Saturday, January 16, 2010

Castle Rock


We live at the base of Castle Rock.  If you look really close, you can see Doug and the grandkids on Castle Rock.  They like to hike up to the top in the spring and summer. The deer come down and wander through the neighborhood in the late evening. You can hear the coyotes howling at night and in the latter part of January and early February, the Great Horned Owls look for mates.  Last year, there was one perched on Doug & Cindy's chimney.

Below is a photo of our house taken last winter. We have a  great view of the lights of Wenatchee. We may go to the icicle festival in Leavenworth today.
Leavenworth is a Bavarian themed tourist village about 20 minuites from here. They have many events scattered throughout the year which attract tourist from all over the world. We went to the Salmon Festival and Oktober Fest.  Many tourists come for the big  lighting festival at Christmas time, making it a fun holiday trip.

The holiday decorations are put away and we are all ready for an early spring.  Hope it comes soon.  Jim wants to play golf.  The kids want to play soccer and I want to enjoy sitting outside on the deck again.



January 16, 2010





Winter 2010 - January 16, 2010:

My daughter and husband, Mary and Jim, are building a new house in the Hood canal area. They hope to be in by April.

The video above is taken in front of my house. We watch the deer when they come down and wander around the neighborhood. My son and his wife, Doug and Cindy, live in the brown house in the video that was taken during one of our snows. We live at the base of CastleRock mountain.

Monday, August 6, 2007

Trenton's New Room


Trenton is pretty excited about his new room. He is checking out all of the magazines and design books looking at furniture, colors and decor.

He has changed his mind several times but seems to keep coming back to a pirate theme with a "boat bed".
He has really been into organization lately. He likes to pack and put things away. He even enjoys sweeping and dusting. He spent about an hour the other day folding his clothes and putting them in drawers.

New House, Nice View





New house has a nice view! This is the view that Doug & Cindy will have from their new house (left). It's even better from the top floor.

Our house (photo on right) is across the street.