This is our trip to Washington. I know really late, but better late than never right? We started our journey to the great state of Washington around 11 o clock at night and we all took turns driving and as we drove the whole 16 hour car ride there. As we arrived we were greeted by Tiffany and little Adelynn who is probably the cutest little girl ever. Yeah I said it, cutest. Anyw

ay w

e just chilled out and

relaxed while and then we hit up the University of Washington. I thought it was kind of strang

e that we had just gotten done with school and yet we

were going to visit another school. But the architecture there was simply

amazing. There campus was beautiful with a lot of read brick, older buildings since the 1870's,

and an amazing pond as you can see in the p

icture on the right. After that we headed out to meet Dave at Gas Works Park. Which is the picture above and to the left. The park was a great view and had some

super weird people there. A man brought his own Congo drum and was just laying down the beats.

It was really trippy. We then went and saw the troll that is under a bridge. It was pretty sweet. We then went to a pizza joint and had some really g

ood pizza. Dave says try the lemonade it is really

good. So Gary and I tried it. It was good lemonade with some rosemarry or something in it, but then we got the check. $4.50 for a lemonade!!!! Yeah not happy about that one. Anyway our next day we headed to Pikes Place Market. It is a sweet place that is basically one giant outdoor market. There is a pig for some reason there and well I am riding it.

We had a great time. Good thing for great times

then because it sure wasn't going to be great times tomorrow. So we headed to the flower festival that they were having when..... well the picture explains a thousand words, plus a lot of phone calls, and some times lots and lots of grief. Which we all know about so we will just skip that portion of the trip. But as a side note I did end up

trying some fresh honey comb which is amazing just don't eat the waxy comb with it. Gary during that time proposed to Annalie, which was supposed to be on the beach, but weather kind of shot that idea down. They took a hike he proposed and now they will be

married August 21. Basically we did some hikes that were amazing, saw a lot of beautiful green that is Washington and enjoyed our stay in Washington. Just jam packed full of crazy adventures.

Name that Corolla

Here is my corolla, what should we name this beautiful white glorious car. It's time to get creative folks!

The Last of the East Coast

Well, four years have come and gone. Mom, Dad, and Annette came out for graduation. We spent our last days in Maryland sharing with them some of our favorite restaurant spots. After graduation I spent much of my time preparing for the move, while Connie was still hard at work. We were quite successful in selling most of our stuff on craigslist, and only took what would fit in our two cars. Without a microwave though you can see how dangerous warming food in the oven can be. I got so caught up in the packing that I completely forgot about my lunch until it was too late. Once the cars were packed and Connie finished her "last" day at work, we headed North for Palmyra, NY. (I say "last" since she is continuing to work from home much to her dismay).

We hit Palmyra that night around midnight, and by early morning the next day were atop the historic Hill Cumorah. We hiked to the top and read Joseph Smith's account of the events there. We then took a quick stop at the Palmyra temple before visiting the Sacred Grove. There again we found a quiet place to read and reflect upon the wonderful spirit there. On the way out we stopped by the Grandin Building where the BofM was published.

About four hours later we found ourselves within feet of the roaring Niagara Falls. We took a ride on the Maid of the Mist and had front row seats as we ventured into the middle of horseshoe falls. It was pretty exciting to feel the crash of the waves below, and the mist from the falls above while our boat sat idle surrounded by one of the world's seven wonders.

As quickly as we arrived, we were then back on the road toward Kirtland, OH. The next morning we awoke and gathered with the saints at Kirtland for sacrament meeting. We then took tours of the Newel K. Whitney Store and surrounding town sites, ending with the Kirtland temple. We found it quite unfortunate to have the tour headed by the Church of Christ, as it lacked the reverence and spirit that should be present in a temple visited personally by Christ. Nonetheless, it was marvelous to think about the events that transpired within those spiritual walls.

Though the trip was quick, it was jam packed with awesome sites. We arrived home in Michigan the night of our Kirtland adventure, allowing us to have a restful Memorial day following.