Chris and Meliss: Perkins Coie Retreat

So, this past weekend we were able to go and be pampered by Chris' internship company. It was so nice and relaxing. We went to a new resort called, Suncadia. It's about 80 miles east of Seattle up in the mountains. We left Friday afternoon and came back on Sunday. This place was really nice. We had a nice big room with a view of the mountains and river. The kids really enjoyed exploring the room and jumping on the beds. We were fed very well while we were there. The dinners were very nice and we met so many nice people. We were surprised at the # of mormons that were there. Besides us, we counted up 6 other families that were LDS. It was really nice and it was funny because we all stuck out like sore thumbs because everyone had there beer or wine glasses and we had our soda or juice and 2 or 3 kids a piece so you could tell who was and who wasn't. Oh and our kids were a big hit....of course we had comments on the red hair....but everyone was in love with Beckham's mohawk and he put on quite a show walking around and flirting with his cute little smile.

the lodge

Brooklyn and Chris waving out our window

the views

our hotel room

the view from the room (another pool!)

the lobby

the courtyard

We really loved the relaxing down time we had there, we have been running around so much this summer it was nice to just be fed and have no schedule or things we had to get done. We hiked around a little and then we enjoyed the pool facility that was really awesome. There was a really big pool outside with a giant hot tub and a cute little toddler pool and we had our own cabana to relax in. The kids absolutely loved the pool, it was Beckham's first time in a big swimming pool and he was so funny. He was in his little float tub and would kick and splash and then just let out a giant squeal and smile and giggle, it was so fun. Brooklyn loved kicking around and chasing Beckham, it was pretty cute. The views from the pool were beautiful, overlooking the mountains and a cute little pond and amplitheater area. There was also an indoor pool with waterslides.

So the weekend pretty much went like this, checked in, explored, ate, relaxed, slept, ate, went swimming, relaxed, ate, slept, hiked, ate, relaxed, slept, ate, relaxed and then went home.....my kind of weekend!

indoor pool

outdoor pool

our cabanna

the waterslides

We were also able to meet with a couple of LDS attorneys besides the interns (part of the 6 I mentioned above), they were super nice and it was fun to get to know them. One was a partner in the firm and on the hiring committee the other was Chris' tracker sooooo, hopefully we made a good impression. We'll see if we have a job in the next 5 weeks!!! Cross your fingers