Catching up on summer!

We've had a fun summer......friends coming over....

S'mores...

Furry friends....

Cool birthday t-shirts from grandparents.....

Giant stuffed animals.......

Disc dog competitions.....

Harrison got picked out of the crowd to help with tossing the frisbee!

And he won a t-shirt for it!

Charlie wasn't much enjoying the dog days of summer...

Arlie looking beautiful at Mukilteo beach...

So photogenic!

Ferry at sunset....

Then a quadrathlon....first a swim...

Then a bike ride.....

Then, a run......

And finally a paddle to the finish!

My hero!

Princesses with casts handing out awards........

Fourth place ribbon!

Fishing at Kayak point...

Tossing the crab nets....

Fisherman extraordinaire....

Me!

The Claw!

We went camping to River Meadows....but it rained....so Jeff catching this frog was a highlight....

So, we packed up and went home early....

Bye, River Meadows!

Another Hannah video!

River Meadows - video Hannah made!

River Meadows Park Camping in the Yurts!

Hannah, Arlie, Carla and Harrison in the Stillaguamish river.....
Jeff tried out his fly-fishing skills.......like "A River Runs Through It"

The beautiful Stillaguamish!

Arlie in the river!

Arlie give Harrison a helping hand!

Splash!!!

The deer just walked through the campground........

So pretty.......

Blacktail deer......

And a fawn! So sweet!

The fawn ran into the sunset.......

Beautiful deer.......

Hannah!

These were kaledeiscopes made by a local artist...

The yurts were built in an old orchard.....and there were plum trees!

......and we picked LOTS of plums!

Our messy yurt!

Jeff and I........

Mmmmm......marshmallows!!!

Cute, cuddling kids.......

Harrison takes the plunge off the Big Rock!

Arlie jumps off the Big Rock.....

Jeff doing his Tarzan impression.....

Aauuuggghhh!!!!!

Arlie makes a splash!

Harrison tries the rope swing!

Two cute girls......

We spent a weekend at River Meadows Park in Arlington in their new yurt village. Our yurt was a 20 foot one, and had two bunk beds and a futon. Tons of room! We went with our neighbors, Amy, Jason and Abbie and Carla and Mike. The yurts were really nice and each had their own bathroom (located centrally in a separate building). The deer walked through the campground freely and made it easy to get photos. The biggest draw, though, was the river! The Stillaguamish river is so beautiful and this time of year was so low the kids could walk around in it with no worries of current. The first day we walked through the river to a raised area that was dry and that was our "camp" for the afternoon. The kids fished and swam in the river and Jeff tried out his fly-fishing after a number of years. Didn't catch anything but it was fun to fish in the river for a change. The second day we found a different part of the river with a huge rock the kids could climb up on and jump off. Later, they found a rope swing, which turned out to be a highlight of the trip! We picked plums and blackberries and enjoyed group dinners and breakfasts. It was a great time and we'll definitely be back!