Father's Day 2013

Hello All!

I don't know about you, but my father is probably one of the most difficult people I have ever tired shopping for.

He doesn't like any of the "normal" Father's Day type stuff like fishing or golfing or any of that cliche stuff. And if he finds something he likes he doesn't stop and think "hey, I'll tell people about this so they can get it for me as a gift", he just buys it. No second thought. He also does not appreciate useless or sentimental gifts. I have tried many of these over the years.

Long story short, I usually just ask him and he already knows what he's getting.

For Father's Day this year I sort of came up with a genius idea! (well I think it's genius) 

The idea started with from one of my super crafty friends who had made those bottle caps at Hobby Lobby into magnets and the other half came from wondering around Michael's trying to find those bottle caps (which I couldn't).

I made him Gear Magnets.

I used little plastic gears I found, glue, and magnets. 

So easy! And I really like how they turned out!

 

 Love you Daddy, Happy Father's Day!

Hope everyone has a great Father's Day weekend!

Canoeing

 I don't have a whole lot to say about this adventure.

Not to say that it wasn't great, just that there isn't much to explain and you can see the beauty in the pictures. 

The University of Washington does canoe rentals on Lake Union for a decent price.

Both of which are awesome in my book!

A friend and I decided to go while she was in town visiting.

The weather was amazingly warm and everything so green!

 

If you'd like to go, here is the link with information.

Have a great and safe Memorial Day weekend!

Grand Ridge Park

I love to go hiking, but unfortunately my favorite hiking buddy still lives in New Mexico. 

Her coming to visit was the perfect opportunity to go explore a trail up here. 

I saw Grand Ridge Park in a local magazine, raving about the beautiful trails. 

Sounded good enough.

The park isn't all that close (it was probably about 45 minutes away from us), but great none the less. 

We hiked for about an hour then decided to turn back around.

The weather was great, sunny without being hot. 

The hike was beautiful and there were dandelions EVERYWHERE!  

I love dandelions. 

There were also a lot of slugs, which do not exist in New Mexico, for us to poke at and play with.

If you get the itch to go hiking and can go here, I would recommend it!

Have a great week all!