Monday, December 31, 2012
Pictures from the last half of 2012
Good news - the world didn't end in December, 2012 as the Mayans feared ! In fact, the last half of 2012 was filled with more exploring around the Pacific Northwest and other fun activities for the Rodgers. Click here to view our album with pictures from 2012.
Whidbey Island
With the kids getting two straight weeks off from school, we decided to head up on a mini-vacation between Christmas and New Years. We went to Whidbey Island, which is an island in the Puget Sound about 30 miles north of Seattle. You have to take a ferry to get there, but the island itself is fairly large - about 40 miles long or so.
There are several state parks on the island - we visited two of them, one with an old fort and another with a beach.
We rented a house right on the beach. It was a bit cold but we still could take walks along the beach. We also played a lot of football in the sand in front of the house.
Whidbey is also known for its seafood - we drove by Penn Cove, which is famous for its mussels. We also had some for dinner - Jack and Henry both finished off an awful lot of them.
Click here to view our album from the trip.
There are several state parks on the island - we visited two of them, one with an old fort and another with a beach.
We rented a house right on the beach. It was a bit cold but we still could take walks along the beach. We also played a lot of football in the sand in front of the house.
Whidbey is also known for its seafood - we drove by Penn Cove, which is famous for its mussels. We also had some for dinner - Jack and Henry both finished off an awful lot of them.
Click here to view our album from the trip.
Rodgers Boys Go To Seahawks Game
The Seattle Seahawks were the hottest team in the NFL for much of December - over the course of three games they won 58-0, 50-17, and 42-13.
Joseph, Jack, Henry, and Dad went to the first of those games, a 58-0 blowout of the Seahawks over the Cardinals. We sat up high, close to the middle of the field. It was really loud (Seattle fans take pride in the stadium being the loudest in the NFL). The defense forced eight turnovers and Russell Wilson and Marshawn Lynch were the stars on offense.
Joseph, Jack, Henry, and Dad went to the first of those games, a 58-0 blowout of the Seahawks over the Cardinals. We sat up high, close to the middle of the field. It was really loud (Seattle fans take pride in the stadium being the loudest in the NFL). The defense forced eight turnovers and Russell Wilson and Marshawn Lynch were the stars on offense.
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| The view from our seats before kickoff |
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| Henry and Jack enjoying the game |
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| Another Seahawk touchdown ! |
Saturday, December 8, 2012
Getting a Christmas Tree
We got our Christmas tree 1st of December at a big Christmas tree farm in Carnation. It was very fun tryig to pick out a Christmas Tree for our house. Daddy was sick so the people cutting down the tree in our family was, A little bit of Dad, Joseph, Jack and ME! We had fun cutting it down (See Joseph cutting down the tree below) and dad started cutting the tree then, Joseph did it, Jack did it, and I did it!
Written By Henry!
After cutting down the tree a few days later we decorated the tree with lights and Christmas ornaments. we also had chocolate kisses. It was fun.
Written by Henry!
Weekend Trip to Bend, Oregon
We hiked up a big hill in Bend, OR. It was a hike in circles around the big hill going up. It was kinda steep. It had lots of snow. There was two ways up. We went one way up and that same way down.( Below is a picture of the trail/view at the top. In bend we a really cool house with a Foosball table and a broken Pac-Man machine(It was old)(We rented the house).
Written by Henry
We went to smith rock on the way back to Seattle. It is a big rock that experienced rock climbers can climb up. We just looked at the GIANT rocks there. It was a state park.
Written by Henry
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