A Family of Four Finds its Way to Bainbridge: The Boyds’ lives didn’t start to tilt northward until their kids turned 4 and 6. Christy said that their vacations had changed from sitting on a beach while the kids played in the sand, to being able to hike, picnic and explore together. During the summer of 2018, the Boyds drove up to the Pacific Northwest and landed on Vashon. “We just had the best time,” she said. “And we thought, ‘Oh my gosh, this place is incredible. Everything is beautiful.’”