Since Aaron has been working so many hours at work lately, we decided to make the most of his day off and take a road trip up to Mt. Rainier. Our original plan was to take the boys up to Chenuis Falls, a place Aaron and I frequented when we were dating. Here is a pic from the last time we were there when Levi was a baby.
It's hard to believe 6 years have passed since we last were there! (Ummm...what happened to Aaron's hair?!! Haha, love you babe!) OK, to be fair, here's a pic of me from that day as well....jpg)
Well, last year's storms wiped out the road to Chenuis Falls so we weren't able to make it there this time. They said the road might be repaired by this fall so we'll have to try again later. Instead we just hung out by the river and drove around to different spots to view the mountain.
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The boys had a blast throwing rocks and sticks into the Carbon River, which I might add was FREEZING! That glacier water is cold!.jpg)
I was glad to get some of these shots, but even these were tricky seeing as the horseflies were out in FULL FORCE! At one point they were swarming the car, about 30 of them, pelting the windows and trying to get in! Wowzers! Those things are nasty!
Stay tuned for a follow up post when we actually get to see the falls!
Our recent record breaking temps sent us racing to the beach to beat the heat. Amy and I packed the suburban full of food, toys, kids and carseats and headed on out. The excursion started out as a day trip, but ended up being a 4 day mini-vacation! After 3+ stops along the supposedly 2 hour drive to the coast, we could hear echoes of our hubbies saying, "I told you so!!!" But it did not stop us! 
Were we even about to let leg cramps, diarrhea, vomiting, whining or complaining ruin our trip?! I think not! We spent our days running from the beach...
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to the pool...
stopping only to enjoy some very QUIET naptime in between! This was our time to sneak in some Scrabble or cards!
We also were able to enjoy a yummy treat at this ice cream shop....jpg)
and saw some sites...
It was a fun trip!!!
I haven't done one of these in FOREVER. We were getting ready to go out of town so I let the fridge get REALLY bare! Time for Muffin tin Monday! Basically grab any assortment of "bite-sized" foods and throw them in a muffin tin. The kids love it! They especially love eating the foods with toothpicks. Something about it makes boring, ordinary food turn super fun!
One of the things I loved most about Aaron when I first met him was his love and talent for music. Now, as a father, I love that he is passing this passion on to our boys. The boys LOVE to sing and think its a great treat when Daddy lets them bang away on the drums our belt out a tune on the mic. They also cannot wait to play the electric guitar but Daddy says they have to be older for that. I think they're counting the days.
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So I'm finally taking an online class to learn how to use my Photoshop software that I got for Christmas. A few of my friends are taking it too so we're posting our daily projects from the class. Here's day 1. It's of my friend Andrea and I. We're donning our super chic life jackets in preparation for a big pedal boat ride on Gig Harbor.
The prospect of a pretty major gig currently presents itself. So once again I jump on the roller coaster that is the life of a band wife. Last night we did an impromptu photo shoot after Aaron's softball games. Today was spent doing managerial type duties such as networking site designs, organization and preparation. I have literally spent the entire day working on band stuff. I am so worn out. Aaron has been gone since 5AM this morning, not to return until about 10PM tonight and every day this week will apparently be a repeat of this. Here are some of the shots we got last night...(thank you Misty for your amazing editing skills!) I'm pretty happy with how they turned out. Now I just hope all of this is enough to get them the gig!
You can check out their new myspace at www.myspace.com/augustineaudio
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