Happy Birthday
NORTH CREEK, BOTHELL, WA :: Happy Birthday to the best mommy, partner, friend, teacher, provider, hero, and role model this family could ever hope for! We love you! 😘❤️🎂🎉...
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We’re John & Kristie. Here we share our adventures in the Pacific Northwest and beyond, along with the places, projects, and experiences we’ve enjoyed together since 2001. Between 2010 and 2026, this website became quiet while we focused on the greatest adventure of all: raising our kids. We never stopped exploring or taking photographs, but during those years we shared most of our stories and everyday moments on social media instead. To celebrate our 25th anniversary, we brought the website back to life. We’re now gathering those missing years in one place, adding the posts and photographs we previously shared elsewhere and rebuilding this site as a lasting record of our family’s adventures. Thanks for visiting and exploring our story with us. We hope you enjoy looking through the photographs and memories – and we’d love to hear from you in the comments.
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Rockefeller Center
ROCKEFELLER CENTER, NEW YORK, NY :: And we finally wrapped up our fun week in NYC with an evening around Rockefeller Center, including St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Jimmy...
Olive Garden Times Square
OLIVE GARDEN, NEW YORK, NY :: One of the best moments of our NYC trip? Dining at the Manhattan Olive Garden overlooking Times Square! We’re proud OG enthusiasts, having...
The Wild Robot
AMC LOEWS WOODINVILLE 12 THEATER, WOODINVILLE, WA :: It’s not often we go to the movie theaters these days, but an exception was made for a favorite bedtime story turned...
Central Park, New York
CENTRAL PARK, NEW YORK, NY :: A morning stroll through Central Park. We were hoping for more autumn colors, but with the perfect streak of sunny and warm weather we’ve...
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Jessica SmithCreative Web Designer Hey , I’m Jessica Smith I am so happy, my dear friend, so absorbed in the exquisite sense of mere tranquil existence, that I neglect my...
Upper West Side
UPPER WEST SIDE, NY :: We loved the more laid back vibe of the Upper West Side. The Arthouse Hotel was our base for five days in a recently updated...
Only Murders in the Building
THE BELNORD UWS, NEW YORK, NY :: Any other fans of Only Murders in the Building? After our weekend in the Financial District, we transferred to the Upper West Side...
Mercer Labs
MERCER LABS, NEW YORK, NY :: Mercer Labs is a cool gallery of immersive, interactive, trippy, and techy art. Much like the Hopscotch museum we visited in San Antonio, the...
DUMBO, Brooklyn
DUMBO, BROOKLYN, NY :: After crossing the Brooklyn Bridge, we enjoyed exploring the DUMBO neighborhood. Of course we checked out Washington Street, one of the most beautiful in...
Brooklyn Bridge
BROOKLYN BRIDGE, NEW YORK, NY :: Exploring The Seaport and walking across The Brooklyn Bridge! We loved the hyperrealistic swimmer sculptures by Carol Feuerman and the super...
Financial District, Manhattan
FINANCIAL DISTRICT, NEW YORK, NY :: In NYC for a week, working and sightseeing! Stayed at Gild Hall in the Financial District over the weekend and checked out a few...
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About Us
We’re John & Kristie. Here we share our adventures in the Pacific Northwest and beyond, along with the places, projects, and experiences we’ve enjoyed together...
VR Birthday
THE VILLAGE AT TOTEM LAKE, KIRKLAND, WA :: Next on the twins’ 14th birthday celebration agenda was a virtual reality Squid Games competition at Sandbox VR with their best...
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...
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! ✖ Blowing Out Birthday Candles...
8th Grade
SKYVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL, BOTHELL, WA :: First day of 8th grade! ✖ Morning Stroll Along a Tree-Lined Sidewalk Morning at the Door Walking Down a Tree Line on a Rainy...
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...
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...
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Designing Website Bring Your Brand Into the Digital Landscape. A Decade of Experience Turning Brands into Digital Leaders. EventsShows 25th Anniversary Date By John October 22,...
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...
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...
