On Monday, May 15, Lewis and I hopped on a plane and flew from Seattle to Portland. We were going to visit my grandfather (George), and his wife, Louise. They live in the quaint town of Ridgefield, WA. The town itself has remained relatively small and unchanged, but the outskirts of the town have exploded with home building. In the past 10 years hundreds of homes have been added, but walking in the actual town, you'd never know it. We love visit Grandpa and Lou...

We arrived in Mount Vernon, Washington early Friday morning to spend some time with Lewis's parents, sister, brother, brother-in-law, niece, nephew, and uncle. Western Washington is breathtakingly beautiful, but man is it cold... and damp. Spending time with family is special, particularly when it happens so rarely. In a wonderful turn of events my sweet Hanna and her husband Mark-Phillip happened to be visiting her parents in the area for the weekend, so we met ...