Breaking the chains

This weekend we went to Burlington, Wa to a class named breaking the chains. It was good to get out of Vancouver and hear about Tierra Nueva's mission.

my twin brothers b-day

Yesterday was my brother Nathan's 28th b-day. He is in Pittsburg, Ks with his wife preparing for life in the Malawi Africa with the peace corps. Some day we hope to be able to hang out on our shared b-day.

However, it is always great to let other people know that it is "my brothers b-day today".

happy b-day nate

Grouse Grind

Today Tara and I went on the "grouse grind" with our friends Dave and Christy.

The grouse grind is a hike that is straight up a mountain. It took us about an hour but people can do it in half that time. The view from the top is amazing. To get down we paid $5 and took the gondola. However, it costs $30 to go up to the top on the gondola.

What do you want on your tombstone?

I just read about a new product called the vidstone. Apparently it is a solar powered television within a tombstone. According to the vid stone web site it plays, "...a 5-10 minute multimedia memorial detailing the most precious memories of your loved one’s life."

What video would you want everyone to see?

the cottage

Ok we are finally moved... Now we just need to unpack everything :@

Here are a few pics of the cottage we live in now.