Trevor is leaving for Russia in one week!


He is going to make such a great missionary! We are so proud of him.


It was nice to have him around for this last vacation before he disappears for two years!

He's venturing out across the seas on a foreign mission to teach the gospel to a people of a different culture and language. Good luck!

Washburn Family Vacation

For our vacation this year we met in Chicago then headed to Door County Wisconsin!

We had such a great time! Door County is a small, charming area of Wisconsin that won my heart. Its a great place to enjoy some seclusion in the wilderness , shop small town boutiques, and have fun on Lake Michigan!

It was perfect for the kids too! They enjoyed having some time outside and we enjoyed trading babysitting with Adam and Lisa!

Jared and Allison were so cute fun. I was glad to have the chance to spend some time with the little cuties!

I love the quirky novelties of small towns. Such as: the famous, "Building With Goats on the Roof"

One of my favorite activities was flying on segways through the woods, meadows, along the water, etc. Segways always look dorky til you get on one and turn the speed all the way up! It was the lazy man's hiking. I loved it.



Jared was bursting with excitement to ride the trolley.

Whenever you find something like a rhino beetle you can expect Tyler to be close by...

Dave, Liz, and I would go for a walk every day and just enjoy the beauty of the great outdoors!

This was our second time parasailing and it was as fun as I remembered it to be!! ..A little higher than I remembered though!



I wouldn't have been nervous except for the fact that we were cruising in Door County waters. They call it Door County as in DEATH'S DOOR county.

The waters have a long standing history of sinking ships.

Once you got up to full height it was just a gorgeous view and it calmed the nerves.



Since the whole family was together we had a photographer come to the house and take some pics of the whole crew!



My parents were in heaven with all the grandkids around!

Lizzie Bear is 8 Months!

Our favorite nickname for Elizabeth is "Lizzie Bear." We started calling her that when she wore her pink winter coat with bear ears and it has just stuck!


Lizzie is 8 months old! She turned 8 months old while we were in Door County, Wisconsin vacationing with my family. It is so fun to watch her grow and learn new things every day! I love how excited she is about being mobile. She has become very adept at cruising and bending down to pick up small objects off of the floor as she goes. She uses a variety of syllables now and seems to prefer saying "dada and daddy!"

While at my parents house, she was loooving the dog, Benny. She was scared at first, but then grew to really like him and would reach for him.

She has such a cute little personality. We always call her our little busy body because she is always wanting to be on the move or playing with toys. She's not the type of gal to happily sit still on a lap. She is very determined and will not be stopped by any obstacles when she's trying to reach some item that has caught her interest.

This is a picture of an oil painting that my mom made for Lizzie's room! Its sooo adorable...I think Lizzie will look just like the picture when she gets a little older! Is my mom talented or what!