5 Years of Wedded Bliss!

Friday, November 16th was our 5th year wedding anniversary. To celebrate we headed north to Seattle. I have lived in Portland for nine years and I have never been to Seattle.
On the way up to Seattle, we took a detour to Snoqualmie Falls. Then we were off to Seattle for a weekend of eating, drinking and site seeing. We had a wonderful anniversary weekend!

Snoqualmie Falls

Of course, we had to hike down to an area that was "suggested" not to be in due to high water. We had no problems and the view was great.



In case you cannot tell, this is a timer shot. This was on the pier in Seattle.
I fell in love with Seattle. I loved the skyline view at night with all the lights.
Tim on top of the Space Needle. It was pouring rain when we were at the top. About an hour after we left the Space Needle the rain stopped and it was sunny.
Resa on Top of the Space Needle. I was very nervous to be this close to the edge, Tim made me do it.
Pike Street Public Market.

The view from Pier 62/63. Tim loved this area, the views of the city and the water are great from this location.
Resa with The Fisherman. The Fisherman is a restaurant we went to on Friday and Saturday. They have a great view of the harbor and the city. On Friday we watched the ferry boats take the commuters home for the night.

After a few drinks at the Fisherman, Tim got me to put this hat on in one of the tourist shops.

Tim on top of the Smith Tower. When the Smith Tower was completed in 1913, it was the tallest building in the world, outside of New York. The observation deck is on the 35th floor. The next seven floors are a private apartment.

This is a view of Qwest Field (Seahawk's stadium) from the Smith tower.


This was a cool water fall park in the middle of the city, near Smith tower. The park was built by UPS. UPS was founded in Seattle.


View of China Town from Kobe Park. Kobe park is a community garden and park.

This lantern was given to the city of Seattle by the Mayor of Kobe in 1976 to celebrate our bicentennial anniversary.

Smith Tower

Nov Referrals

The CCAA did 8 days of referrals in Oct. so, everyone with a LID of December 8, 2005 and before has been matched with their child.

Fun Fall Weekend with the Girls

We had the pleasure of the girls company this past weekend. Kathleen dropped the girls off Friday after work then she was off for her "date night" with Brock.


Friday night was movie night at the Tyvand's. I made the girls dinner and let them eat dinner while they watched their movies. After the movies, Uncle Timmy read the girls bed time stories. The girls were so tired after a long week of school and Halloween that they requested to go to bed before Uncle Timmy was done with the story.

After a good nights sleep, the girls were refreshed and ready to take on the day. Saturday started with a good breakfast of cereal, eggs and toast. Uncle Timmy was the breakfast chef.



After the girls finished their breakfast they commandeered Uncle Timmy for piggy back rides around the house. They also played hide & seek and searched the house for "treasure".

The "treasure" they found was a chest full of Auntie Resa's purses. Of course, Uncle Timmy made a point of telling the girls that Aunite Resa has a purse problem.

After a fun filled morning at home, we decided to head to the park. We went to the Rose Garden, which is in Washington Park in Downtown Portland. Kiley was a little tired after a busy morning so, Uncle Timmy had to carrier her until she saw how much fun her sister was having smelling the roses.

Ellis taking time to smell the roses.


Ellis and Kiley discovered a ton of rose petals on the ground so, they decided to collect them. Kiley said the rose petals looked like fairy beds. The girls collected the petals and placed them in the rose bushes and in the trees so the fairies would have a place to rest.



Kiley putting down fairy beds.

The girls separating the "fairy beds". Can you see the fairy beds in the bush?


Kiley made these lovely fairy beds, the grass is the pillow and the small petal is the blanket.

Of course I had to take some photos of the beautiful fall colors.

I took this photos because Tim has declared this type of tree to be one of his favorites. I am not sure of the technical name but I have always called them weeping willows.



The girls made leaf bouquets.



We ended the day with lunch at the new Rock & Roll Cafe and ice cream at Baskin Robbins.
We had a great time with the girls and cannot wait to do it again. :)