GO HUSKIES!

Zach & Jack got to spend the day at Husky Stadium with Mike & Kevin Goodrich. The morning was spent in a clinic with the football team where the boys got to do drills and have their pictures taken with the Dawgs. In the afternoon they watched the spring game. The part they liked the best, though, was demolishing peanuts in the shell and having "sword" fights with water bottles! Boys will be boys!

Pretty in Pink!

Welcome Emily Ann Rose Mallonee! This precious girl belongs to Carrie's bestest friend since early grade school, Kim (Goodrich) Mallonee. She is one lucky little lady!

He is Risen!

Liz & Zach decked out in their Easter clothes. Bring on the raviolis!

Sisters

My momma and my auntie Pam
In thee my soul shall own combined the sister and the friend. ~Catherine Killigrew

The Beautiful Northwest

Hiking to Marymere Falls,
near Lake Crescent












This is not a backdrop - it is the Olympic Mountains from Hurricane Ridge!











After driving on a very neglected gravel road (did we miss a turn?) and hiking almost a mile, we reached the view that made the effort worth it - Cape Flattery. This is the northwestern most point in the lower United States and it is absolutely beautiful. Mike & Zach are standing on a lookout featuring seastacks; the land in the picture below is Tatoosh Island. We have come to the end of our trip, it is getting late in the day and time to head home on road Carrie named "the road that wouldn't end". We'll have to save exploring the west side of the Olympics for another time!

Olympic Game Farm

We made a few new friends on spring break! We made the loop around the Olympic Peninsula for the first (and might I add the last) time. Our first day was spent heading up the canal with Sequim being our destination. We spent some time with wild animals slobbering all over our car and sticking their heads right in the windows! Mike & Zach rolled their windows up and down throughout the drive. Liz kept her window up at all times. Carrie kept her window down and camera ready - what a blast! We saw lions and tigers and bears, oh my! as well as elk (like the baby on the left) and bison (right), prairie dogs, a white rhino, yaks, peacocks, goats, wolves, fallow deer, and more. I highly recommend this place - bring a loaf of white bread to feed these guys!

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After exploring Sequim (and seeing more deer in people's yards than we could count!) we headed to Port Angeles where we would stay for a couple of days. From there we would take day trips to Lake Crescent (beautiful) and Sol Duc Hot Springs, which was a HUGE disappointment and waste of money. We ate a lot, swam a lot, and rocked out to 80's music - good times! Our last day in PA would not disappoint - the skies were clear and blue and perfect for a trip up to Hurricane Ridge, where the view of the Olympics can't be beat! See photos on my next post!