Saturday, April 05, 2008
Leavenworth and Lederhosen
We took a Barrett family vacation to the Bavarian inspired town of Leavenworth in central Washington. It was gorgeous and sunny and plenty of snow. Take a look at some of the great scenery we got to enjoy.
Volcanos and Birthdays
Cam celebrated his 30th birthday on Feb 19th, Yay!!
We went up to Mt. Rainier, which is 40 minutes drive from my parents house, and is a dormant volcano. We attempted to go skiing (there weren't any trails), but ended up just enjoying the sunny day.
View of Mt. Rainier from my parents house.
a "little bit" of snow!
We went up to Mt. Rainier, which is 40 minutes drive from my parents house, and is a dormant volcano. We attempted to go skiing (there weren't any trails), but ended up just enjoying the sunny day.
View of Mt. Rainier from my parents house.
a "little bit" of snow!
Winter? Spring?
Every morning is a lottery when putting on our shoes and coats. We don't quite know if winter is gone and spring is here; we always have a back up pair of gloves, winter hat, and an umbrella in our backpacks. Last week we had a blizzard come in and a few days of wet, slushy, icy weather. Then all of a sudden the birds are chirping, the sun is out and the flowers are blooming!
Take a look at some pictures that we took last week and this week. What a difference!
a happy little kid and his annoyed grandma.
Alexander Nevskova Monastery, St. Pete
The brightly colored houses down the river from our apartment.
Take a look at some pictures that we took last week and this week. What a difference!
a happy little kid and his annoyed grandma.
Alexander Nevskova Monastery, St. Pete The brightly colored houses down the river from our apartment.
Saturday, February 09, 2008
Road trip to Seaside, Oregon
5-7 Feb 2008
Cam and I celebrated our 1 year anniversary in St. Petersburg by going to an Indonesian restaurant. But we really celebrated by going down to Seaside Oregon and staying at a hotel on the beach. We had no idea that the wind and rain would be so powerful that it would throw the furniture around on the balcony like a bunch of matchsticks. We had a great time on this mini road trip. In Oregon we visited Seaside, Cannon Beach, Hug Point (almost got stuck in a raising tide), and Tillamook (home of Tillamook cheese and ice cream). It was fun to show Cam a little more of the United States – too bad we were having horrible rainy and windy weather and point break waves. Oh well! We had a wonderful time nonetheless. Oh, and Cam got a new camera for an early 30th birthday present. He had fun taking all kinds of pictures (mostly of seagulls).
St. Petersburg in Seattle
4 Feb 2008
Cam and I met up with some friends, Tim and Emily, that lived in St. Petersburg last year. They came to Russia to work as English teachers in a local university and ended up falling in love and they’re going to married within the next couple months. Emily went to university at Seattle Pacific University and Tim is originally from Vancouver, BC. They came down to Seattle to meet up with us and we took the Seattle Underground tour at Pioneer Square. The tour was a historical breeze through the origins of Seattle, and we actually went underground to were city was originally built. There was a huge fire in the late 1800s that demolished the original part of the city and they decided to rebuild, above the older buildings. Our tour guide was pretty funny and a real history buff.
FINALLY a Winter Wonderland
28 Jan 2008
Within the first couple days of arriving back in Seattle we had a winter wonderland (something that we’ve been lacking in St. Petersburg). My parents live outside of the city in the country near the mountains and it was glorious to wake up to snow all over the property and frost and ice on the trees. It disappeared within a couple days :o(
Saturday, January 12, 2008
New Years in Norway
It’s a little late but we want to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. The best way to wind up the busy year is to spend the new year’s festivities with family in Norway. Cam and I were able to take a mini-trip over to Oslo, Norway to see my aunt and cousins and to take in the beautiful scenery.
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