Back at it!

Been way too long since I have blogged about our lives...and I have missed it!

Summer is almost over, school is about to begin, and lots of things are happening!

Stay tuned!

Red Mill

There is a show on the Travel Channel called Man vs Food. Luke and I love it. The concept behind the show is that Adam, travels from city to city throughout the United States, and goes to the special diners, burger joints etc., that all of the locals living there go to. He also will go to the places that have the food challenges. Like the biggest burger, who can eat the entire 72 oz. steak in under an hour, etc. Well recently, he did an episode in Seattle, which was our next weekend vacation destination. So, when Red Mill Burgers was featured, and our mouths were left watering, we decided it needed to be a pit stop on our trip. After driving around in Seattle, we asked a police officer for directions, and he ended up giving us an escort!

Following "The Man".


Destination found!



The girls enjoying shakes, and burgers.



Sam and the love of his life.




These onion rings were rated the BEST in the country

according to GQ Magazine. I just might have to agree.

Tossed in an ingenious cornmeal batter, and served with tarter sauce,

its a perfect combination.
Oh, and did I mention CHEAP?

The burgers are huge, and range between 5 and 7 bucks.
And, all of our bellys were satisfied.
Hit this place up on your next trip.

There are a few locations to choose from.

15

My baby girl...

is Fifteen.

She is a beautiful, sweet, funny, kind, caring, smart, energetic, imaginative, athletic, thoughtful, compassionate young woman.

But still my baby girl.

California

Was everything we thought it would be and more!

Yoda

Yoda has always preferred to sleep in odd places. While in the backyard, he will jump up onto

a chair and sleep. He has even crawled inside the empty kiddie pool and sprawled

out for an afternoon nap.

Since we have moved however, Yoda has taken a particular liking to the bay window shelf in our living room. He doesn't care if the curtains are open or shut, he just climbs right up and plops right down. It does get very warm in there, so I am wondering if with the fresh cut flowers and the candles, perhaps he thinks it is his very own spa.

He just makes all of us smile.

Summer

At last, has arrived.

Andie

My youngest sister Holly, and my niece Andrea, are visiting from Texas for a few months. Luke had a week long business trip so I saw it as the perfect opportunity to get some quality time with my sister and my beautiful niece. In just one week, Andie had many adventures...

Meeting a new litter of Labrador puppies....

Enjoying her own bowl of Mac & Cheese at Calamity Jae's in Sandy, Oregon.

Pretending she was a new Labrador puppy.

Cooling down with a taste of summer....popcycles!

And what girl can resist a hot tub?

This little one has captured my heart and makes me melt with her every word and expression. What a blessing to have had a whole week with her.