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Location: North Creek Park, North Creek Trail Date: October 2nd, 2018 Activity: Exploration stroll We started the day with a yoga class taught by instructor Sieh. Then, once we were all limbered up, we headed off to the wetland near the kids’ grandma’s house. I can’t believe I’ve never brought them here before! It wasContinue reading “First Visit to the Wetland!”

Date: September 19th, 2018 Location: Highlands Park, Mill Creek, WA, USA Activity: Stroll to the park A stroll with Gramma! Since she got them the new stroller, their grandma was eager to take them for a spin in it. The higher handle (we’re 5’9”, and it’s actually tall enough for us) and big bicycle-style wheelsContinue reading “Stroll to the Owl Park with Special Guest: Gramma!”

Date: September 16th, 2018 Location: 24th Ave Activity: A quick stroll Second time using the brand new stroller that their Gramma got for them! The first time it was already dark and we walked to Volunteer Park to look at the Space Needle, so no good pics of that. Wanted to get a quick walkContinue reading “An Evening Stroll Down 24th”

Date: September 3rd, 2018 Location: Homer Harris Park, Seattle, WA, USA Activity: Walk in the park It was so nice outside, but a little cooler than it’s been, AND the air quality was good, so we took the kids to a nearby park. They got to explore in their matching tanktops. Leeloo thinks she shouldContinue reading “Visit to Homer Harris Park with tio Jamie”

Date: August 26th-28th, 2018 Location: Gildergreen Grove, Gifford Pinchot National Forest, WA, USA Activity: Camping! I finally get to work on the blog post while I’m actually out camping! Drove out here Sunday night after work, and it was RAINING! If you’re not in the PNW, this might not seem like something to be excitedContinue reading “Gildergreen Grove with tio Jamie”

Activity: Strolling, practicing trail-walking Location: Washington State Arboretum, south end Date: August 13th, 2018 A walk with Cousin Caitie! We walked down to the arboretum, and both kids did great in the backpack even though there was pretty heavy traffic on E Madison. We got there, and hung out in the area with rock stairsContinue reading “The Arboretum with Cousin Caitie”

Activity: Short stroll Location: Plum Tree Park, Seattle, WA Date: 8/7/18 Went to IKEA this morning with the kids’ Tio Jamie, then got home and took them for a short walk. It was pretty warm, so we stayed in the shade and only hung out for a short while. We were originally going to goContinue reading “Plum Tree Park #1”

Activity: Hiking Location: Cougar Mountain, Issaquah, Washington, USA Date: July 24th, 2018 This time we got to bring Tio Jamie to Cougar Mountain with us (but we didn’t manage to get a picture of him!) We explored some different trails this time, and found a creepy tunnel that had been sealed off (and was tooContinue reading “Cougar Mountain with Tio Jamie”

Activity: Camping Location: Olympic National Forest, 1.5 hours out of Montesano, ‘Lorien Outskirts” Date: July 10th-11th, 2018 A camping trip with the kids’ Tio Jamie! It’s summer, so I set up a mosquito-proof seating area (turns out I was missing the mosquito netting ‘ring’, so it was assembled…creatively). Day one featured lots of overcast, completeContinue reading “Attack of the Killer Deer Flies”

Activity: Hiking Location: Cougar Mountain, Issaquah, Washington Date: June 25th, 2018 A quick hike with Auntie Amanda and Cousin Maggie! We found a really exciting area that is all large rocks, so we got to do some bouldering! Leeloo tried to jump up high onto a boulder that I TOLD her she wasn’t going toContinue reading “Return to Cougar Mountain”