First Hike to Kick off Summer!

SUCH a great day!! 

Jason and I had so much fun exploring some new trails to connect to some old favorite trails just about an hour from home. The perfect kick off to summer today for Memorial Day! 

timestamp of 9:34 when we hit the trail 

first views across the valley 

beargrass 

hiking up to Putrid Pete's Peak 

first peak in the bag 

at the top of Mt. Defiance - second peak of the day 

Mason Lake - our old favorite lake destination that we do every year for Anna's birthday 

arrows pointing over the peaks we climbed today! 

24 heart rocks brought home :) 

Weekend Festivities

Sikose's Half Birthday on Sunday :) 

Folk Life Festival on Saturday at Seattle Center 

Matt Swanson playing in the band (Erica's husband/ Elizabeth's brother-in-law) 

Riley's Bachelor Weekend (and also Taylor's 21st Birthday!!) in Tahoe 

the line up of the groomsmen and the groom in the middle 

Six Flags shenanigans on the way to their weekend in Tahoe 

What a Way to Start the Day

 

Mission accepted: anytime your kid asks you to join an adventure.

💕

Taylor decided to celebrate his 21st birthday by running 21 miles. Since he’s away this weekend for Riley’s bachelor party, it meant a very early start — so I laced up my running shoes too and ran my miles alongside him from afar at the same time, just so he’d know he had a running buddy cheering him on every step of the way.

This is my favorite kind of “with-ing.” I sure love getting to run alongside this amazing guy.

5 am this morning- getting my stuff ready to go for a 21 mile run "with" Taylor 

mile 1

mile 2 

mile 3 

mile 4 

mile 5 

Taylor's 5th mile 

  

Facetime at 6:11 am as I am near I-90 and Taylor is seeing the sun pour through the trees near Tahoe 

Taylor's views

mile 6

mile 7

mile 8 

mile 9 

mile 10 

mile 11 

Seward Park 

Taylor's trail 

mile 12 

mile 13 

mile 14 

mile 15 

mile 16 

mile 17 

mile 18 

mile 19 

mile 20 

mile 21!!! 

  

WOOHOO!!! Go Taylor!!!!!!!!!!!!

What a way to start the day!!!!!

(and all this before 9 am!) 

alarm set for 12:24 today to celebrate :) 

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