Anna and I took some time away on Saturday to hit a local hotspot for hikers, the trek up to Rattlesnake Ledge. We had a great time-- Anna was strong the whole way, 2 miles and 1100 feet of elevation and we were on the ledge overlooking North Bend, Rattlesnake Lake, Mount...

Spent the better part of the day touring the correctional world in downtown Seattle-- great times with heavy D (Darrin, my boss), K2, and Janita. Learned a lot, had a blast!

Went on a great short hike together last Sunday as a family, and the girls did great! We headed up to Cougar Mountain, one of the great wilderness areas in the Puget Sound, and it's just 15 minutes from downtown Seattle, and 30 minutes away from us in Tacoma. There must...

Well, friends, the word is out. I'm training to summit Mount Rainier. We're looking at a mid-July summit bid. Let the craziness ensue. The pics below are of a training trip I took yesterday up to Mount Si, Seattl'e favorite beast of a trail. It's 4 miles to the summit...

Lots o' picture snapping has been happening recently since we finally boarded the Instagram train. And boy is it fun! Here are some snapshots of the last week... Wondering what you're looking at? Here you go... Ballet class with the little one. She loves it, can you...

  Our youngest lives for the spring bloom. The rhododendron in our front yard lasted about 36 hours before Emi started "pruning it." (see her redesign above) Emi comes from a long line of flower-lovers. Nana loves gardenias, I love crocus and peonies...Aunt Susan loved...

Hey all, Chris here. In case you haven't heard, I love what I do for work. It really is a gift working in the prison ministry of Union Gospel Mission. Great organization, coworkers, ministry... it has it all. But the best part is seeing lives changed by Jesus daily...