Seattle

Back in June we went to Seattle. Ryan had a business conference, and Beckett & I decided to come along. Beckett was very good on the plane, although not perfect! It was definitely a 2 person job keeping him happy and entertained for the flight!

Also, my pictures are scattered since Chrome doesn't allow for the rearrangement of photos!

Woodland Park Zoo. I just had to get a picture of Beckett with this statue!

We went to Pike's Market Place. There were so many fun little shops from flowers to food to trinkets to artwork. I found a little French Pastry shop that I absolutely loved. Beckett & I went there twice while Ryan was in meetings. It was just fun walking around downtown Seattle. Something that I really loved about Seattle was there were NO billboards!! It was just wonderful!!

Woodland Park Zoo

Woodland Park Zoo

The Space Needle. You can't go to Seattle without stopping by the Space Needle!

The Experience Music Project. This was a pretty cool building. Inside they had two HUGE screens showing music concerts. It was very cool.

This was a fun fountain near the Space Needle. It was pretty cold, but the kids were soaking wet anyway! The water went to music much like the Belagio in Vegas.

Snoqualmie Falls. This was a beautiful waterfall outside of Seattle. The hike was very short to get to the overlook, and was perfect for a short outing with Beckett.

This was on our "hike" back to the car after we saw the Falls.

We ate the most delicious seafood at a place called Steamers. I had fish tacos for the first time there, but this photo is of a delicious salad and fish kabobs. Ryan ordered a burger, but the next time he ordered seafood. I would go back there in a heartbeat. It was absolutely amazing.

We took a ferry to Vashon Island and back. Ryan and I enjoyed the boat ride, and we thought Beckett would enjoy it. We all enjoyed the ride back much more since we went outside.

Shot of the Seattle skyline from our ferry ride.

Beckett & Ryan on the way back to Seattle. We loved our trip. It was a lot of fun, and next time we hope to see more of Seattle, like the gasworks park!

The Big Fire

There is a huge fire near Camp Williams tonight here in Utah. Over 700 homes have been evacuated, and the fire is still raging. You can read a news article here. Ryan and I drove on Frontage Road at the point of the mountain to get these pictures. They're not the best, but just look how huge the fire is! Beautiful disaster comes to mind, and I know there are many families scared and out of their homes tonight.

Update (11 PM, 9/19/2010): Now over 1200 homes have been evacuated and "some structures have caught fire".

5 lb!

Well, I've lost a little over 5 lb. now! Today I bought this purse as my reward. The purse I put in my actual motivator photo was over $1000. No, that's not a typo. I figured 5 lb. was pretty good, but not THAT good! haha. I LOVE my new purse!!! That big pocket on the outside is for my keys, and the smaller one is for my phone. It's just perfect. Here's to the next 5!

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Dieting

I have never made such delicious food in my life. I have this book: 15-Minute Low-Carb Recipes, by Dana Carpender. Here is the amazon link: 15-Minute Low-Carb Recipes.

I've had this cookbook since I got married, but I just have never dabbled in it. I'm really motivated to lose some weight, so I thought I'd give it a try. From Sunday to today, I've lost 3 1/2 pounds. For dinner we've had Parmesan Chicken breasts, Chicken with asparagus and Gruyère, Cashew Crusted Chicken, and tonight we're having Thai-Style Crab Salad in Avocados. They are as delicious as they sound. The best part of this cookbook is that the recipes are super fast. We're ready to eat pretty soon after Ryan comes home. I just LOVE it!!! I can't wait to try more recipes!! :)