When we moved to our current address some eight years ago, we didn’t have enough extra budget to remodel the kitchen along with the rest of house. This summer we…

Another birthday, another snowshoeing trip. The day before my 50th birthday party, Jim and I drove east to Snoqualmie Pass and rented some gear to do a short snowshoeing outing.

For my 50th birthday weekend Kim and I flew south to Santa Barbara. It was a cool and rainy weekend, but we found plenty of things to see and do…

I know it took me way too long to post this, but last September we went and saw nephew Jared in California. During a long Labor Day weekend we paid…

Best friend Jim flew up to Portland from Arizona for his 50th birthday trip and I drove down and met him there. The next day we headed west to see…

For my birthday this year Kim and I spent a three-day weekend in the mountain town of Leavenworth. A two-hour drive away, the small town is a popular destination year round…

We didn’t spend all our vacation time on land. We also ventured out onto beaches and on a cruise.

We finally made it out to the 50th state. Kim had actually visited once before when she was 11, but this was my first trip to the Islands of Aloha….

Kim’s mother came up to Seattle in August for her annual visit. She loves our nearby mountains, so for this year’s trip we decided to visit the Crystal Mountain ski…

For the Memorial Day holiday we rode the ferry out to Orcas Island to visit the cabin of our friends Justin and Hanna. Located on the eastern half of the…