Minnesota

After Luke and I spent five days in Chicago, we jumped on a plane and flew to Minnesota to spend another five days with friends from college. It was a wonderful trip full of great conversation, plenty of trips to Starbucks, good food, and relaxation. It was so hard to leave such close friends behind. Here are some pictures from the trip.

Just beyond Paige is the view from our rooftop dinner in Minneapolis

One of our many coffee shop visits
Everyone seems to love Dave : )
Paige and I

Paige and DavePaige, Brittney, and I Our whole group during our walk around one of the many lakes in Minneapolis
Cooking dinner after some flag football

The Oxford Crew

Chicago

The long awaited Chicago pics are finally here. Even though it has only been a few short weeks, it already seems like so much time has passed since we were on vacation. We just loved seeing Amy, Dan and Braxton in Chicago. That little boy is absolutely precious and he really took to Luke. On Saturday we had the chance to head into downtown, where we visited Navy Pier, walked around by the water, rode to the top of Sears Tower, and of course ate some deep dish pizza (this was Luke's favorite moment on the trip). We also had the chance to go to one of Dan's games and a team fan dinner. But most of all, we enjoyed our time with family. Here some pics from the Chicago portion of our trip.

Pics from the game

Dan and Braxton signing autographs

Pictures from the Navy Pier Fountain

One of Braxton's favorite things to do with Luke was ride on his shoulders.

View from the top of Sears Tower

Hope you enjoyed the pics. I will try to have the MN trip pictures up by the end of the week.

Mt. Townsend Continued

Here is a quick video of the view from the summit.

Mt Townsend Hike

Today the Walker family ventured out on a day hike. It turned out to be a glorious Northwest day, and we thoroughly enjoyed our adventure. Although the hike was slightly more difficult than the "moderate" climb the guidebooks had described, we still felt the view from the top was well worth it. From the summit we were able to see Mt. Rainer, Mt. Baker, and the Olympic Mountains. If it had not been for a few low-lying clouds, we would have also been able to see a beautiful view of the Puget Sound. Regardless the trip was well worth the effort. Here are a few pics from the day.










P.S. Pics from Chicago and MN are still on the way. Our main computer was down for a week, but it is now back up and running. I hope to have them posted soon.