Road Trippin' with Casey and Larissa: March 2012

We LOVE Chocolate!!

I've been thinking about starting a "getting to know us" blog for quite a while. But, it is hard to decide where to start. How do you talk to people you don't really know yet???? And what's the best way to share information about your life without sounding like you are bragging or boring???

Since, I still have not quite figured out where to begin, I figured I'd start with something our entire family LOVES. We LOVE Chocolate!!

You can always find it stashed away somewhere in our house. In our lives, it comes in various forms. Hot chocolate, chocolate ice cream, everyday chocolate, just for fun chocolate, chocolate that Dylan won't eat because it is either too dark or has nuts and of course (my favorite) special "you better not touch this without asking me, but I will probably share" chocolate.

Casey and I love to go out to dinner and always hope for a yummy chocolate dessert that we will both love. (Recently we found a great one (El Diablo) at Tango Restaurant). It was a flour-less "sinfully rich dark chocolate cake graced with cayenne, spicy almonds, cocoa nibs, and burnt meringue finished with caramel sauce". (And it is DELICIOUS -- if you like dark chocolate and a little spice!)

Don't even think about it = Belgium Chocolate!

I guess is should be obvious, but also love Halloween and are looking forward to Easter!

Everyday Chocolate!

We LOVE Hiking.

Summers in the Northwest are Spectacular! We do wait for them for a LONG time. One of our favorite things to do in the summer (and sometimes in the winter/fall/spring) is to go hiking. Of course, we also love going to the beach and camping, but often both of these go along with our standard fav of HIKING!

Road Trip to Vancouver, Canada

Vancouver is a fun picturesque city that we like to visit often.

Our Fam at the Lynn Canyon Suspension Bridge.

Larissa and Dylan.

Casey, Dylan, Casey's sister and our neice shopping at Zara (a must do when in Vancouver)!

Dylan and his cousin having fun in the Hotel.

Crossing the Bridge.

BRRRRRR.

Casey's sister and our neice.

Back to the USA!

Road Trip to St. George

G-Pa Roger and Casey

Casey's youngest sister with her husband and new baby girl.

Casey, Dylan and Larissa.

Casey's brother, wife and 3 daughters.

Larissa, Dylan and Casey.

Some of Casey's side of the family.

Road Trip Last Spring to the Tulip Festival

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Family Fourth at Lake Union

We have enjoyed going to Lake Union for the past few years to watch the Fireworks. It is fun to spend the day (rain or shine) hanging out at the park. We have several other families that we know who attend each year and it has been a fun tradition. As a family we enjoy celebrating holidays with friends and family.

Pre-Fireworks Games.

Hanging out with Friends.

Kickin' it with Dad before the show.

The Amazing Fireworks Show at Gasworks on Lake Union.

Casey Likes Building

Casey is often involved in a building project. He loves doing things himself and creating something that was not there before. He constructed a tree house for Dylan in our backyard and it was a big hit with Dylan and all of his friends. Other projects over the past little while have been creating a sundial mirror, putting up a fence in our backyard, shingling our garage and remodeling our kitchen just to name a few. He is always up to something fun and does a great job at everything he sets his mind to accomplishing.

Phase one of the tree house with help from his dad.

Casey admiring the view from the tree house.

Fencing in the back yard.

Creating his sundial mirror.

This is a familiar site around our house.

Casey and Dylan posing by the posts he made.

The final product!

Dylan's Favorite Things: Movies, Chocolate, Indiana Jones, his Mtn. Dog Indy (and taking pictures of his stuff).

In uploading the images from my camera to the computer, I found some interesting pictures. Looks like Dylan took a few pictures of some of his favorite things. He's a pretty good shot for a 6-year-old. ;-)