Celebrating 8 years together

I was dressed in my suit and had Abby's wedding dress laid out waiting for her when she got home from work on our anniversary (July 19). It's Abby's tradition to put her wedding dress on every year. Last year, she wasn't able to because she was 8 months pregnant at the time. But this year the dress fit beautifully!

We had ourselves a fun little photo shoot out in the front yard before I whisked Abby away to several evening surprises. Abby's sister and brother-in-law, Jenn and Dave, were kind enough to watch Kyah for the evening so that we could venture out and celebrate. 

First on the surprise list was a trip to the spa and an hour-long couples' massage. Abby loved, loved, loved it. That was pretty much the highlight of the evening. We had dinner at a local restaurant we'd never been to, the Pepper Sisters, and it was a fun, unique experience. Then, we treated ourselves to some delicious desert at Pure Bliss. I had one more surprise stop on the list, but by the time we finished desert we were so worn out that we just headed home. 

I am truly blessed to be married to such an amazing woman! 

Our first weekend w/o Kyah

Back in July, Abby and I had our first weekend getaway without Kyah. I'm not going to lie, it was little tough to part ways with our daughter for a couple nights. But somehow we managed to get out the door, and we had a blast with our friends at a cabin on Hood Canal.

In previous years, it's only been the guys that have gone to this cabin... mostly because the cabin lacks your typical hotel amenities, like electricity. It's a bit remote. But the girls were up to it this year, so we had a co-ed weekend.

The cabin is surrounded by woods and set just a couple hundred feet off a secluded beach. The beach is loaded with oysters and clams, plus we go fishing and drop crab pots a little ways off shore. We're rollin' in seafood all weekend. It's good stuff.

This picture is just hilarious! I love Brett's face.

Abby and I just got back from taking the rowboat out to pull the crab pots... she's proudly holding up one of several crabs we brought to shore.

M.I.A.

Wow, has it really been three whole months since I last posted? It's amazing how quickly time flies. I'm sorry I've been missing in action all summer. We had some roommates living with us this summer - more on that later - that kept up quite busy.

I have some catching up to do on the blog, for sure. Don't give up on our blog just yet. Expect some new posts real soon.

Apologies again.

Dustin