Summer Fun coming to an end.....

As the summer comes to a end...we have enjoyed the beauty that Nature has to offer and spending time with each other. Here are some photos of what we did in August....

Playing soccer against dad
Went on a hike to Indian Painted Rock...very hot but beautifulSpending time in the pool and sprinklers.
Daddy and his little girl spending quality time with each other.
Our camping trip to St. Joe's....we got rained out but we had one day of perfect weather.

This bridge was an adventure especially when it swayed side to side.

My sweet kids enjoying our hike.

My pride and joy.

They actually had a good time with each other.
Brothers for life

Family for Forever

Fishing is a way of Life

That statement is so true for my hubby! Beside me, fly fishing is his drug! He loves everything about it and sharing his love with his boys!

It was a long drive through the desert before we found this oasis and the views were AMAZING!


Mya, Bean and I explored the shores of this creek while the boys went fishing.


Isaac's picture taking is getting better and better! Thanks sweetie!
We had a Great time exploring the area!Candid photos of the kids! (even Bean is my kid, Hairy but still part of the family!)

Sometime it's the little things that create memories that last for a lifetime!

And Summer Continues....

Here's some of the things we did for the month of July;
Harvest the raspberries from our garden....YUMMY!
I ran my first race and learned I'm not as in good shape as I thought I was but it was a great learning experience.
Having fun at the aquatic center up the road from us. So I spent 21 dollars to enter which was a shock to me, so we spent most of the day there, from 10:30 a.m to 4pm. We had a BLAST, even though I'm still suffering from the sunburn I got there.
We met up with some friends and it make the day BETTER!
I decided that the kids needed to do something creative and this was the project;
Had several Hula performances and this one was one of my favorite...it could be we had real Hawaiian food and the ladies I dance with are AWESOME!!!
Our Stake had an 24th of July celebration at Medical Lake and we had a good time!

July hasn't ended yet but I had to post all the adventures we have had...stay tune to more adventures in Washington.

Uninvited Guest From the WILD!!!

Last Saturday night, getting the kids into bed, I heard Isaac and Nathan yelling for me to come and see what's in the front yard. I was annoyed at my boys for doing anything to stay up longer and told them get into bed but they kept yelling for me to come look at their window. I asked why, I was told there was a Porcupine in the yard and my response was "no it's a cat" and I went to the window and was stunned to see what was in my yard but a PORCUPINE eating my roses!
I ran and got the camera. I ran outside and started to take pictures and it didn't mind. It was going to town eating my roses and I was floored that I was sitting a couple a feet away from a Porcupine which I have only seen in a zoo. Here are some of the photos of the many pictures I took of it.


I couldn't believe that this creature was first in my first yard because we don't live near any woods or forest and second that it was eating roses. After I took tons of photos of it, then I started to worry about my roses and it was destroying them. We tried to scare it away by tossing pieces of bark at it but it didn't move. Then we brought out Bean and that creature ran so fast into the tree. Did you know that Porcupine climb trees? Well, Bean barked up a storm and we thought it was scared away but a little while later it was back. Then we turned the sprinklers on and finally it was scared away but I was in awe to experience a "Uninvited Guest From the Wild"

The Beginning of Summer FUN

So far July has been a fun and fulfilling month. We had discovered so many neat and fun places for our family, finished projects that was in the work for almost a year, enjoyed the fruits of our labors offered in our own yard, having fun with friends, and ward family. Still trying to figure out the weather here...normal in the mornings are in the 50's but it does warm up. Over all we've been having a BLAST!
Fish Lake...The kids had a hard time adjusting to the cold water, was excepting warm waters of Hawaii but not so. I couldn't blame them because I didn't go swimming either!
We started our 4th of July cleaning the ward building which was hard because we went to bed so late.(Blake and all the husbands of the Primary Presidency went on a Backpacking and camping trip so all the wives and the kiddies came over to our house and had fun playing in the sprinklers and having ice cream...kiddies didn't get into to bed until after 11pm. SUPER late for our household.)After cleaning the ward building, we cross the parking lot to the Moran Prairie and Lincoln Height wards' breakfast party . Had a great time and the food was great! Then we went to a Pool and BBQ party at a friend's house and had a GRAND time spending the 4th with friends.
Decided to can the Bing Cherries from our tree and we spent most of the day harvesting it. Too bad that they had worms and had to be tossed out. Learned the lesson of spraying our fruits trees
In our ward we have a "Ladies Night Out" once a month at different restaurants in the neighborhood. Made new friendships while talking for three hours standing outside of the restaurant after it closed. Blake didn't believe me but it's true! Didn't come home until 11:30 and I left home at 7pm...YIKES ( But it was FUN!!!)
We finally finished painting the exterior of our house actually I have two doors left to paint in the back but it's basically finished. HOORAY!!!
I truly love being in the Primary Presidency and we had one of the best Primary Activity I have ever been too and it was a great success! At the end of the activity we had a tug a war against the leaders and the kids and the leaders won(but it was close!) then we had a water fight and the kids attacked the teachers and the presidency....it was great and the weather was WONDERFUL too!

So much more to post and the month hasn't ended yet...stay tuned to see our "Uninvited Guest For the Wild"

Hula In Washington

Hula has become a big thing in my life. It's the one activity that is just for me and I'm good at it. So when we were thinking of leaving Hawaii...one of the thing I asked Blake was that I had to continue dancing and we need to find a troupe wherever we moved to. I was fortunate to find such a troupe that I truly love dancing with. The ladies I dance with are truly AMAZING and I'm so lucky to be part of their group. We had a big Luau on June 27th to show off to our families and friends what we do and what we have learned. In the program we had a court...which are people who represents the different islands of Hawaii with a Queen and King. I was chosen out of the troupe to be Princess of Molokai and it was a great honor. Even Blake had to participate and be my escort...he truly loves me and was a great sport doing this for me. My mom and sister flew in just to see me perform and it was great!!! Here are some photos of the event...