We're Exhausted! We Need a Vacation from our Vacation!

I think I posted all of these backwards, but you'll get the idea. Here's a run down of some of the things we did in Oregon and Washington to excape the 113 degree Fresno heat!

Back Home

I think the dogs missed us, either that, or Isaac had jelly on his face (very likely).

Martin Wins the San Francisco Marathon!

OK, so he didn't actually WIN but after spending two entire days in the car on the way to SF, it's a miracle that he even managed to finish (Let alone with a smile on his face!)

Trapped on Hwy 101

We decided to take the scenic coastal highway home and got more than we bargined for. An accident on Hwy 101 shut it down for six hours! We were there from 5:00 to 8:00pm with ample time to make friends with the "neighbors". The boys had fun meeting the Harley rider dudes in front of us. Very nice guys.....

Paul Bunyon and Babe's Big Blue Balls.....

Stopped on the drive home at the Trees of Mystery. What's so mysterious about the trees we'll never know cause we didn't feel up to paying the high entrance fee! However, the kids had fun with the talking statues .

The Eagle has landed.....

We went to visit my sister Marsha and brother in law Chuck at their beautiful house on the Columbia River. The kids had a blast driving their boat (we forgot the camera to take pictures!) and we enjoyed Eagle watching from their back yard. This guy even dropped a fish almost on my sister's head while she was watering the yard!

Trip to an active volcano mainland style....

Well, it's not exactly like the lava flowing volcanoes of Hawaii, but we took a side trip to Mt. St. Helens. And what a surprise to run into our old Hawaii friends, the Williams family and Clark and Carrie Pope! OK, so it was prearranged, but it was a nice (but too short) visit. We also managed to see my old friend Ed Carson and take in a Willie K (now Barefoot Natives) show in Eugene (but forgot the camera again!)

Mommy Dearest and I

Had a very nice visit with the folks.

Playing with Pappa Anderson

The boys are getting too big to be able to snuggle with anymore, but my dad still managed to get a few hugs in.

Chocolate Benefactor

The boys got to visit with their great auntie Kay who turns 90 this year. Of course, they fell in love immediately when she gave them each a bag of chocolate!

Sprinkler boys

The boys had a blast playing in the sprinkler in Grandpa's back yard in their tightie "whities."

Bike Boys

Since we live on a steep hill, the boys have never had (or learned to ride) bikes. So while we were at Grandma and Grandpa's house we got them up to speed!

Camping at the "rock" beach

We spent a weekend camping at the beach for Max's 6th birthday in June. It was good fun.

Max graduates kindergarten....sniff, sniff

Max had his kindergarten graduation ceremony yesterday. Although he didn't "ruin" the ceremony by goofing off like his teacher thought he might, he did have his moments. I'm afraid he's already been labeled as the class clown....the apple doesn't fall far from the tree does it? :o)

We live in the boonies!

This photo at Max's graduation shows just how far out in the boonies we live. In fact, the last week of school they had to lock down the class rooms because a bear wandered on campus! Some parents have to worry about guns and drugs at school, we have bears and mountain lions!

Best Friends

The boys are getting big....

Isaac just turned 4 in May, and Max will turn 6 next week! Where does the time go?

Yosemite

We decided to pull Max out of school and take a day trip up to Yosemite.


Waterfalls and weird trees......it was a nice day.

Yosemite part II

The kids had a blast getting soaked by the waterfalls , Max learned to identify poison oak (BEFORE touching it) and I fed the abundant mosquito population.