The De La Torre Family

Seattle Photos

Mt. Rainer on a hike we did in August. Can you tell why this place is called "Paradise"?! The wild flowers were in full bloom and gorgeous!

The Famous Space Needle

S, D & E went on an Alaska cruise this summer. It was wonderful because we were able to see them before they left and also for a few days after their cruise since it left out of Seattle. We went to the Point Defiance Zoo, the park, and Snoqualmie Falls. I loved being able to spend time with E and see her developing personality. It was so cute to hear her sing her ABC's all weekend. E ... Tio and Tia LOVE you! :)

Our Trip South

The beautiful bride, Lyndsey

In August we drove to Southern Oregon to attend my friend, Lyndsey's wedding. Unfortunately the wedding was on a Sunday night, so we were only able to go to the rehearsal on Saturday. On our way home on Sunday, we saw other friends who live in Montana but happened to be in Oregon the same weekend. We met up with Sarah and Casey and Ethan and drove slightly out of our way to see Crater Lake on the way home!

E's 2nd Birthday Party!

The Birthday Girl!

A cute family photo of my Sister Liana.

July gave us another excuse to visit California when our niece turned 2! It was a great to spend time with all of our friends and family.

Seattle to Portland Bike Ride

This summer Marc and I rode our bikes 204 miles over two days from Seattle to Portland. There were 9,000 people on this "STP" ride and we rode with about 15 other people for Team World Vision. Thank you to everyone who supported us in raising money for Bikes for Africa ... we had the ride of our lives!

The Olympic National Park

Over the 4th of July Marc and I went to the Olympic National Park. We had a great time exploring its two rain forests, hiking in the rain to waterfalls, seeing the fog covered peaks and Washington coast.

Jeremy & Kelli's Wedding

The Happy Couple

Cousin Keone and Chelsea and Andrea

Aunt Janice & Uncle Brian

In June, Kelli and Jeremy became the real-life Mr. and Mrs. Smith! They were married in my parent's backyard in Montana. It was a beautiful wedding that ended with HUGE storm! The storm about destroyed the tent and tables and all of the guests were frantically clearing tables and holding down the tent (metal poles!) during the thunder and lightning storm. It was a wedding we'll never forget!

Jason & Katie Come to Visit

The weekend after Jackie and Nick were here, we had more visitors! Our friends, Jason and Katie, from our Life Group came for the weekend. We went downtown and visited Katie's cousin who lives in Seattle, took a ferry ride to Vashon Island and had a great time just hanging out!

Our First Visitors

Butchart Gardens

The Empress Hotel

Sunset on the ferry ride home

Our cousins, Jackie and Nick, were our first visitors over Memorial Day weekend, just a couple of weeks after we arrived in Washington! We had a great time with them. The highlight of their visit was our day trip to Victoria on Vancouver Island. We saw the Butchart Gardens and a castle.

Our BIG Move!

May was a big month for us ... we made the big move from Orange County to Federal Way, Washington! It was quite an adventure driving a 14 foot Uhaul and towing a car 1,100 miles. Thankfully we had a safe trip ... the worst part was getting 8 miles to the gallon. :(