We did a lot of cool things during our second year of living here. Probably the most memorable things we did, didn't even happen in Seattle. We visited Adam and Sofia in Australia! It was my first time to be in a foreign country. We had so much fun hanging out with them and exploring Melbourne, Sydney, and the southern coast.

We also just visited Vancouver, Canada for the first time and saw two events during the 2010 Winter Olympics. Vancouver is definitely a place we want to go again some day to explore more thoroughly.

Probably the biggest highlight that happened in Seattle was when my parents and grandma visited us in late July for the first time since we moved here. We went to Mount Rainier and the Olympic Peninsula. Unfortunately it was terribly hot when they were here, but it was still great to spend time together and show them around the city.

My cousins also came up for a short visit in May. It was cool hanging out with them and going out to eat at some good restaurants.

We attended several sporting events, including a Seahawks game, a few Sounders games, and the WSU-SMU college football game in Pullman. The Sounders games were especially fun because last year was their inaugural season and we have some of the best fans in all of US soccer. The Sounders were really good last season too, going into the playoffs.

We did a lot of hiking last year and finally hiked one of the most popular trails in the Northwest - Mount Si! We had awesome weather and it was so clear at the top that we could see Mount Rainier. It was a good work out, although a little difficult for me to make it down the last 2 miles with my knees getting tired.

On a more personal note, our new church opened its doors just about a month ago. It's nice to have our own space again. We slowly lost our view of the Space Needle from our apartment. And my sister got married last summer and just had her first baby about two weeks ago!

We're looking forward to year three in Seattle!