Thomas the tank engine!

Me and Karissa during the train ride

The view from the train at Snoqualmie Falls

Love this pic! They were glued to the window! It was hard to get a picture of their sweet faces :)

We had a great time riding the real Thomas the tank engine! The kids had a blast and it was so much fun to watch their reactions when they saw Thomas! Fun memories :)

Kenny Chesney flip-flop summer tour!!!

Kenny, Kenny, Kenny!!!

He opened in the middle of the floor on the sound stage with one of his hits- Beer in Mexico!!

Cooling off in the suite before Kenny came on!!

Brooks & Dunn!!



Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland put on Shawn Alexander's jersey during their performance! This is them walking off stage.

Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush (Sugarland!!)

Sara Evans!

The suite!! Let me just say....it was SWEET!!

Me and Molly!!

Qwest field before the show!

My friend and neighbor Molly invited me to the Kenny Chesney concert and it was AMAZING!!! Definitely one of the highlights of my summer! Pat Green, Sara Evas, SUGARLAND (my fav) and Brooks & Dunn opened for Kenny. Qwest field was packed and the energy from the crowd was awesome! We had great seats but we also had access to a private suite (Molly got hooked up cause she works for microsoft!). All the artists were wonderful and it was probably to best concert I've ever been to!

4th of July!

Mom, Danielle & Todd

Katya, Maria and me

We spent the 4th in downtown Seattle and watched the big fireworks show!! It was actually really good! We have interns from Khazakstan, Maria and Katya, so it was fun to spend the holiday with them.

Thanksgiving in June

Uh...I don't even know what to say. Christopher and Todd.....you just never know what to expect........

Dad with Kyler opening birthday presents

People hanging out on the deck!

Cute little Jaden!

Jill hanging out in the car...well, kinda :)

Christopher working hard at the BBQ. Caught in mid-flip! There were at least 50 people there so he was grilling like crazy!


Me and Todd

In thanksgiving of everything God has done for them in the last year, Karissa and Christopher had a "Thanksgiving in June" party. My niece, Rylee, had major kidney surgery a year ago in June and is like a new little girl! They also just finished a huge remodel and now have tons more space! If that wasn't enough Kyler's birthday is in July so we celebrated that too! It was a really fun evening filled with lots of friends & family and much gratitude for all the blessings in our lives.

Making flower pots!

The finished product!

Taking a break from riding bikes to plant flowers in the beautifully painted pots!
Karissa helping out with the flower choices

Rylee riding with NO training wheels! Still needing a little help Karissa helps her get started :)
Hard at work painting the flower pots!

Just another fun afternoon hanging out with Karissa and the kids! They did a wonderful job painting their flower pots and we had tons of fun riding bikes and playing :)