Kristin's Graduation - Seattle 2009

Woo hoo! Krisi is 18! Can you believe it? She graduated on Saturday June 13, from Auburn Mountainview High School in Auburn, Washington. Jeff and I are so proud of her accomplishments. She graduated with a "Cum Laude" award for a high GPA. This girl has done it all on her own, she hasn't had anybody naggin her to wake up and get to school, she did it on her own! She is a very smart 18 year old with ambitions and dreams. We love her so much! :) Congrats Krisi, we love you and are so proud of you, never stop dreaming and always reach for the stars.


That evening we took Kristin to the Space Needle for dinner - the appetizer we ordered was one of the best things we had ever eaten! Then Jeff and I requested the special orbitor desert for her. All in all it was a great night!


The next day my father and his fun neighbor, Aaron took us out on the boat in the Puget Sound. We saw star fish, jelly fish, and even seals! It was a great experience. Aaron drove us to the largest bridge north of the Golden Gate, I can't remember what it's called, even though I was told twice!! Thanks Ranae for the chocolate cake shots! (1 part Frangelica, 1 part Vodka, finish with a lemon slice!) It really tastes like chocolate cake - our new favorite!

We docked the boat and walked up to this nice restaurant for cocktails and appetizers and took a fun group picture outside of the restaurant. We had a great time!




Before we knew it, it was time to say goodbye! It's always so sad and a hard thing to do.

1st Annual "Fire on the Mountain" Chili Cookoff

This past weekend, we were invited up to Brandon's cabin for the 1st Annual Chili Cookoff. It was a blast, good food, friends, and dogs all equal fun!

I made a vegetarian chili and WON 2nd place! Woo Hoo! I was thinking it was going to take the back seat because it didn't have any meat in it. I was wrong and completely shocked when they announced me as 1st runner up! I jumped out of my seat and started cheering and clapping - it was a GREAT feeling.

Kaia found a boyfriend - his name is Jesse, he's a 2.5 year old yellow lab. She likes 'em young I guess! They couldn't leave each other alone and were VERY attracted to each other. We got this super cute pic of them nosing and then a not so clean (X rated) pic. :)

All in all, it was a very fun weekend... and I WON!! :)