Hiking South Sister

The snow is finally gone, and we finally made for the summit of South Sister. At 10,000+ feet tall the hike was a grueling 6 miles UP, and a slippery 6 mile descent DOWN.

I am still shaking the pumice rock out of my shoes.

Needless to say it was all worth it because the views were AMAZING.

Last picture-> ice bath for our legs in Devil's lake.

Surfing at the Oregon Coast

Andrew and I went to the Oregon Coast this weekend with Jenny and Aaron to try our hand at surfing. We had gorgeous warm sunny weather and 5 ft waves, which were perfect learning waves in my opinion! We spent Saturday at Oswald State Park. Andrew and I both had good luck getting out past the breaking waves and being able to stand up right away! After the morning session was over we went to Cannon Beach for lunch, salt water taffy and a nap on the beach.Two Pictures of Cannon Beach and Haystack rock:

From Surfing at the Oregon Beach

From Surfing at the Oregon Beach

After our Nap, we met back up with Jenny and Aaron because the guys wanted to squeeze in another hour of surfing. While the boys were surfing, Jenny and I made a campfire on Indian Beach. I'm kind of glad I didn't go out there again because Aaron said he had a seal get close to him and check him out. I don't know how I would have handled that in the twilight!

The Next Day we were up again bright an early to get another day of surfing in. We headed straight for Indian beach. I was able to capture some video of the boys surfing in the early morning waves.

Picture of Andrew and Aaron getting in the Ocean at Indian Beach:

From Surfing at the Oregon Beach

Being a home owner is hard work.

This past weekend was truly full of labor. Andrew and I have been working around the clock to get our new house put together, and keep up with yard work. Nevertheless - Here are some much awaited pictures of our new place.




Who ever thought our first big purchase for our new place would be a lawn mower? We may have been a little too enthusiastic about our new yard. In addition to the roses and mums, I made the mistake of buying 3 bags of bulbs (tulips, Iris, and daffodils) from Costco. I dug 6 inch holes on every square surface of what could accommodate flowers, but after hours of planting I ran out of room on our property. And I still have 60 ++ bulbs to plant. Come Spring the deer are going to love me!