Michael's Home near Seattle Washington May 2009

Part of our Memorial Day weekend was a trip to our Son -- Michaels home near Seattle Washington. I had never seen the home except in pictures and I was amazed at how beautiful it was. I loved the exterior rock work on some of the outside of the home. It really brought me comfort because it immediately reminded me of my grandfathers cabin near Sandy Oregon where I have so many great memories of my mothers parents and their families.
The living room fireplace was beautiful, from someone who is cold constantly now and loves fires this room made me feel like it may have been my favorite room.


The hot tub area was gorgeous. The above picture is under the shelter and is visible from inside the house. The cover is in place but it must have been a lot of fun when guests were over.

The bottom picture shows the landscaping around the side of the tub, I fell in love with the stool placements so people who did not wish to be in the water could still be involved with the conversation of those who did. So versatile and easy going. The plants are beautiful and the backyard is green and lush. The miniature lilac plant gives a wonderful smell and it is beautiful.

Some of the major fun was seeing two of my sons pouring over things together. In the background you can see lego's still being used. Pictures on the wall show some of Michaels years with us, some of his growing up pictures and some of his Eagle Court of Honor pictures. Also in the background are some round doily like hangers that Grandma Garlick made that Michael is still protecting. The rest is electronic and computer stuff -- high interest areas for my two boys, Michael works for Microsoft and Phillip for Intel.

Unfortunatley, I had trouble with the camera so did not get any other pictures. There was so much more that I would have taken if I had figured out the problem. Anyway -- We had a wonderful meal with Michael and Shawna before we left and I was treated by Shawna starting to sing along with some backgound music, she has an awsome voice and she quit singing much too soon for me. I just need to comment how fortunate I think Michael is to have found such a good wife, she is very intelligent, hard working, has a beautiful voice and has friends, really good friends that help make their lives full and enjoyable. Thank you Shawna and Michael for your love and friendship.