The Gebs Family

Our Trip to Seattle

2009-08-19T18:21:00.000-07:00

These are pictures from our trip to Seattle. We first made a stop in Pendelton to break the trip into smaller pieces. It was still a 7 hour drive. The next day we went to Mt. Rainier and camped overnight at Ohanapacosh. The mountain is spectacular and has many beautiful waterfalls. One of the most amazing places there is the Grove of the Patriarchs. It is an area that is unique in that the area gets flooded every spring bringing water and nutrients to the trees. The result are some (if not the) biggest trees of their respective species. You can see the girth of the trees in the picture with the kids. The largest one (in our estimation) was a cedar that was probably around 15 feet across.

Once we got to Seattle we stayed with some friends that use to live in Pocatello. They live in Gig Harbor which is on the other side of the Sound from Seattle. To get to downtown we took the car on the ferry from Bremerton. While we were in Seattle we got the City Pass which got us into several attractions around the city. We went to the Science Center, the music and science fiction museum, the Space Needle, the aquarium, and a harbor cruise. The picture of downtown Seattle was taken from the top of the space needle.

One of the funnest things we did in Seattle was to go crabbing and clam digging. We were quite successful and ate crab one of the nights we were camping.

After Seattle we drove over to the coast so the kids could see the ocean for the first time. We stayed at a campground right off the beach and played in the water even though it was freezing cold!

From the ocean we headed to Mt. Saint Helens. It was fun for Steph and I because the eruption is still so vivid in our minds. The problem was that it was overcast and so we did not get to see the mountain. We did go to the visitor center and enjoyed the information they had on display.

We decided to also go to Portland because Steph has an aunt (Steve's sister) and uncle that live there. They took us to downtown Portland where we enjoyed the farmers market (we bought habanero jellies-- Yum Yum-- HOT!!!!!), the US's largest private bookstore (takes up a whole city block with several stories), and the Saturday market (big fleamarket). It was really one of the highlights of our trip. We had such a good time with Steph's family.

On our way home we made a couple of stops. On the way out of Portland we stopped to see some waterfalls including Multnomah Falls (the second tallest year round waterfall in the US). As you can see it was amazing.

We stopped in Boise for the night after another 7 hour car trip. On the last leg of the trip we stopped in Twin Falls to see Shoshone Falls. Funny, we have lived in Idaho for 7 years and have never seen the falls. It takes us a trip to Seattle to get us there. They are really something but since it is the end of summer water flows are low so they are not as impressive as in the spring.

2009-02-21T17:22:00.001-08:00

For Carson's baptism we were planning on having a Taco Bar. We have already bought the meat for the tacos so we are looking to let you all decide what you want to bring. Below is the list of items for the luncheon. choose which you would like to bring and leave your choice in the comments section. That way the next person on can see what has already been taken and can choose something else. First come, first serve.

Taco shells
Flour tortillas
Lettuce
Tomato
Cheese- 2 people
Sour cream
Salsa
Drinks- 2 people
Dessert- 3 people (Rachel has to bring her peanut butter cup dessert so she already has dibs on a dessert)

Catching up

2008-07-23T19:17:00.000-07:00

Well, obviously the blogging thing didn't get off to a good start. So, some of the big things that have happened since the last time we actually posted: Mike had gone two semesters in the MBA program and did great. Hadley had about 15" cut off her hair (the cut looks really cute on her). She donated her hair to locks of love. Sawyer got elected as student body president for the oncoming school year and Darius was elected treasurer (both are excited). We remodeled our kitchen. It is not all the way done (we still have the flooring and trim to do), but it is almost there. It looks wonderful. We are all enjoying our summer as I'm sure you all are.

THE LAST TWO WEEKS

2007-09-10T19:40:00.000-07:00

Mike started school two weeks ago after being out of school for about 12 years (AHHH!!) to get his MBA. Needless to say, the last two weeks have been kind of hectic. I hope it's okay for me to have mental breakdowns every so often maybe even once a day (ha! ha!). This is a big adjustment for our family. We are all excited for Mike though. He is enjoying school even though it is A LOT of work. His emphasis is in accounting and he may decide to get his CPA. We all hope that the next 2-3 years will go by fast.

Mike is working part time at the kid's school. It works out great because he works in the mornings and then is able to come home and study or do homework before he has to go to school (he has night classes).

I am working full time at a dental office, assisting. I wish that I didn't have to work, or at least not full time, but I know that it is temporary and assisting is something that I enjoy doing.

All of the kids are in school (they started the 13th of August. Sawyer is in 7th grade, Darius 6th, Hadley 2nd, and Carson 1st. They all love the school that they go to and they have great teachers.

Hope this catches you all up on what is going on in our lives. I'll try to post often and I will throw in some pictures once in a while.

The first post

2007-08-31T17:11:00.001-07:00

Well all, we have decided to enter the trendy wave of blogging. What a dumb word eh? So we hope to be able to put pictures for you to enjoy and give you news and other information pertinent to our little family. Be patient and we will, well Steph probably, will try to get some things set up and let you know where we are right now.