A New Year (2018)

I don't do new year's resolutions but what I hope for myself is to grow more in my walk with God and continue to live according to his decrees. This is all I hope for, for the rest of my life.


I prefer to be out of the house enjoying the day than staying home especially on January 1st. Being out in nature is always were I want to go. It's so nice taking a drive and being surrounded by all these tall pine trees.
We woke up on January 1st somewhat early and headed over to Bremerton then made our way to Poulsbo (the little Scandinavian town).

There's several shops I like going in to. There's two bookstores, a shoe store where I check on the Birkenstock styles they carry, a Vintage shop, apparel stores that also carry the cutest gifts and novelties, and lastly the bakery shop. They have such a large selection of pastries even cakes.

We've visited this little town in the past and I believe I have shared pictures of how it looks so I'm not going to share them again this time. This is a place we enjoy visiting that's why we keep coming back. The small marina sits next to a park so it's a nice place to come and take in a little bit of sun while enjoying boats passing by.

With kids though you know you can never sit down for too long before they begin to wander off.

One thing though, we haven't had lunch in Poulsbo yet. We've looked up the restaurants on Yelp but none of them have good ratings. I guess we're going to have to just try one of them out and see. But what we usually do is have lunch on Bainbridge Island which is a twelve mile drive from Poulsbo ... and after we eat we grab some coffee before we ride the ferry back to Seattle. This is why I like to go on this little outing, it's relaxing and fun!

You never know where you'll be directed to park as you enter the ferry. This time we got to park right in the center of it. We usually get out of the car and admire the scenery because to us it always feels like the first time riding the ferry, every single time. I haven't lost that sense of wonder and excitement of it and I hope I never do.

While Riley was still off for Christmas break I took him to see Coco. Such a cute movie!

One of our favorite parks is Discovery Park. We chose this park over others when we want to go on a moderate hike.
There's a pretty small church at the top. Sadly, I don't believe its in use.

Then you walk downhill and come across a large field. The view up here is gorgeous and with a cloudy sky like this one it makes it even more so.

There's quite of bit of stairs so that will definitely make you get out of breath. But what you get to see makes it worth it.

I love the deep quiet I experience out in nature and the cold air on my face makes me feel alive.
This is what I want my loved ones to remember me by, my love for nature and the sea/Puget Sound.

In every walk with nature, 

one receives far more than he seeks.