The Roaring River B & B

The Roaring River Bed and Breakfast

Today we will head to North Bend to the Bed and Breakfast that we stayed at when we got married. The name of the B and B is The Roaring River... named so because a river is right there next to it. Here is it's description:

The Roaring River Bed and Breakfast is situated on 2.6 Acres on the Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie River outside of North Bend, WA. It has a spectacular view of the river, mountains, forests, and occasional wildlife. The wonderful sound of the river is constant and will lull you into a blissful sleep each evening.

You can just click on the name to see the website. I will take pictures too of what we see although the website does a good job. We'll be in the Tall Firs Room this time... the first time we were in the Rock and Rose Room, and then another time in the Bear Iris Room. I am making my way around to all the rooms. The cabin would be fun to stay at too.

I have plans today to get the guys hair cut and to get some things around the house done before we take off. Yesterday I went out and got a lot of Easter goodies for the little guys Easter baskets. I will try putting those together soon and post a picture of what I did.

I will post again later on Sunday. I want to get my posts up to where they are posting the day you are reading them. Hugs... See you later.

Taking Time With My Sweetheart

Yesterday while Kari was with the boys, Dave and I headed out of town and went to North Bend, WA. There was a very light dusting of snow on the ridges going there. The forecast has been for some showers with possibility of wet snow. It was snowing ever so lightly this morning when we left the house. It would hit the ground and disappear... it wouldn't "stick". I like that kind of snow!!! We love going to Snoqualmie and North Bend. In fact it was where we had our honeymoon, right at the base of Mt. Si. The link (I hope this works) for the City of Snoqualmie http://www.ci.snoqualmie.wa.us/ which has pictures of Mt. Si, the Snoqualmie Falls, and the train depot. I bought some more ornaments for the tree and we ate an early dinner at one of our favorite restaurants there. I could see Mt Si starting to cloud up and so I took a picture. As you can see, it looked like it was starting to snow on the mountain (3:30 pm) so we left in order not to get caught if it did start to soon snow at our elevation where we were in North Bend.

The train depot is a favorite of the boys since they love trains so much (thanks to Thomas the Train). Some times they have train rides to North Bend and then out to the Falls... it is a very beautiful scene... like in the fall at Halloween. They decorate the Halloween Train up with fun decorations for the kids. The train has pumpkins on the front of it. The kids get to wear their costumes and they get a dollar off the ticket price if they do. Right now the are running the Santa Train (same train and train ride but decorated for Christmas). The kids get to visit with Santa and have hot chocolate & cookies. Because I took the boys on the Halloween Train, I didn't take them on the Christmas Train. However, one year I might do both or switch to Christmas. It is all about making memories with them.

In July, Thomas the Train actually does come to the Snoqualmie station for a couple of weeks. I took Riley to be on that train a couple of years ago... the engine looks like Thomas. I think it was the hottest day of the year and we melted. Although it was miserable... it was memorable. I will probably try again for Brady's sake... because he too would want to ride on Thomas. You can Google Thomas the Train and see if it will be visiting near you to take the kids. They have more than just the ride, they also have activities, songs, and a gift shop.

This week will be a lot lighter than the weeks for the past couple of months. We are so happy to finally get some office and desk time in to catch up on our paperwork. There is also the holiday potluck, so it is getting to be more slower in all the departments. I am cooking something right now to take tomorrow. It is finals week and after this week we won't have students on campus until after New Years except for those that are registering for classes for Winter quarter. The high schools close on the 20th til the 2nd or 3rd of January.

Have a fantastic Monday!