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Photos from Sun Mountain Lodge in Winthrop Washington

My wife and I recently stayed at Sun Mountain Lodge in Winthrop Washington for a marriage retreat through our church, Life Center Church in Spokane Washington. The trip was very educational and fun. This was the second consecutive year that our church marriage retreat took place at Sun Mountain Lodge. In addition to being at [...]


Cool Photos from West Medical Lake

I snapped a couple of cool photos last Sunday morning at West Medical Lake. West Medical is just a couple miles from my house and a great fishing hole. Enjoy.


Christmas 2009

This year we had 3 Christmas events. The first was with my side of the family the week prior to Christmas and the last two were with Kayla’s family on Christmas Eve and Christmas day. Since I have been too busy lately with work and family to sit down and write I thought I would [...]


New Camera – Canon EOS 7D

Anyone who reads my blog on a regular basis knows I am an amateur landscape photographer. Ever since I was very young I have enjoyed exploring and photographing the Pacific Northwest’s natural wonders. My grandfather taught me the basics of photography when I was very young. Back then we did all of our photography with [...]


The Bahamas – Our Honeymoon Cruise on the Norwegian Sky

For those of you that follow this blog on a regular basis you may have noticed I have been away for quite some time. The last 3 weeks have been very busy. Kayla and I got married on November 14th. Then we went on a honeymoon to the Bahamas which was immediately followed by a [...]


Buck Dodges Hunters by Feasting on my Pumpkins

It is officially deer season in Washington State. I am a fisherman and have never been a big hunter. I have nothing against hunting and have gone myself many times but it I would much rather be fly fishing on a small stream somewhere in the forest. I have never really cared for shooting animals [...]


Kayla’s Fake Bridal Shower


Holden’s 3rd Birthday Party

Yesterday, Kayla and I made the trip to her family farm just outside Ritzville for her Nephew Holden’s 3rd birthday party. It was an outdoor party and we were fortunate enough to enjoy some beautiful early fall weather. At the party I decided to snap a few photos and I thought I would share. Don’t [...]


Starting Tonight: The National Parks: America’s Best Idea

Tonight is the first episode of an exciting new series directed by Ken Burns highlighting the beauty and history of our national parks system. This 6 part series airs on PBS at 10PM Sunday thru Friday of this week. (September 27, 2009 – Oct 2, 2009) This documentary was an enormous effort. The 12 hours [...]


Engagement Photos of Kayla and I

Kayla and I are getting married in just under 2 months on November 14th. We’re very excited to get married and I am particularly excited to have the wedding over with. It is amazing how much time and planning goes into a wedding. It seems like we’re always trying something, reviewing something, or doing something. [...]