snoqualmie falls

we went to this waterfall last sunday and had a little picnic. it was super fun and beautiful. here are some pics.

take me out to the ball game....please!

so the mariners supposedly aren't all that good...and they lost the game we went to last saturday...but we still had a good time! the field is right beside the train tracks and every time a train would drive by, it would blow it's horn. the field is also right next to the seahawks stadium..which parker is dying to go to a game when the season starts. it was my second mlb game and parker's first! Ben and lisa, the owners of elite, bought the office tickets for selling so well! apparently when they went to buy the tickets all the nose-bleed family section tickets were sold out so we got reallly good (and expensive) tickets. so thanks ben and lisa.

Tiger!

for those of you who hadn't heard...tiger won the U.S. Open today. It's a good day at our house to say the least! Parker loves Tiger...sometimes i think Parker thinks he is Tiger.

DAD's

Happy Father's Day! fathers day reminds me of what a great dad i have! he is awesome! we have done so much fun stuff together and he is such a great example to me. he's caring, hard-working, goofy, spiritual, loving,...all the things a good dad should be and more!... and just try to keep up with him on a bike... I love my dad!! Parker's dad, brent, is also an amazing dad! Boy am i grateful for him! because of him, i know parker is going to be an amazing dad because of his dad's great example. If you have ever met him, you know he is the sweetest, most caring man ever. He always makes me feel so great. He loves his family and the church. i just love that guy. such a great dad and father-in-law!

pizza + birthday

we made pizza on sunday with sarah and jordan. still trying to perfect that crust, but it turned out pretty dang good. the bbq was the favorite. we had more friends over that night for games and parker's moms ice cream dessert thingy that is way harder to make than i had guessed and basically turned out to be scrambled mush but still tasted really yummy.parker opened his presents in the morning and had a omelette and smoothie..after work that night we had cake and ice cream over at the office with everyone. it was tylers birthday too so they got to share a cake:) all in all it was a great couple days and to top it off, the five systems parker sold on saturday (yes five!) all got installed on his birthday. yay for parker! he is so amazing.

where in the world...

...is charlene going? a very important peice of mail may be arriving soon at charlene's house. any guesses where she's going?

happy 25th

to the love of my life! happy birthday to my parker! parker is such an amazing husband. i absolutely love being married to him. he is my best friend. he is super thoughtful. he makes me laugh, even if i'm sad or mad. he continually makes me want to be a better person. I love you parker! hope you have a great birthday!

j + j

jon and jen got their bridal pictures taken this weekend in st. george. jen is so beautiful and jon is so handsome! and the photography is awesome. check out their picks by denise hoogland here.

the crab pot

mark + lisa

went downtown again last weekend to meet up with some of parkers family friends, the Stevens. really fun family and a fun place to eat. they basically bring your dinner out in a big metal bowl filled with all this yummy seafood + corn + potatoes, dump it out on butcher paper, hand you a bib and a mallett and let you go at it. definitely a treat! parkers mom and lisa have been friends forever and i hadn't ever met her or her family so we were glad that we were able to meet up with them and their family.

sister kiser

robyn, one of my best friends in the whole world is leaving on a mission tomorow. i can hardly beleive it. she is honestly the epitomy of true friendship. not only is she super understanding, loyal, and loving but she is one of the most energetic, fun-loving, optimistic people i know. we were on cheer for three years together and we survived high school together. we went through young womens together. she convinced me to run my first marathon...and pretty much my second one too. we trained together. she is probably the most disciplined person i know when she sets her mind to something. she amazed when she ran her half iron man! and i know she WiLL do an Iron man someday! haha. robyn is an amazing example to me. parker and i love her and will really miss her while she's in little rock, arkansas. she is going to be such an amazing instrument in heavenly fathers hands like she always has been. good luck robyn! did i mention she makes THE BEST chocolate chip pumpkin bread (pretty much insert any delicious baked good here) ever?! (parker is already missing those!)