We had a wonderful morning spent at the Purple Haze Lavender Farm in Sequim! It was a short drive up the Olympic Peninsula. Purple Haze is a 12 acre certified organic family owned lavender farm. There are around 30 different lavender growers in the Sequim area. Lavender thrives there due to the low rainfall, mild winters and broad valley with …

  We packed up the truck and went camping for the first time since moving to WA! It was our first time taking the kids camping in a tent. We have done camping in my parents camper back in MN which has always gone smoothly. Tent camping had a few more bumps but it was a good learning experience for …

  Today our family completed the Bubble Run 5k!! We turned it into a little family overnight getaway. It was a short commute to the Washington State Fairgrounds in Puyallup. The kids spent last night swimming at the hotel pool and watching cartoons. The weather was perfect for an 8 a.m. event. The Bubble Run was a great choice for …

We had some beautiful weather on Wednesday when we spent some time in Olympic National Park and at Lake Cushman! A short 1.5 hour drive from Bremerton is the perfect distance for a day trip with the kids. It is just short enough that they are still entertained by their toys and books. It is just long enough that they …

We had the pleasure of hosting my brother-in-law, Aaron, for a week while he visited us from Minnesota! It was his first time visiting Washington State. We think we showed him a pretty good time and that was later confirmed when he stated “It has been an absolute blast being here!”   It was overwhelming when Sam and I were …