Saturday, January 7, 2012

Christmas in Utah - 2011

Oak the Lion and Eve the Wounded Continental Soldier

Oak fell in love with the Hardy's cats. Thank goodness for allergy medicine.

Safety first.

Singing Christmas carols with the cousins.
(Meri, Lily, Claire and Eve)



My cousin Kayla Graham teaching Eve the ropes.

Oak with the miniature horses at my Aunt Ilona's house.

Pictures with Grandma Walker


The Hardys with Great Grandma



The Neuners with Great Grandma. Oak has his shirt off so we could show Grandma how he has Grandpa Walker's large rib cage. I knew we should have named him Oak Wendell.

Eve at the fountain at Temple Square that I remember playing around with my cousins when I was her age.

The Lights on Temple Square. Better than ever.

The Red Cedar Tree. Always a favorite.

Oak loved the Angel Moroni on the East side of the Temple.

The view from Grandpa and Grandma's house.

Deer Creek Reservoire. Heber, Utah

On the Polar Express (The Heber Creeper)


The view from the Miller's cabin in Midway.

On the Rhino.

Clearing the path.

Oak's favorite.

Neuner clan at the Midway cabin.

Mount Timpanogus

Playing with slinkies on the stairs with Aunt Lauren

Oak with his sword and shield from Germany (compliments of Grandpa Bob and Grandma KLynn)

Oak flying airplanes with cousin Will (whom I never saw not wearing those red long johns)


Four Generations

Conclusion, our best visit to Utah yet.

Friday, December 2, 2011

Laura

Just before we moved to Chicago the Hardy kids, Eve, Oak and me went with a friend of mine who is an artist to see her do a painting of the Potomac. She just put it up on her website. That's Oak and me in the right hand corner.

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

At least he won't get mistaken for a girl anymore

Oak has a new hair cut. After looking at his baby pictures, Eve decided Oak looked cuter bald.
I found them in the bathroom yesterday evening. Oak was completely naked while Eve trimmed off his beautiful blonde curls. So sad. Though in the moment I had to put my hand over my mouth so they wouldn't see me laughing.


Monday, November 28, 2011

Thanksgiving Week

Sting rays and turtles and the Shed Aquarium

Kellogg Thanksgiving Dinner; our tuition dollars hard at work

Eve took this one

Forget the pie, they had soft serve!

Celebrated First Advent and the beginning of the Christmas season last night.

Friday, November 18, 2011

For Kim and Dan

This post is dedicated to trying to convince our good friends Kim and Dan that they should move to Seattle. Here we go ...

Knowing Dan, first we have proof that there is good food to be had in Seattle. Boom Noodle. A favorite, as my empty bowl in the foreground testifies.


San Juan Island, Puget Sound

This picture was taken at the park by our house on January 1st. Need I say more? I think not.

Harbor on Puget Sound with Olympic Mountains in the distance. March 6th.

Bridle Trails park in Kirkland very near the Microsoft campus. Good schools, affordable homes.....end of October.

Another picture from the San Juan Islands.

Seward Park with Mercer Island in the background. 15 minutes from downtown Bellevue, 15 minutes from downtown Seattle.

Antelope Island, Great Salt Lake, Utah. Just for kicks.

Crescent Lake, Olympic National Park. 1 hour 15 minutes from downtown Seattle.

Base of Mount Rainier. 2 hours from downtown Seattle.

San Juan Island, Pugent Sound. 2.5 hours from Seattle.

Another picture from San Juan Island.

Rialto Beach, Olympic National Park.

Ho Rain Forest, Olympic National Park.

Cougar Mountain, Issaquah. 25 minutes to Microsoft.

Cascade National Park

Just outside Leavenworth, an old Bavarian town in the Cascades. And look how happy we are!? Convinced?