Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Cedar River Salmon

Ahhh!! Blogging drives me crazy!! The pictures never come up in the order I want them to. Oh well, it would take too much time to change them, so here we go again. I also have no idea why this is all underlined.
We have been trying to take the kids to see the Salmon since we moved here. We finally found them. On the day we went to the river there was a group of naturalists (not sure what that means) with an information booth giving out all kinds of information. We met this really nice guide who showed the kids all about the Salmon's journey from the river to the ocean and back to the river. It was really interesting and the kids actually sat listening to this lady for 20 minutes!!
So picture #1 has nothing to do with the salmon, this was part of our walk the night before. The night before we saw the salmon we walked down this really great trail next to the Cedar River. At one point we followed a side trail into the forest and the forest turned into the jungle!! You can see a distinct light difference between this area of the walk and out on the regular trail. The vegetation in this area was so dense. The kids were scared at first, but then it became an adventure.
At last they made it to the river.
Do we dare go through this spooky old tree?..........yes, we dare!

Woodland creatures?


Cutie!... not the baby, his daddy! :) Okay the baby is pretty cute too.

Skipping by the river.


Amazed by the huge decaying salmon swimming around in the tanks at the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery.

See the pinkish black, sticks in the water, those are the salmon.

Just watching the fish.

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Two Sparrows in a Hurricane

I don't know why I still continue to load my pictures after I type, but I do, so you will just have to look first and read later.

Anna and Autumn (our neighbor) waiting for the kids at the bus stop.
Our drive way.

I love this view everytime I turn in the driveway. Walking home from the bus stop.
Caitlyn showing you we have leaves. Yeah!


Wow! where do I begin. We live in Washington now. After the last two months, I feel like a sparrow in a hurricane....trying to find our way. Rhett came over to help me pack and told me that, Two Sparrows in a Hurricane should be Aaron and I's theme song. He is right. Aaron sent out resumes mid-August. Accepted a job the following week. Started work the first of September, and we moved up middle of September. Whew!!!

The kids are loving it. Who knew leaves and slugs could be so entertaining. I have to admit Washington is gorgeous, especially right now with all the fall leaves. I just know I am going to get in a car accident someday. I drive around completely distracted by the beauty around here.

Aaron likes work. His new bosses are good people. He likes the weekends more and always has a new adventure he wants to try out.

Last Weekend we went to cut wood. Our desired goal was not quite accomplished, due to a poorly constructed chain saw, but nobody cared because it was just such a beautiful day and the area we were in was amazing.

We have all decided that living in Washington is like permanently camping (in a cabin). In our area there are bears, cougars, bobcats, coyotes, racoons, elk, and deer. We are constantly on the look out for unwanted "visitors". Fortunately we have only seen the nice ones so far.

We really miss our family and friends. The kids have finally come to the understanding that we can't just get in the car and go see who ever we want. They are having a hard time with the fact that it will just be our family for the holidays. Aaron and I will miss our traditional holiday feasts, but are excited to come up with our own menu. We have a couple of fun things in mind.
Hope all is well for everyone. Thanks to everyone who helped us in this new adventure. We couldn't have done it without you all.