Author: Katie

Rise and shine, world. It’s Christmas!

Stockings!

I heart my new soda sweater, handmade by Hazel 🙂

Family photo with Santa? Nah… Family photo with Mount Chocorua!

Reading in the sun

Twinning

Heather took us on a groomed loop trail at Tin Mountain

There were several benches irresistible to children

Ditto an Adirondack rocker

One pic of each

This icicle enthusiast had many to choose from

Because Eaton was a winter wonderland

Canopy gazing

Treehouse has the iconic look

But the A-Field/Riding ring area was the winner on this day

Digging until…

There goes Landry!

Also they made this ice wall (Icicle storage facility?)

Second night glow (and pizza)

Frustrated by a broken thermostat? Just take in the view behind me…

Did you want to see more pictures? Because I have some!

Landry set this one up

Can you even believe the beauty of this setting? The winding White River, omg

What in the world is going on, she wonders?

One zany, colorful picture from Zoolights (Nov. 29)

(Another) absolute beaut from Thanksgiving Day

Same day, handsome portrait

And this last one taken while the kids were playing at Owen Beach (Nov. 13)

We ventured into the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest for a Christmas tree!

Within certain parameters — not too close to a body of water, a trailhead, or a campsite, etc. — our permit allowed us to take any tree!

Over, under, behind

Across…

Until this snow-laden evergreen caught our eye

Timber!

The tree sat in the back with the kids and dripped on them the whole way home!

Here’s our little friend all stretched out and decorated

Here comes winter!

We found forests in Bellingham for the holiday!

We started Thursday with a chilly loop hike at the Stimpson Family Nature Reserve

Moss! Ferns! Leaves!

And in the afternoon we descended 51 steep steps…

To hidden Locust Beach

On Friday we failed to see the views from the top of Chuckanut Mountain

Because it was socked in and pouring

But different stairs…

Led to more natural treasures, like curvy trees!

And dry cliff walls with caves!

In a different part of the park we risked the rising tide in another cave (so cool!)

And eventually came inside to swim in the warm hotel pool

Happy Thanksgiving, all!

Still seeking that elusive family photo… all of the “losers” are winners in their own way <3

Hopping around on driftwood

Snugglebomb!

Half and half — look at the color of the water on the overcast side versus the blue sky side. Wild!