Dad had a saturday off which is pretty rare so we made sure we had a good family activity (brian reagan voice) We went canoeing at the arboretum and under the 520 bridge. It was so fun. I just laughed the whole time. I was in charge of steering our canoe and when smitty would get rowing really fast I would turn us in a circle. Smitty was the only one that had to duck to go under the 520, my poor short family. We saw lots of turtles and blue herrings. We also had to go over a log that had fallen. When we arrived, there were a couple of other canoers and kayakers were just sitting there trying to figure out what to do but my family and I cut infront of everyone and went for it. We all had a different way but we all made it. Afterwards we went to the Portage bay cafe. This is a must if you are visiting, they have a pancake/ waffle bar!!

our second week here, my parents neighbor let us borrow her cabin in Winthrop, Wa so we could celebrate our 5th anniversary early because Smitty will be in a surgery rotation next month and we dont know what his schedule will be like. The cascade pass had just open so we had some really great scenery. We also saw a bear!!! we were driving around a bend in the road and about 30 feet in front of us was a brown bear on the road. we stared at each other for a bit but a car was coming the opposite direction so the bear took off up the mountain. it was pretty cool.
We were going to just stay in Winthrop the whole weekend but when smitty found out that there was more to the cascade loop he wanted to drive the whole thing. The next day we drove to to Lake chelan and topped to have lunch by the water and hike a little. We had wanted to hike in Winthrop but we started on the wrong trail (ran into a group of mules and petted them) and I didn't want to start over, I wanted to keep driving.
After Chelan we finished the loop in Levanworth. This is a cute little german town set at the foot of the mountains, it is so pretty. We couldn't find a hotel room because of a festival so we grabbed some dessert and headed back to the eastside

Graduation extraviganza

we have almost reached the end of the festivities this week. Dane graduated from Institute, business school, the university of Washington and was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Air Force this week and he walked in ALL of them. Hannah had Seminary graduation and High school graduation. I am such a proud big sis and I am so grateful to have such a great family!!!

Smitty also started his first week of his first rotation with a family practice doc on Mercer island. My mom took a picture of him on his first day of work and made hm a lunch with his name spelled with mustard on his sandwich. He loved it!!

It's a start

It has been one week since we moved to scranton, PA. We were so lucky that Smitty's parents, sister and her husband were able to help us out. Minus some car troubles we made it. We totally forgot to celebrate Memorial day because of all the unpacking and sending Smitty's family on their way to DC. Smitty had to leave for Seattle yesterday so I am trying to keep myself busy. This is some of our new place!!

disneyworld #3

Disney World #2

I'm going to Disney World!!

Did you know I have a very smart sister? well I do!! My sister compete in DECA and for the last two years she has made it to nationals. Last year nationals was hosted in Louisville, KY and this year in Orlando. My mom and I have "crashed the party" both years.

The first day was miserable so there is only one pic of me at the buzz lightyear game. I hate how I look but I figured I needed to document that I was there. The other pics are from all my people watching. I LOVE the princess. The pirates were the best subjects because they were so excited to pose for me.