There were A LOT of really special things about our 10 days in Washington (and to think you've only seen days 1-3 so far!) but one of the big highlights for Lou & the girls was their day trip to Mt. Rainier.
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"Please take our picture or my wife will never forgive me." |
Many of you are lucky enough to know Lou personally, and when his daughters read this one day when they are older, I want them to know this about him. Lou's up for just about anything in the name of experiencing something new.
- Spend a summer in Costa Rica?
- Move in with people he barely knew above a Bagel Shop & end up marrying one of them?
- Convince his wife to take up scuba diving in preparation for a two-week trip to the Kingdom of Tonga?
- Take the aforementioned wife snorkeling with humpback whales? Cage-diving with sharks? Why not?
- (Don't get me started on all of our Phish show adventures over the years.)
- Spend weeks of classes and hours of practice learning "Hypnobirthing" to help the aforementioned wife through two pretty insane natural childbirths? Of course!
- Take two kids under 6 hiking up a mountain, flying totally solo? You bet'cha!
So, while there were no text updates or instagrammed moments of this epic journey, there were lots of happy memories accumulated. And, I was THRILLED that a certain someone took my advice and wrapped the camera around his neck, even though that meant carrying a camera AND a two-year old up a mountain. But, alas, he survived. And alas, we get to glimpse into that special day.
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"Pose on the mountain" |
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"We hiked all the way to SNOW!" |
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Next time, Mt. Rainier. Next time. Can't wait to meet you. |