Summer Fun
Yes, I am finally posting pictures from this summer. That should give me a hint at how crazy my life is. But, we have done some fun things and I wanted to share them.
Fish Lake Hike
We went on a family hike up to Fish Lake, way up past Salmon la Sac. Lily is on Chris's back in the picture. The kids were troopers, me...not so much. We saw a lot of beautiful wildflowers.
Bison Ranch
Haley, CJ and I went to a Bison Ranch and got to feed and pet the Bison. They're so huge, and a bit stinky!
Art Camp
Haley and CJ did an art camp at a local museum and had a lot of fun painting and making prints. We went by a few weeks later and they each had a piece displayed in an exhibit. They were very proud.
Seaside
We went to Seaside with the Taylor side of the family for the 4th of July. We all stayed in a big house by the beach and actually had good weather.
The fireworks were amazing! All the people around us on the beach were lighting off theirs so we couldn't even see the big show put on by the city. But man, we were IN the show.
Haley loved making 'smores. Yummy.
Lily's Birthday
Thompson Family Reunion
In August we went to Camano Island and had a BLAST! There was a lot of good food and the talent show and karaoke were legendary. We even took a row boat out onto the sound and almost lost our oar. Lots of memories were made.
Cute Haley and CJ. Boy, do they love their Aunts, Uncles and Grandparents!
Phil Ball
Grandpa Jeff's 80th Birthday Party was the birthplace of a new family tradition...Phil Ball. How many times can we bounce the giant ball off our heads in a row? As Haley would say, "It was Vilarious!"
Seahawks Game
It was just preseason, but it was still really fun. It was so nice to go out to a Chinese restaurant and the game with Kirk, Whitney and Bryan.
Rodeo
CJ didn't get to go last year because he was too little. He was so excited and had so much fun. He even got his hat signed by the cowboy who won the bull riding.
When Haley grows up she wants to be a Rodeo Queen. Look at what living in Ellensburg has done to us. :-)
Fair ride with cousin Jack and Aunt Stevie.
Miscellaneous Summer Pics
Haley, CJ and some friends invented a summer game called "Kid Dunk". You fill a garbage can with water, drop something to the bottom, climb in, and then dunk your whole body under to grab the thing at the bottom. They spent hours and hours doing it this summer. Who says you need lots of money to have fun? They were very creative.
We couldn't keep Lily away from the cherry tomatoes. She gobbled them up, even the green ones. Note all the seeds around her mouth.
Lily didn't slip or slide, she just sat.
Cute Lily Lou!
Looks like you've had a fun summer! Ball games, rodeo, bison, hikes, beach...you did it all. Nice.
ReplyDeleteLily sure is big...love the pig tails/spikes.
It's so good to see your wonderful family. I was just thinking about you guys. I took our youngest in a backpack and went and fly fished the Provo River tonight. I was remembering back about 8 years ago fishing with Chris as we were at BYU. Boy life sure is different now isn't it...It just keeps getting better and better.
ReplyDeleteFun summer days! Now are you ready for snow?
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