Big Air Auburn
BIG AIR AUBURN, AUBURN, WA :: The twins’ 14th birthday celebration continued with their cousin at Big Air and the former Auburn Super Mall, followed by dinner with their...
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14th Birthday
NORTH CREEK, BOTHELL, WA :: The twins celebrated their 14th birthday over the weekend, starting with a few gifts, board games, and cake at home!
8th Grade
SKYVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL, BOTHELL, WA :: First day of 8th grade!
YMCA Camp Orkila
YMCA CAMP ORKILA, EASTSOUND, WA :: We sent our teenage babies to Camp Orkila on Orcas Island, their first overnight summer camp. They dreaded going all year, but we insisted it...
First Ren Faire
WASHINGTON MIDSUMMER RENAISSANCE FAIRE, SNOHOMISH, WA :: First Ren Faire! The twins spent months planning and crafting their tiefling costumes – horns, tails, and outfits...
Terwilliger Hot Springs
TERWILLIGER HOT SPRINGS, BLUE RIVER, OR :: On the way to Terwilliger Hot Springs from Bend, I enjoyed twisting through the beautiful unburnt areas of the Deschutes and Willamette...
Crater Lake National Park
CRATER LAKE NATIONAL PARK, OR :: My first time visiting Crater Lake National Park, and I was blown away! Sure, it’s a lake in a volcano, but I was not expecting it to be so big...
Alvord Hot Springs
ALVORD HOT SPRINGS, FIELDS, OR :: Alvord Desert is a very large dry lake bed – about eight miles wide and 70 miles long! It’s where Jessi Combs tragically died setting the...
Owyhee River Wilderness
OWYHEE RIVER WILDERNESS, OWYHEE, ID :: After a weekend in Bend, I drove over to a place that sounds like Hawaii, but is spelled Owyhee. Millions of people have been to the former,...
Bend
BEND, OR :: Bend: Bantering and bonding with bosom buddies in breweries, Blockbuster, and boutiques with boardgames, bikes, books, burritos, and birria amongst all the bougie...
The Castle Museum
BURGHOTEL "AUF SCHÖNBURG", OBERWESEL, GERMANY :: Our final day was spent at our castle-hotel exploring the onsite tower museum and enjoying their delicious...
Gutenberg-Museum Mainz
GUTENBERG-MUSEUM MAINZ, MAINZ, GERMANY :: Gutenberg’s movable-type printing press is arguably one of mankind’s greatest inventions, credited with bringing about The Renaissance...
Mainz, Germany
MAINZ, GERMANY :: We checked out market day in Mainz. It was about an hour away from our castle-hotel, and the largest city we visited during our three weeks in Europe. With a...
Secret Garden at the Castle
BURGHOTEL "AUF SCHÖNBURG", OBERWESEL, GERMANY :: A secret garden surrounded our castle-hotel. It’s so secret, we only discovered the entrance on our third visit! Using...
Drosselgasse Rüdesheim
DROSSELGASSE RÜDESHEIM, RÜDESHEIM AM RHEIN, GERMANY :: Rüdesheim is one of the top wine producing regions in Germany, and it also includes a famous alleyway called Drosselgasse,...
Burghotel “Auf Schönburg”
BURGHOTEL "AUF SCHÖNBURG", OBERWESEL, GERMANY :: We have returned for a third time to our favorite castle overlooking the Rhine, Schloss Schönburg in Oberwesel. The town...
Europa-Park
EUROPA-PARK, RUST, GERMANY :: We love Europa-Park! It’s Germany’s largest theme park, and the most visited seasonal theme park in the world. No one beats Disney’s and Universal’s...
Rulantica
RULANTICA, RUST, GERMANY :: We enjoyed two days at the Rulantica water park! With over 50 slides and attractions spread over the area of six football fields, indoors and out,...
Hotel Krønasår
HOTEL KRØNASÅR, RUST, GERMANY :: After “roughing” it through Iceland and Switzerland for two weeks, it was time to relax and indulge in the comforts of our favorite theme park...
Grindelwald, Switzerland
GRINDELWALD, SWITZERLAND :: Sometimes our most memorable travel moments are unplanned. When fleeting from one tourist hot spot to another, we fill ourselves with precious moments...
Glacier Canyon
GLACIER CANYON -GRINDLEWALD, UNTERSEEN, SWITZERLAND :: We explored an impressively deep glacial canyon that was recently featured on the Amazing Race. In that episode, the teams...
Pfingstegg
PFINGSTEGG, GRINDELWALD, SWITZERLAND :: Pfingstegg is a cool little park on the side of the mountain with a fun alpine slide and forest swing coaster. It also has a playground and...
Schynige Platte
SCHYNIGE PLATTE, WILDERSWIL, SWITZERLAND :: Schynige Platte is one of the best trails in the Bernese Oberland! Unfortunately, it requires riding the slowest cog train in the world...
Lindt Swiss Chocolate Heaven
LINDT SWISS CHOCOLATE HEAVEN JUNGFRAUJOCH, INTERLAKEN, SWITZERLAND :: Before leaving Jungfraujoch, we of course had to stop at the world’s highest chocolate store, Lindt’s...
Jungfrau
JUNGFRAU – TOP OF EUROPE, INTERLAKEN, SWITZERLAND :: Some photos from “The Top of Europe” at Jungfraujoch overlooking the Aletsch Glacier, the largest in the Alps. Had some...
