Great Summer

We've been having a busy, but great summer. It's been full of road trip, boat trips, pool/beach time, and visiting with friends (old and new) and family. Below you'll see some of our summer exploits. However, I think the best part, can be summed up in this photo and short video (click on the link below.) :o)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJ-d9LHBPls

Jet Boat Trip Up The Rogue River

When Martin was a kid, his family took a jet boat trip up the Rogue River one summer and he's always remembered it, so we decided to do the same with the boys this year on the way up to Oregon. It was a great day, although we got pretty soaked along the way!

Hiking at Silver Falls With Old Friends

This year I was encouraged to make a facebook page as a way to interact with my students. Mostly I end up procrasting and wasting time on the thing, however, one benefit was finding my old school friend, Angie Van Rheen now living in Norway. After chatting a bit, we realized we would both be in Oregon this summer at the same time and arranged a meeting. It was a nice reunion, and a third classmate (Kay Mitchell) also came along!

Visiting the Enchanted Forest

The kids (and their cousin Brady) had fun visiting the Enchanted Forest near Salem, Oregon. It hasn't changed much at all since I was a kid, so it was fun for me too!

If you click on the link below, you can see Daredevil Max in action. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iv3clJ21oks

Boating in Washington

We had such a great time at my sister Marsha's house in Washington. Of course, one of the highlights was spending the day on the river in their boat. The kids especially loved innertubing.....Uncle Chuck couldn't drive fast enough.

Playing on the beach

My sister has a beautiful house on the river, and the kids had a blast playing on the beach and in the mud.

Music at the Lake

This summer in our little community, they started having Friday night music at the lake. It's a nice casual little affair where people bring out their blankets and chairs, the restaurant does up a BBQ. Max had a blast dancing to the music. As always, he put on quite a show.