We asked the kids where they’d like to go for possibly the last whole family trip we take before Reagan leaves home. They all voted for Washington. They wanted to do go back to where we lived, played, ate, etc. when they were tiny. And Liberty wanted to see it for the first time. So that was our big family trip for the summer of 2021. Washington State to our old stomping grounds.

First Stop: Duvall

We had to eat at Ixtapa, of course! Our very favorite-still to this day-Mexican restaurant.

We often picked blackberries in Duvall, so we had to do that too!

We also went to visit Reagan’s favorite playmate from when he was little. I am so sad we didn’t take a picture of them together. It was a blast to visit with her and her mom-she was my favorite playmate too! 🙂 Since I didn’t get a grown up picture, here’s a little one.

Next stop Mount Rainier National Park!

It was a great trip down memory lane. The best part might have been staying in this Airbnb in Redmond-where we would love to have lived could we have afforded it back then! The backyard was amazing and just the right place for my evergreen loving boys. It was bittersweet for Reagan especially to take this trip. He has so many happy memories from Washington. He now thinks he wants to live there someday.