“A climbing wall, tire swing… and in the back it even has a slide so you can pretend to be the Dow Jones Index”  (Thanks Stephen Colbert).

It’s beginning to look like a white Christmas.  Everything looks beautiful & the kids could not be happier. 

Merry Christmas!

Well, it is simply time to relax and enjoy the moment.  We, like many others are laying low and enjoying the snow.  Here are a few pics from around the farm…

This Fall has given us a few nice weekends to continue with our favorite weekend activities.  One of our favorite ways to spend a Saturday afternoon:  A bike ride, followed by a local brewery.  A great place we discovered to accomplish this goal is the Preston-Snoqualmie trail.  It is paved and ends at nice little view point of the Snoqualmie Falls.

The trail can be found by taking the Preston Fall City exit off eastbound I-90.  Exit off the free way and turn left toward Preston/Fall City.  After crossing under the highway turn right at the intersection.  To your left you can park in the parking lot of the ball fields or continue on the road a short distance to a small parking lot on your left, located at the trail head.

We parked at the ball fields and pedaled through the parking lot to the trail head.  The trail proved to be a good one for the mixed skill levels in our family. 

Be warned: there are some good sized hills that may require some walking of the bikes.  There is also a point where the trail goes from paved to dirt switch-backs that are quite steep and proved impossible for me with the trail-a-bike.

At the end of the ride there is an overlook that looks across at Snoqualmie Falls.  It’s quite a ways off, and the kids were not too impressed.  But the ride was great.  There and back. 

After we rewarded ourselves with great food and local brew at Snoqualmie Falls brewery.  The pub is kid friendly and has great pub grub (mmmm pizza and Wildcat IPA). 

We then visited the falls close up so the kids could get a better view.  It was a quick visit as evening was creeping up and it was beginning to get cold.  If you’re from out of area or want to stay longer you could book a room at Salish Lodge & Spa.  But this was just a day trip for us.  And a good one for anyone in the greater Seattle area.

A great way to welcome Fall and get everyone ready for some cool weather rides.

Things have been busy over at our Green Lake renovation (update coming soon).  Forget HGTV and TLC television, here is a better glimpse into the world of the “flipper nation“.  Very funny.