Four Generations

Walt is very lucky to be a Burgener man. We pray he can live up to each of these examples.

Farewell, Lovely Coast

First off, I just have to say, who knew America was so cool?

We decided to take Amtrak from Seattle to Portland to introduce Walt to his Great-Grandpa Burgener. We left from and arrived at the two coolest train stations I've ever seen. The ride itself was relaxing, beautiful, and fabulous. So fun!

We had a marvelous time with the Burgener clan in Oregon. Walt was completely spoiled, as were Landon and I - lots of free babysitting, yummy food, and time spent with family.

We toured a lot of fun sites, including Multnoma Falls:

Check out those handsome Burgener men!

Columbia Gorge:

Mount Saint Helens (Landon totally geeked out):

The Portland Temple:

And the Tillamook Cheese Factory:

We topped it all off with a few days on the lovely Oregon Coast.

We were sad to leave, because it was such a fun trip. But as always, we're happy to be home again!

Greetings from Seattle

The last 4 days the Burgener clan has been having an adventure of epic proportions, kicked off with Walt's first plane ride! It loked pretty much like this:

We've seen the Space Needle:

Puget Sound (Walt had his first boat ride):

And some pretty sweet museums:

Walt's favorite thing has been the "Experience Music Project," where they have a giant screen with psychedelic projections accompanied by loud music. His face looked like this the whole time:

Yeah, he was pretty into it. Our favorite thing has been Pike Place Market:

One of the reasons we came was to check out the University of Washington campus:

We are starting our quest for a PhD program that is right for our family. There's a lot to consider, but just based on the beauty of this campus, UW is definitely in the running!

Tomorrow we say farewell to the "Emerald City," but (as always) we have more adventures in store. And who knows, we may be back!