Zoo Boo

Yup, another trip to the zoo! This one was 'zoo boo'. Kids could come dressed up in their halloween costumes, although Jessica and I forgot about this and our boys didn't dress up (all was good; not every child there was in costume). Pete and Daniel were going to come, but since Daniel is working extremely long hours, they stayed behind to get some stuff around Daniel's house done. The downside to this visit was the boys were having some attitude issues during the trip. Jessica and I were exhausted and frustrated by the end of the visit. Still, looking back at all the pictures we took, we did have fun.

Northwest Railway Museum

Saturday we took the boys to the Northwest Railway Museum. Last Thanksgiving our cousin Franie gave us two tickets good for one free train ride, so we just had to purchase tickets for the boys. The tickets were going to expire next weekend so we figured we better use them now (a big thank you to Franie!!!). It was an enjoyable adventure. We drove down to North Bend (you can also get on at Snoqualmie, but we wanted to do some shopping afterwards). The air was crisp, it was sunny out, and just really peaceful. The boys were giddy with excitement when they saw the train coming. When we reached the Snoqualmie stop, we decided to get off the train and spend an hour or so looking around the train museum before heading back. The boys wanted to climb up on all the trains (some you could, but most had strict signs saying 'stay off'). Pete, being the engineer, took his time reading all the facts and info, and inspecting the trains in great detail. There was a little gift shop where you could buy lots of train items, especially Thomas the Train. I bought some postcards for the boys' scrapbooks and the children's book "Tootles". On the train ride back we sat in an area of the train where it was completely open (there were safety rails up to prevent anyone from falling out). With the warm sunshine beaming down on us and the feel of the cool air, we almost fell asleep on the ride. We definitely will do the train ride again next year.

Duckabush Trail

The last weekend in September, Peter went out hiking with his buddies Gordon and the Parker brothers (Nick and Nate). Their destination was Duckabush Trail, a 9 mile hike (one way) up in Olympic National Park. Everyone was excited about this hike, especially the Parker brothers, who hadn't been out hiking in quite a while (you should have seen the amount of emails Pete and them exchanged in regards to planning this trip. all three guys were like a bunch of girls-i thought it was cute). From the smell the guys produced and the look of exhaustion on their faces when they returned home, the hike was hard and tiring. They had fun though, because they were all making plans for their next hike together! :)

New Orleans

From October 3-6, Pete went down to New Orleans for "Weftec" (some sort of waterworks convention his work wanted him to attend). His 'partner in crime' while down there was James Gibson, aka "Brother James". He's a salesman for a few of the southern states for the company (Pete was also with him on his Alabama and Chicago trips). Pete enjoyed his time at the convention and going out with co-workers in the evening down Bourbon Street. He said New Orleans is a whole different world down there. He ate plenty of shrimp and took in some jazz music. His hotel (and the convention) was right off the Mississippi River.


"Brother James"

Mississppi River

Pete had to 'donate' some money to get a pic
One place Pete ate dinner