Meet Lucy Linh Phung!

In February we went to Southern California to meet the newest addition of our family - our new niece, Lucy Linh.

Deception Pass

A new place we recently explored ...

Skiing at Crystal Mountain

This weekend we went skiing with our Life Group at Crystal Mountain. It was a beautiful day and we had a great time! Our adventure for the day was that we got a little lost on the mountain and ended up on a double black diamond run. It was definitely beyond our experience level, but we did make it down the mountain two hours later. :)

Snow Shoeing at Denny Creek

We went snow shoeing with a few friends at Denny Creek. There was SO much snow! We did get stuck a time or two on the roads and had to get "pushed" out by a truck. It was quite funny ... thank goodness for an older car. :)

Marc getting ready to brave the hill on the sled ...

Marc at the bottom of the hill ... the only thing that stopped the crazy boys who went down face first was their face hitting the snow bank. The girls were much smarter. Gliding gently down on our bottoms ... :)

Mel on her way down.

A beautiful ice waterfall that we hiked to. You'll see below that people were ice climbing up it. It was amazing!

Kyle and Emily ... Marc and Kyle have a mutual friend in OC, so they used to hang out in high school, but haven't seen each other since. Kyle and his girlfriend moved to Seattle a few months ago and we ran into them at the airport on our way home from Christmas. They were brave enough to join us on one of our adventures (and I think they had fun too!).

"It's Too Late to Apologize" ... performed by Jack Vu Phung

This might be the funniest thing I've ever seen. Here's my nephew performing "It's Too Late to Apologize" ... he just turned 4! :)

California Christmas

Here are some photos from our trip down south for Christmas.

Merry Christmas!

SNOW!

We woke up this morning, Dec 14, to SNOW! It is so beautiful.

Tiger Mountain

A beautiful hike at Tiger Mountain ... and a long one too ... about 10 miles

Can you see the tree tops poking through the fog? Gorgeous!

Salmon Run, Flaming Geyeser

Today we saw one of the most AMAZING things ever. We saw dozens of salmon swimming upstream to lay their eggs. The sad part was they actually die along the way. Some of these salmon must have been 2 feet +. It was incredible to watch!

Our friends, Jason & Katie & baby Kayle, were up for visit #2!

Hiking at Mt. Rainier the Day Before Thanksgiving

We had a little too much fun this day!

A fox sitting and begging for food at our car. Don't worry, we didn't feed him! :)

Hiking at Rattlesnake Ridge

(It was cold and we had just hiked to the top of a mountain. Not my best photo ... I know!)

Happy Halloween!

Fall in the Northwest

Cougar Mountain

Hiking with our new friends, Brian & Melanie, at Cougar Mountain.

The San Juan Islands

A cool photo Marc took

Yes, those are Killer Whales!

Over Labor Day my parents drove over from Montana and we visited the San Juan Islands for the weekend. We stayed on Orcas Island and yes, we did see killer whales from the shore! We did a long bike ride. It was very muddy and steep and we ended up carrying our bikes most of the way!

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's Visit

Snoqualmie Falls

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! :)