check one off!

so we have this list...

of things we want to experience before moving from seattle

don't worry we are not moving anytime soon!

but its fun to have a list of things we want to do

so when we are bored we look at the list and pick one!

this friday we decided to go on a date just the three of us :)

we went to dick's drive-in...a seattle landmark!

some fun facts...

they are only in seattle

when they first opened in the 50's their burgers were 19 cents!

the burgers are still cheap

and did i mention yummy!

parker totally enjoyed the experience...a car ride, standing in line outside, back in the car to eat, and then a drive home...then off to bed!

it was fun and we get to check it off the list!

 by the way i've heard you aren't an official seattlite until you've had dick's...

i guess we are official now :)

yummmm...why did we wait so long to try?!?

a weekend of burgers and relaxing!

it was cold this weekend!

and rainy!

perfect for burgers, snuggling and relaxing!

so that's what we did!

 what a weekend for sports! did you catch the Michigan game? we did! whew!

brandon was jumping around which scared parker...who cried :(

 we celebrated with yummy burgers and roasted carrots...yum!

 we enjoyed the burgers so much we had them again on sunday!

and watched the sounders lose to la...boo

all this good food wore parker out :)

fifth anniversary

this past saturday brandon and i celebrated

5 years!

i can't belive we have been married for 5 years already!

its been a wonderful 5 years and we are looking forward to

so many more together!

we celebrated with parker, ray and carissa.

lamb burgers, anyone?

yum!

chocolate cake... thanks kb for the cake!

and pear/apple crisp :)

we had chose to stay in so we could watch the u of m game...

unfortunately they didn't get the message 

and lost!

by the way this is my 100th post! wahoo!

the journey of medium bird

i was just thinking about the last nine months

 and its a bit crazy to think of all that has happened 

and everywhere brandon, medium bird and i have gone!

a quick recap!

portland after thanksgiving 

christmas at the kosters

christmas in michigan and illinois

ice skating

hockey games

lots of baking with yg

retreat at the coast with yg

womens retreat in gig harbor

visit from garth and mary

portland with chengs

visit from my mom and dad

retreat with 20's and 30's group

trip to richland to see allysha and andy

cookouts at golden gardens with jh

erica and kyle in town

garth and mary in town

mission trip to portland with hs

church staff dinner (cooked by brandon!)

more golden gardens

seafair! swimming in lake washington

dinner with pettinga's

plus so many other things i've probably forgotten about!

its been a crazy year...balancing two jobs, lots of trips and events, plus planning for baby deur!

we are so excited and somehow i think this next year will be even more eventful ;)

can't wait!

here are some random pictures from the last couple of weeks!

burger from 8ounce burger bar...went with the chengs this week...so tasty!

blue angels! so loud and fast!

 golden gardens sunset...so peaceful and beautiful!

visitors

my mom and dad were in town this past week.

we had a great time with them.

a quick summary of the trip

yum!

uneeda burger

because you know you want one :)

we had no problem polishing them off!

 ice cream at molly moon's

 dad was beyond psyched

oh salted caramel with vanilla bean...you are too good!

 turtles were out at green lake

mdb got some new clothes...so stylish
 

sushi...yum!

and yes, we did eat it all! amazing!

copper river salmon! so tasty!
lots of walking (to even out all the eating!), baby shop looking,
spending time in the sun...yes the sun!

monday was beautiful, tuesday was the opposite

thanks for the good visit!

yum...

i was in the mood for a burger last night...

for those of you who know me well...this is rare

i ate the whole thing :)

yum!

i blame medium bird