vail for a couple days of R&R just the two of us. We had a wonderful experience in Vail. Since our previous couple of days were filled with lots of fast-paced fun events with friends, we wanted a more relaxing, […]

Click on the slide show to view larger!! These photos are from the annual family reunion- this year it was in Galveston… I wish we could have stayed the entire week, but 4 days was perfect. I love hanging out with my cousins and family- can’t wait until next year!! It was a great mental […]

Click on the slide show to view larger!! These photos are from the annual family reunion- this year it was in Galveston… I wish we could have stayed the entire week, but 4 days was perfect. I love hanging out with my cousins and family- can’t wait until next year!! It was a great mental […]