A couple weeks ago Nelson, Momma D, Ethan and I went to go see the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival.  This is a Tulip Festival that happens every year throughout the month of April.  The area was covered with daffodils and tulips.  There were rows and rows of flowers; it looked like a sea of colors. It was gorgeous!  We were so lucky to have beautiful day.  If you are ever in the Mount Vernon area in April and get a chance to go make sure you take it.  It cost $5 for adults and children under 10 are free.  We each picked out our favorite tulips and took a picture by them; here are Nelson's and mine.

A day at Big White

So today I had the opportunity to Ski at Big White with my brothers. We had bought Geigerrig backpacks. you should check them out  http://www.geigerrig.com/. The backpacks come with a Skullcandy passport that has around 30 free lift tickets at different resorts around the continent and Big White is one of them. The view was amazing, blue skies and a view that stretched out for miles and miles. As we were skiing from where we bought our tickets to the central chair lifts we were cruising down a nice green run. We started down a pretty steep hill and I see my brother almost bite it at the bottom. I think nothing of it until I reach the bottom and the hill flattens out rather abruptly. Luckily my knees held strong and I didn't bottom out literally. The day was filled with beautiful long runs and fun hills. There is a bowl that you can ride the chair lift out of. Its so big that as you are looking around its like a 180 degree view of snow! Very majestic. All in all a great day was had by all at Big White.

Silver Star

Wahoo!! This week Nelson and I are skiing the beautiful land of Canada! We are here with the whole family up at Silver Star. Coming up to Silver Star has been a tradition for Nelson's family for awhile now and I am so glad it is. This is my first big ski trip and it has been a blast. Yesterday was my first day here and it was awesome. Nelson and I took a afternoon lesson which helped me gain more skill and now I feel much more confident on the slopes.

Today was another beautiful day. We went down much more blue runs than yesterday. We even hit up a black diamond on accident. That was a little scary! But I made it down safe and sound. My goal is that by the end of the week I will hit up a black diamond and be able to do it well. Skiing up in a beautiful area with those I love is a great way to spend Valentine's Day. All my love to my family and friends, may you know how much you are loved.

The First Post

So Erica and I wanted to start a blog for a while now. This past Monday we went snowshoeing. We found a trail in Snowqualmie and off the freeway. We strapped on our snowshoes and headed out. At first we started off on the trail, but as we decided to start back we decided it would be more fun to go off the trail a bit. It was a lot of fun walking through the trees. There were a few times where we were the first pair of tracks walking through meadows.