Whidbey Island 2011, Andrea's BDay - Double Bluff Dog Park

Flash.

Cold Day; finding shelter in a drift wood structure.

This is what Townsend and Judge would have looked like!

Loving it, or hating it?

The birthday girl!

Andrea and Towno way down the beach!

Kite boarder.

joint birthday bonfire

we had some folks over for a joint birthday party: danelle and sarah. one wanted a bonfire, and one wanted ice cream; so we had both! and washed it down with some funfetti cake!

it was a great evening hanging out in our backyard, watching the flames dance and the stars appear. thanks to all who came out!

Happy 30ish Birthday, Brooke!

Since Brooke's real 30th birthday was 3 days after our arrival to Seattle (read: we only knew 2 people at that point) I thought it fitting to throw him a '30th and 364 days' birthday party this year! We invited some great friends down to the Cedar River for a 'barbecue' and games on a beautiful sunny day.

Doing what guys do best...hang out around the grill...


Maddy and Alaska riding around the park!


Brooke's co-worker, Stosh, found a sweet blackberry spot.


Melia...isn't she adorable?


Grill-master Matt, laughing at himself.


Enjoying some snacks under the shelter. Later that evening we played a few rounds of bocce!


Brooke + cupcakes = happy:) He was hanging out with our friends George, Linda, and Mary Beth.

Birthday meal of choice: Lager, cupcakes, burger, and chips.


Linda Phillips. Can you believe this beautiful, innocent woman beat a man up with her fake purse?...you gotta ask her about that.


Andrea and Jenn. bff.


Check out Janine's shirt...that's hilarious.


It was a beautiful day along the Cedar River!


An aerial view of the evening's activities.


Matt and Matt starting up a game of whiffle ball.


Danelle and Matt...they love posing for shots.


Brooke, smiling at the end of the day. He was one happy camper! He loves any day spent with friends and food!

Thanks to everyone who could come out that day...we both had a great time. You all make us laugh! We are blessed to have you in our community of friends.

Happy Birthday! I am so thankful for you, and I hope this coming year is an amazing one for you. We'll have to work on some of those goals you have...



(Photo credit goes to Danelle Vermuelen...thanks! You're great at what you do)

birthdays, bbq, and whiffleball

we were invited to a birthday bbq and whiffle ball tournament by our friends matt and danelle. since i'm not one to turn down bbq...or whiffle ball...or matt and danelle for that fact, we excepted the invite and headed out to maple valley for a sunny sunday.

fun was had by all, and all were had by fun. [yeah, whatever that means!]

here's a brief synopsis of the whiffle balling.

the birthday boy: matt. complete with an old school
seattle mariner lid.

it was a couples tournament: couple versus couple. the girls
were more competitive then the boys; if you can't tell by the photo.
the couples were, from left to right:
danelle and matt v, andrea and brook t,
megan and matt t, and kayla and aaron y.

andrea was a killer pitcher...i'm glad i didn't have to hit
off of her!

the playing field.

mighty casey. yes, i struck out two or three times. you should
never swing for the fences in whiffle ball...unless you are a fan
of dislocated shoulders!

slugger. she scored two runs... and my heart.

happy early birthday matt! we'll play whiffle ball whenever you want.
but first, i think i need to go ice down my shoulder!

Somebody has a BIRTHDAY TODAY!

andrea at 10 years old!

andrea at 25 years old!

what a beautiful woman! in the place she loves most.

enjoying life the way it was meant to be.

that's ranger andrea to you!

meeting thru-hikers in shenandoah.

she makes my hockey jersey look good!

duckin' it up!

Happy Birthday to the woman of my dreams!

comment, call or email to wish andrea a wonderful birthday!