Alaska Cruise

Here are some pictures from our Alaska Cruise in August. We stayed at my sister's house the night before we left, and drove to Seattle where we boarded our ship, the Golden Princess. It was an awesome vacation. It was to celebrate my parents' 40th Anniversary.

Our room was above that "12" lifeboat sign The view from the ship My Dad My mom with her Anniversary present (necklace) on

Zoo Trip with Tasha

We took a trip to Tacoma in July. Our main purpose was for Brian to have Lasik eye surgery in Renton, but we stayed with my sister Tasha. We stayed for a visit and took a trip to the zoo. It's a really good zoo. If you're ever in Tacoma, you should go.

These seahorses are somewhere around an inch long (or less):

Sumatran Tiger:

The biggest walrus in this aquarium weighs over 3000 pounds. Wow!smiling with the puffins:
Emma's favorite...snakes!

Cannon Beach

We took an actual vacation to Cannon Beach, OR in June with Brian's family. It was fun, a nice break from retaining wall blocks, and the first REAL (more than one day) vacation we have had in years. We had a neat room that faced the ocean, and just across the way from our little porch were the stairs down to the beach. Most of the pictures are mine, but some are from Brian's brother Shaun. Enjoy. Or else.

The long drive there - nap time
The first night's sunset
We didn't make this but I wish we were that creative!



The new skim board - super fun! Can't wait until next year.
Brian's mom and dad...and Haystack rock

I'm giving the board a try...

Look Ma, no feet!
Where'd they go? Emma, Ilse, Rachel, Deitrich
Judy & Gary

Shaun's awesome sunset pictures
Yoga anyone?

Eating Chinese in Seaside
Wii!
Girls at Cranky Sue's