Sharing our Love of Whistler

 

We had one more day on our Bike Park Pass so we headed up to Whistler again this weekend.  We decided to bring along our friend Jared and his son Kimball.  It was their first trip up there, and we all had a great time.  I think Jared is already making plans to take his entire family up either for skiing or biking in the coming year.  We had fun showing them the trails and we escaped the day only a couple of minor injuries (thank goodness for helmets)!  The weather was perfect for fall day of biking. 

Taking a ride on the peak to peak tram.

Thanks Jared and Kimball for coming along for the fun and to the bike park, we’ll see you next year!

To those of you waiting for pictures of the backyard, I lost our camera so I haven’t been able to take pictures.  I finally found it, but it’s been raining and I want to take pictures when it is nice and sunny.  Hopefully the weatherman is right and I will be able to take the pictures on Wednesday.  Stay tuned…

Remlinger Farms

A couple of months ago, groupon was running a buy one get one free for Remlinger Farms.  I bought it, thinking it would be a fun afternoon for Jayden and I.  I wasn’t really sure what to expect, other than a petting zoo, but I had heard people say great things about it. 

Yesterday morning I picked up my nephew Jayden and we headed out to carnation.  When we go there, I KNEW Jayden was going to have the time of his life.  We did it all.  Most things we did two or three times.  Here are a few pictures from our day. 

Here’s a quick summary of what we did:  Park, Pony Rides, Canoe Ride, Train Ride, Driving a “real” car, Pedal car course, Hay Maze, Hay Jump Pit, climbing wall, a school bus, a fire truck, Petting Zoo, Roller Coaster, Merry Go Round, Ferris Wheel, Spinning Apple Barrels, and Flying pumpkins. And all for only $12!!! It was a blast.  We both had a lot of fun.  It is definitely something we will do again next year! 

Salmon galore

Over labor day weekend Rob went Salmon fishing with some guys from our ward.  It was basically his first time and he had a great time and did his best to learn all the tricks.  Then, over the last couple of weeks he has been out several times on his own and with others.  He’s pretty much got it down now and comes home with his limit of 4 salmon each time.  I made him give his share away a couple of times only because we don’t have any more room in our freezer! 

The fish is delicious, but cutting them up is not.  Too many little bones!  It takes forever to get them all out.  Rob had some friends over so we decided to try a new marinade and grilled them on the bbq.  It turned out great. If you like salmon, come on over. We’ll gladly grill some up for you!

Finally

WE HAVE A BACKYARD!!!!

pictures coming soon. 

Trip to Rexburg

I decided that I needed to visit my parents at least once this summer.  So on Monday, I told them I was coming on Wednesday.  I also told them that I had invited my friend Mary and her kids to come and stay as well.  On Tuesday, I invited my nephew Jayden to join me for the trip.  When Jayden and I left on Wednesday morning, we sent a text inviting my sisters to come up and join us.  Julie and her two youngest said they would, so by weeks end, my parents had a houseful!  It was great.  The kids played, the adults talked.  We had a great time talking, eating, swimming, dancing, playing outside, playing inside.  It was great. Here’s the pics to prove it.

Thanks to my Mom and Dad for being such great hosts and letting everyone come last minute and all at once.  Thanks to Jackie for letting Jayden come with me.  Thanks to Mary, Tillie and Finch for making the drive from Salt Lake to spend some time with me.  Thanks for Julie for rearranging her work schedule to come up and visit with us.  Thanks to Parker and Halle for making the drive with their mom to come and play with us. 

Rob’s Parents Come to Visit

Bob and Sandy Samsel came to visit.  They stayed for almost a week.  While they were here they helped us a TON in the backyard.  Rob and I were both amazed at how much we were able to get done in the three days the four of us worked on the yard (I will do a post on the yard when it is finally finished. We’re getting close).  We were very grateful for all the help that they gave us.  Hopefully we will have grass before the end of the summer.

While they were here, we did manage to have a little fun.  On the day they arrived, Rob and I took Bob to a Seattle Sounders soccer game (tickets found free on Craigslist of course!).  We had great seats and free food vouchers.  The Sounders won which made it that much better. 

We also went to downtown Seattle to the Crab Pot restaurant.  Bob had seen the restaurant on the show Man vs Food and wanted to try it.  It is a seafood restaurant and they are famous for bringing out bowls full of mussels, clams, crabs, etc and dumping it on you table for all to enjoy.  If you are a seafood fan, this is a great place to eat.  They give you a TON of food.  Both Bob and Rob ate until they were stuffed.  It was a fun experience.

Here we are all prepared for the Feast!

The concept of having food thrown on a table for you to pig out on is kind of disgusting if you think about it, but the food really was delicious.  There aren’t many resturants in the US where it is acceptable to eat with your hands and wear a bib.  

Rob annoyed that I never learned not to play with my food.

Thanks Bob and Sandy for coming to spend time with us and for all the great help in the yard!