I am pretty sad our first camping trip of the year didn’t happen. All of us were looking forward to a long weekend of camping on Whidbey Island. Thankfully we didn’t get the kids hopes up too much about being able to go. I made a point to talk and let them know there was a big possibility we wouldn’t …

I do a bit of hiking with the kids and Freya during the week while Sam is at work. These are usually around 2 miles and pretty easy for the kids. I have been working with them on preparing their own packs with the essentials- layers, food, water, whistle etc. They usually really love carrying their own packs but they …

Getting the kids their own kayaks or paddle boards is something Sam and I have been talking about doing at some point in the future. The kids enjoy riding on the stand up paddle boards with us but there will come a point where they will need their own! We were fortunate enough to be gifted a kayak for Odin …

We completed the Bubble Run 5k again this year! Our family had so much completing this last year we decided to do it again this year! My sister and her husband were here visiting so they ran it along with us and some friends of theirs. It was a lot of fun! Although I think the kids would have had …

  Sam surprised me with stand up paddle boards (SUP) a few weeks ago! Of course they came right as I was starting my work stretch so we didn’t even get out to use them immediately! The timing was good though as we had family coming into town from MN! Sam’s sister Sarah and her family came out for a …