Day Camp Volunteer

 I couldn't have been prouder of this 11-year-old scout.  He spent four days of his summer vacation volunteering as a den chief at the local cub scout day camp.  He helped a group of Tiger scouts with their day camp activities and was commended for his kindness and attention toward the little 7-year-olds.  What a great guy you are Mr. M.

Blueberries!!

 We went out on an overcast day this summer with Leanne and her son to pick blueberries.  I have never picked blueberries before and it was so fun to see how much we were able to pick in only 45 minutes!  Of course, only one bag of the fruit made it to the freezer.  We were too busy eating them fresh to try to save any more than that for the winter.  Maybe some day I will have a big freezer in the garage and freeze all of this yummy fruit!!

J Man is 6!!

 In July we celebrated J Man's 6th birthday.  He got some really fun presents.  His favorites were these basketball pillows that his sister Little L designed and sewed, some Beyblades and some fun school clothes, a basketball hoop for his room and of course money!!!  Happy B-day buddy.

Shakespears

We had a ton of fun earlier this summer with our friends the Shakespears.  Christi is one of my best friends from high school and a little over a year ago she and her family moved only an hour away (lucky us!!)  We got together twice this summer, once up at her place and then down at ours.  When we visited her house we went to the movies and the roller skating rink.  The kids had a great time!!  The second get together was down at the river.  We had so much fun reuniting with some old friends.  Thanks for the fun Christi!!

4th of July Cherries

We had so much fun this year on the 4th of July.  We went to pick cherries and strawberries at this orchard, played in the river all day, had a BBQ with the Jorgensens and enjoyed fireworks on the river in the evening.  It was a fun-filled day!!

First Falls Hike of the Year

Earlier this summer we took our first hike of the year to this beautiful falls.  The kids had fun exploring behind the falls in the cave.  It was beautiful and WET!!

Life is a Highway- Day 1

Day 1- 12 hours in the car

The first day of our trip we drove through Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Montana. The kids were AMAZING!! I couldn't have asked for better travelers!! They had all packed their own lunches which prevented the whole passing of food all around the car. They got along and were fantastic.

As we got closer to Missoula I worried that the weather wasn't great for camping. Luckily when we pulled up to the KOA they let us upgrade our tent site to a cute little cabin for only $10 more. All of us had a bed and we even had a heater to keep us warm. We enjoyed some swimming and miniature golf there. I was really impressed with the KOA!!