Benziger babes

Camping By Theo The last time we camped at Twin Harbors State Park in Westport, Washington, I was only two and Mommy was pregnant with my baby sister (see blog post here ). While a lot has changed in our family in the past two years, the park and the beach were about the same as I remembered (sans sunshine and s'mores because there is a statewide burn ban). Our campsite was a huge upgrade from last time where we overpaid for an overcrowded RV site to this weekend's luxury large tent-only corner lot #50 with lots of tree coverage and privacy and only two spots away from the bathroom. We managed to fit in our small 3-person Big Agnes tent - Daddy on one side, Marit and I in the middle toe-to-toe and Mommy on the other side facing the opposite direction - and all our backpacks and pillows. It was our second time camping with four people in the tent and it was cozy but we all fit (for now). I got to try out all my cool new toys - special flashlights, color changing lanterns, an...

Family pic at the wedding Sun Valley, known for its long, cloudless days amid the sharp walls of the Sawtooth Mountains, is a four-season resort town located two hours from Boise, Idaho.  The Sun Valley resort was dreamt up by  W. Averell Harriman, a diplomat, former New York governor and an American aristocrat,  in the 1930s. Heavily involved in the in the railroad industry, he built a ski resort at the e nd of a Union Pacific Rail line and modeled it after those in Austria and Switzerland; however, he needed people and Idaho was among the least populous states. Hollywood was the key. In 1936, Sun Valley's first year in operation, pictures of Errol Flynn, Clark Cable, Claudette Colbert and others frolicking at the new resort flooded newspapers and for the next 80+ years, celebrities have flocked to the area and it became an instant success. Home prices start in the million dollar range and its exclusivity makes it very popular among the upper class. It is also quite...