June 3rd marked our 10 year wedding anniversary! That day I told my hubby that I've loved him for more than half of my life. This is true! I've known him since elementary school and began dating him as a freshman in high school, continuing to date through college and beyond. We have two beautiful daughters and a blessed life! We have many years even beyond the 10 wedded years to celebrate full of amazing memories!
After leaving the girls with my mom for the night we left the afternoon of our anniversary and made our way south stopping in Olympia at the farmer's market where we walked around and ate lunch. We then headed to our destination,
Alderbrook Resort and Spa. We stayed in the resort hotel and had a beautiful top floor, water view room. After checking in we walked around the beautiful grounds and out onto the dock. We had an incredible dinner that evening at the resort restaurant, shrimp appetizer in a orange cream sauce, lobster bisque, king crab, angel hair pasta with shrimp and scallops in a lobster cream sauce. Then they brought us a huge creme brulee for dessert. We had a nice relaxing evening, slept in the next morning and ordered breakfast to our room before going on a hike above the resort.
That next afternoon my mom arrived to the resort with Kyla and Lilly. We were also joined for the weekend by my older sister Ellen, her husband Jesse and their boys Austin and Cole as well as our good friends Hal and Lori (celebrating their 8th anniversary) and their two daughters Haley and Emily. My brother and his wife Amy and their three boys Ethan, Owen and Isaac came and played for the day on Saturday. The weekend was spent relaxing in the sun and on the beach as the kids played, swimming in the saltwater pool and hot tub, roasting marshmallows and making smores. Saturday night we did a big dinner together boiled crab and clams, bbq'd oysters with lots of sides and Champagne Cupcakes for dessert.
The weekend was truly amazing. I picked a few pictures of the many great ones to share. A huge appreciation to my sister Ellen for planning and using her contacts as the great wedding planner she is to arrange such an incredible weekend!
Standing at the end of the dock
Courtyard of the resort
Dock view of the resort
Dock view of the cottages
View of the resort from the hiking trail
Afternoon hike
Kyla and Cole on the beach
Lilly and Emily
the kids on the playground
Lilly was having a blast at the pool and hot tub
At the cottage getting ready to head to the pool
The kittens have been a lot of work, but have also brought us lots of smiles, laughs and joy. Overall I'm glad that my girls were able to experience this. These kittens have been dressed up, carted around, played with, loved and will be wonderful pets for their new families.
It has been nearly five years this next month since my dad passed. I miss him dearly, I think of him often and wish I could wrap my arms around him just once more. I can hardly believe that in the past five years Kyla has grown so much and Lilly has entered our family. How I wish he could have seen and experienced this with us. I look at my brother and I see so much of a resemblance of my dad. It is heart piercing, comforting and wonderful! Happy Father's Day to you! I miss you... I love you!
After leaving the girls with my mom for the night we left the afternoon of our anniversary and made our way south stopping in Olympia at the farmer's market where we walked around and ate lunch. We then headed to our destination, Alderbrook Resort and Spa. We stayed in the resort hotel and had a beautiful top floor, water view room. After checking in we walked around the beautiful grounds and out onto the dock. We had an incredible dinner that evening at the resort restaurant, shrimp appetizer in a orange cream sauce, lobster bisque, king crab, angel hair pasta with shrimp and scallops in a lobster cream sauce. Then they brought us a huge creme brulee for dessert. We had a nice relaxing evening, slept in the next morning and ordered breakfast to our room before going on a hike above the resort.
