Ebeys Landing - Whidbey Island

Last weekend while up on Whidbey Island we decided to go on a hike to Ebey's Landing. It's a beautiful hike and one that we have hesitated taking the boys on until they were a little older because you basically are hiking on the side of a steep large hill and parts of the trail are fairly narrow and there is no guard rail to protect you. My mom had Dallin for the morning so we decide to go for it seeing as Ryan and I would each have one child to "man", as Luke rides on Ryan's back on the pack. It was a beautiful day, sunny, warm and just the perfect breeze to keep you cool.....what more could you ask for! The hike round trip is about 4.5 miles, half hiking on the hillside and then onto the beach. We made it in just under 2 hours. Very relaxing and beautiful. The boys were champs too!!

View from one of the peaks up top.

The boys, minus Dallin.

Driftwood down on the beach, perfect to make forts with!!

Hiking through the tall beach grass

The boys driftwood fort they built of the beach house later that afternoon!

Cal

Night of Remembrance

Last weekend was a Night of Remembrance for my grandma Lulu up on Whidbey Island at her church building. It was a night for family in the area, ward members, and friends of my grandma's to come together and celebrate her life. It was the great of idea of my cousin Jake, and was pulled of by many family members and a very helpful ward family. It was a wonderful night to remember stories about grandma and hear new ones too. She was very loved by many people and it was a very sweet experience that I will cherish! We had a table in the cultural hall to display photos and memories of grandma. I have posted a few below, some of which I have never seen before. I also posted a few pictures of family, not very many though I wasn't carrying my camera with me the whole time. Anywho, enjoy!

Lulu Christensen - 17 1/2 yrs. old

My beautiful mom and my cousin Davin

Cousins -- Nathan, Grant and Calvin


Uncle Doug and Aunt Skip

Cousin Abby and her dad, my Uncle Byron

Beautiful floral arrangement my Aunt Marjorie put together from flowers out of her garden.