Blown away in Chelan!

We are still having tons of fun here in Chelan, but have encountered less than optimal weather. Lots of wind gusts (not great for our awning...), and not quite hot enough to jump in the lake as frequently as we'd like. BUT, we are having a GREAT time with our family, and our old friends as well as some new friends. I guess this is quite unusual, though. 

We definitely see this as an annual vacation spot... and have already scoped out next year's campsites. Can't wait so share pictures...

Cheers!

And we're off... again!

Today marks our next adventure... stay tuned for details!

A visit with Shadow

I had to make a separate post for this goofy dog... He looks pretty good for almost 10, doesn't he? Be sure to read the post below as well...

Too much fun?

Is there such a thing as too much fun? If so, I think we're approaching it. We're neck deep in wringing out the last bits of summer before school starts up in a few weeks.  

After our big Baker City and Joseph excursion... we had a week to breathe, then took off on Saturday for the valley, met up with friends that evening for an impromptu pool party (the boys' first experience with a diving board), and spent the night in Salem. On Sunday we squeezed in a visit with Shadow (and a photo shoot of his new buddy, baby Ryan), then dropped the boys off with their cousins in Silverton for a sleepover, while Dave and I ventured off to Portland for our 4 day date, aka the Assistant Manager's Meeting (Les Schwab sponsored). My dad picked the boys up on Monday and brought them back to the beach for a few days of fun with Grandma Judy and Midge the beach dog... then we all met up again at the Portland Zoo on Thursday.  

Once home, we ran a few errands, did a few loads of laundry, and an aikido session for Max, then we were back at it on Saturday, with a trip to Tumalo State Park with the Silverton Cousins and the Bend Grandparents (and family dinner at Grandma and 'pa Prestidge's house)... and if that weren't fun enough, Sunday (today)  boasted a trip to Prineville reservoir (and all the boating fun you could want with our neighbor, and buddy, Ed) AND a birthday party (Happy 6th, Race!), AND a group dinner (most of the families from the birthday party) at Red Robin. Yes, I'm exhausted. I won't even tell you that we've got an equally busy week coming up, and another FUN vacation starting on Saturday for an entire week at Lake Chelan! Wahoo!!!!

So, I guess it could be true, that you CAN have too much fun. At least we're trying REALLY hard to find out.

Max, the Yellow Belt!

Max promoted to a yellow belt last Tuesday, and is quite proud (as you may imagine). Here are the pictures from the entire class... and some great ones of my newly yellow belted one. Enjoy!

Days 2 through 7 Camping... Unplugged!

I would have diligently kept up with this blog, had it not been for the remoteness of our RV park! It was nice to take a break, and we had lots of fun. LOTS of fun.

I'm exhausted, but did manage to add the first of MANY pictures to our new gallery at my website (in the friends and family section), and you can check them out here!

You'll get to see, among other things... our visit to the Enterprise hospital for Sam's broken wrist! Thankfully a minor break, it serves as an interesting story... that could have been MUCH worse. I'll be sure to give the full story soon. I'm off to bed!