On October 5, 2024, Ian and Makayla had some friends, Alex and Erin, in town and they planned a sunrise hike at Silver Peak trail. This was a especially odd, since Ian and Makayla hike most weekends in the summer, and they hardly ever leave before 8am.

Makayla challenged Ian's plan in many ways: "why can't we go at 7 or 8am instead of 6?", "Alex has done this hike before, can we do a different one?". Ian out- stubborned her, and picked her and Erin up at 6am sharp.

At the top of the mountain, with Mt. Rainer in the distance and a 360 degree view of the Cascade mountain range, Ian frantically looked for flat ground. Makayla tried to soothe him, explaining that most mountain tops are rocky, and it probably won't be flat anywhere. Ian counters, our friends need a flat place to sit and eat their sandwich lunches. Makayla counters back, it's only 9am no one is hungry for sandwiches right now.

Ian asked Alex to take our photo, because Alex has the new iPhone 16 Pro. Ian told Makayla to "look over there" and pointed out into the mountains behind them. When she looked back, Ian was on one knee with a ring in his hands. She said yes!

Then the LORD God said, "It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him."

Genesis 2:18

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