Random shots

With a whole day to myself, I decided to go on my own private photo shoot. I only went as far as Marysville ... and only got lost a few times. :)

Whidbey Island photo shoot

Today I met up with an attractive photographer-type fellow and we went on a 5-hr photo shoot on Whidbey Island. It was a total blast!

Back to Olympia

Today we met up with my best friend Autumn and her three girls in Olympia. We went to Tumwater Falls Park, then to the marina, and finally to go play in the fountain. What a fun day!

Sunsets & Beaches

Living five minutes from the beach is amazing.... :D

Oh, go take a hike!

The kids and I met up with Friends from Paramount Christian Church in Olympia, and went on a hike somewhere in the Washington rainforest! It was beautiful and supposed to be easy-moderate... but the first two miles were straight up a steep incline. We also learned it was a 5-mile hike once we got there...

In the river stream thing were these strange rock stacks... every boulder had a little rock standing on it. Either the aliens have come or... someone has too much time on their hands and a bit bottle of superglue...

You're kidding, right? We're only at 3 miles???

This is how Jake opted to get up the trail...

Summer Time!

In June, we finished up the school year - and teachers had, I mean, got to participate in the closing musical program. So Matthew and I sang together ... and I must say, it was actually sort of cool that we will remember the same some forever. :)



Being able to shake my students hands and give them their certificate was awesome, and my one graduating senior - he made us all a little sniffly.

Note the Russian writing behind us - I worked in a Russian church with mostly Russian and Ukrainian students. The only native English speakers in the school were Matthew, and the principal's two children.

We finally moved!

We are thrilled to live in Mukilteo now, just a few minutes from the beach and in a much cleaner, nicer area. Here is a shot from the Whidbey Island ferry and from our apartment complex.