Snow in the lowlands! Hooray! It started dumping last night. We took a photo in front of the house before bed. Amanda made homemade milkshakes (to warm up?!). We woke up to a little more snow. We went for a walk to grab coffee. We took some photos and realized that one of my Warby Parker lenses doesn't have anti-glare. Boo. Amanda rocked her new down skirt. We concluded with a net calorie gain via donut pastries.
Let's do it again soon, Mother Nature.
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I wrote a lot of stories about my time with Gianna since she entered our lives 2.5 years ago. I am so thankful to have recorded them here so that I can look back and enjoy our time together. I only wish I wrote more. Read them here.
One of the perks of working at REI is the work-related invitations to enjoy the outdoors. Yukon Trading Company (by way of Marmot) hosted a snow camping event at Mt. Rainier this past weekend for REI employees, so Amanda (as a +1), Jaclyn and I drove up to Paradise midday Saturday. The Yukon crew had all of the tents set-up when we arrived, so all we had to do was drop our stuff in a vacant tent and start exploring!
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The ski resorts have been barren for most of the winter so far, so last weekend we went up to Paradise at Mt. Rainier for some snowshoeing adventure. [flickr_set id="72157639518424934"]
This was one of those alternating years when we go to Indiana for Christmas but still "have Christmas" with my family around the travel. It can be a little stressful traveling and trying to get presents from one place to another but it's fun seeing both sides of our family in short time. Lots of pictures here, but they capture lots of great memories. These photos start with our time in Valparasio and Fort Wayne, Indiana, and then back in Tacoma with my family and the Chaffee's.
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