Travis' Birthday Part 1

Down by the river

At the "campfire" it was fun watching the stars come out!

Beautiful!

On our treasure hunt

I was mad there was no cake:)

Travis turned 30 on June 21st and I wanted to have a fun celebration for him. I decided with his crazy school schedule, it would be great for us to get away for a night and reconnect. All Travis knew is that he needed to take off work Monday and the rest he was clueless to. On Saturday night I gave him a card that told him what time to be ready, what to pack (even hiking boots), and that was it. He was very curious but had no idea what I had up my sleeve. On Sunday morning grandma arrived at our place and we handed off our kids to her and were off. Still Travis doesn't know where we are going, I'm just telling him where to drive to. Once we get onto highway 18 Travis figured out we were going to Cle Elum to Suncadia Resort!!! We stopped in North Bend for lunch and some shopping at the Nike Outlet and then we were off to the resort. As soon as we drove onto the property I knew this was the best decision I could have made to celebrate his birthday. It was amazingly beautiful!!! We were able to check in early and then we decided to go Geocaching(a GPS treasure hunt) around the resort which was one of the activities they offer. It was really fun and Travis was excited because he found a new hobby to do. We spend the afternoon at the pool because the weather was amazing. We had a fancy dinner out at the resort and had a fun night making smores by the fire pits the hotel puts on for you (they are gas). In the morning we went on a 2 mile hike down to the river and it was beautiful. This place was the perfect get-a-way for us. A little outside adventure for Travis, yet not camping for me:)
After we checked out I had another surprise for Travis. Again he didn't know where we were driving to as I gave directions. We ended up at a horse ranch so we could go riding together. I was nervous because my experience with horses is minimal, but it was the perfect thing to do together and something we will never forget. It was a great weekend away and we can't wait to go back to Suncadia again. Happy Birthday Travis!

I I had the horse that she usually puts the little kids on:)

I'm a big girl!:)

Brayden made me a special order sandwich and Peyton handled the cash register

Putting together a totem pole

Waiting for the train, they are so excited!!!!

At the beginning of June on a Thursday I had a free day, nothing planned, no where to go, nothing to do and the kids were already driving me crazy. I decided I needed to do something spontaneous and fun! I checked out my summer calendar (made by my awesome friend Shari) and choose taking the train to downtown Tacoma, going to the Children's Museum, and then check out the Farmer's Market. I was a little nervous because I had never done any of this before, I didn't really know where I was going, or how the kids would act all day. But, with the help of my friend Shari who does this outing often, I made it on the train, got off on the right exit and even made it to the Children's museum without a hitch!:) I got there right when it opened and the kids had such a fun time exploring. Their favorite thing was the sandwich shop and the "farmer's market" they had set up for them. After we were there for awhile we walked around the real farmer's market and tried samples, we then sat down at the park and ate our picnic lunches. It was a really fun day. I think their favorite part was riding the train. The best part of the day is that it was all free!!!! Will definitely be doing that again soon:)