Lake Days!!

Our ward does the coolest thing... LAKE DAYS!!  Once a week, the warmest day of the week...we all pack up the lunches, lawn chairs, towels and floaties and head to Maple Valley to Lake Wilderness.  

This lake reminds me of being in McCall.  It's so beautiful and perfect for swimming.  The kids love it and have such a great time meeting up with the other kids in the ward.  And I enjoy soaking up the sun and visiting with the ladies.  

Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium

We had a Saturday adventure one day in August.  We drove to Tacoma and went to the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium.  It was pretty good.  We enjoyed all the cool animals and the show they had reminded me of Sea World.  It was a much needed get away and we enjoyed it very much.  Our favorite was watching the Polar Bears wrestle in the water.  Joel had to hurry home cause he got invited to attend a Sounders game.  The Sounders are the pro soccer team from Seattle.  It's fun living in a place that has professional teams.  We also have the Mariners and Safeco Field and of course the Seahawks!!  

Eastman's in Washington!

Our besties came to Seattle to visit us and for their family vacation!  It was so fun to spend time together!  We did all the things we used to...we went on a really cool trail run!  We  went on a hike to rattle snake ridge.  It was really beautiful.  We also went to Seattle and did the space needle and went to eat at Serious Pie.  It was super good.  We bummed around Pikes place and roamed Seattle.  We had them all to ourselves for a whole day and it was the best.  Peas and carrots were back together!