the bon voyage summer patio dance party

As many of you know, we like to have parties. So when Paul and Alison made plans to move to attend law school we knew their bon voyage party had to be amazing! As Alison and I enjoy dancing like maniacs, even though we look ridiculous, I knew the parties' funtivities had to include some good dance tunes. Curt and I decorated the patio and backyard with tissue paper pom poms, lights, paper lanterns, tiki torches, and a paper flag banner. Needless to say, it was good times. Someone, who shall remain nameless, even sat on their plate of food! Check out these cute pics from the party.

A summer patio party calls for bright colored decorations, brightly colored candy in jars, lemonade and lots of delicious summer food.

Fun paper lanterns and a brightly colored flag banner along the fence.

The flag banner looked adorable against the white fence.

Me and Alison enjoying the funtivities.

Paul and Curt on the "dance floor".

Enjoying our delicious lemonade.

Myself, Emilie and Alison.

The patio full of party go-ers.

More shots of the lights and paper lanterns.

Alison and Staci.

Thanks to everyone who attended, danced, ate food, and just had a good time. It was one of the funnest parties to date!

redfish lake

Earlier this month we made our annual trek to Redfish Lake and, as always, it was fantastic! Here are the pictures to photo document our wonderful trip with Paul and Alison.

Samson and Rizzo all packed and en route.

Curt and Paul at our campsite.

Me and Alison.

Curt and Paul getting their cruisers, Woody and Major, ready to go.

Our cruiser bikes; Bluesy, Honey, Woody and Major. Don't they look great!

Paul and Alison on the river trail.

Mine and Alison's glitter toes! (They match our bikes.)

Me and Alison.

Redfish Lake with Mt. Mogul and Mt. Heyburn.

This little beauty is brought to you by the dazzling photography styles of Alison and Paul.

The Fab Four at the lake.

It was amazing! Thanks for all the fun memories!

i heart paul

Paul was incredible! There are no words to describe it except amazing! He was having a great time, we were having a great time, the whole stadium was having a great time. Clearly he does this because he still enjoys the music, the performing, and the fans. Now, I have been lucky enough to see a living legend perform. And he looked great too. Really great.

christmas in july

I am getting my christmas present a bit early this year. Today to be exact. Tonight Curt and I are going to see Sir Paul McCartney at Rio Tinto Stadium! That's right! Paul McCartney! I'm so unbelievably excited it's ridiculous! I think Paul McCartney is the most amazingly talented artist in history and I get to watch him in action! Hopefully I'll be able to get some pics from the concert so stayed tuned for more Paul.

manzanita

I realize it has been awhile, but not only am I back, I'm back with pictures from our fabulous trip to the Oregon Coast. Last week Curt and I headed to the pacific northwest for a relaxing getaway with family. Manzanita to be specific, which is about 45 minutes south of Astoria. And what a great time we had, I am officially in love with the Oregon Coast. All the rain and cool weather is just fine by me.

Curt and I enjoying the sand in front of our beach house.

One day we drove to Cape Meares to see the lighthouse and this crazy old tree called "Octopus Tree". It's hundreds of years old and "experts" aren't quite sure how it formed the way it did.

Here's a shot from Cape Meares. Anyone else thinking Goonies?

This is the lighthouse at Cape Meares. Notice the broken glass panels? A couple months ago, some young hoodlums fired twelve rounds into the lighthouse, which has not only infuriated locals and lighthouse workers, but caused over $500,000 worth of damages. Punks.

Me at Cape Meares.

Another shot from Cape Meares looking the other direction.

Curt flying his kite on the beach.

Paul, this picture really is for you. The second his kite was in the air he said, "Look at me now Paul!"

Sunset on Manzanita Bay.

This is Hug Point, which was such good times. At low tide, we walked around a point and had access to amazing beach, caves, and this beautiful little waterfall.

We discovered a pool of sea anemones, danced on the beach with the fam, and collected sand dollars. Needless to say, we had a great time and, luckily, this was the nicest day we had, warm and sunny.

The city of Manzanita.

What a fun trip! I can definitely see this becoming a tradition. Thanks to Curt and you great Seattle-ites for making this vacation so memorable!