Cat Tales

I took the boys on our annual trip to Cat Tales in Spokane. We went with Kim and Conner ... the girls are at Stake Girls Camp this week and have outgrown the excitement of Cat Tales ... so it's a good time to go.

Off to "Cali"

Corey and Lora stayed with us for the weekend and are on their way to California ... have fun guys!

Silverwood and Boulder Beach

We went to Silverwood and Boulder Beach on Saturday ... Hayden and Brinley came with us. Courtney and Tiffany brought a friend with them and we didn't see them until the end of the day ... everyone had fun and were pretty tired on the drive home.

Can't get enough!

Another beautiful day on the water! The kids love the new tube.

G-force

Well, we finally got a new tube to pull behind the boat ... the kids complained so much about our yellow tube, that we gave in and bought this flat tube. The cushions in the yellow one weren't attached and would slide out from under you, which made for a very uncomfortable ride! I'm sure there's an Ebay customer out there somewhere that would just love our crappy yellow tube!

"Wild Hog"

Chris has a patient that is letting him use one of his Harley's for few months (when it's not being rented out) ... Chris is loving it!

Dirt Biking at Tacoma Creek: Part 1

We loaded up and headed for Tacoma Creek ... got a flat tire on the trailer 10 minutes out of town. Chris decided to teach the kids how to change a tire ... Kai was the only one that stuck around until the lesson was done. Tiffany and Sam found some cool rocks and Courtney already knew how to change a tire. Once the tire was changed we were back on the road ... thanks to Kai and Dad.

Dirt Biking at Tacoma Creek: Part 2

Chris showed off a bit by taking some jumps - the kids were impressed! No injuries, so it's all good.

Dirt Biking at Tacoma Creek: Part 3

The kids had a blast tearing up the trails on the bikes ... the '90' was perfect size for Kai.

Dirt Biking: The ride home

The kids were wiped out on the ride home ... they all fell asleep in the truck.

Real Men

Real men don't shave their pits! This ones for Brad and Trev.

An afternoon on the water

Chris took the afternoon off on Friday ... so we headed out to the water. It was sunny and hot! Relaxing!

Tiffany turns 13

Tiffany celebrated her birthday with a few of her friends out on the boat ... they came back to the house to hang out and sleepover. I don't know when they fell asleep ... we passed out about midnight!

Quilting Camp

Courtney and Tiffany went to Quilting Camp this week ... 4 days ... 5 hours/day. They got to choose their own material from the quilt shop and then learned the basics of quilting. By the 4th day they were both done their quilts. They both decided to enter their quilts in the fair this year. Great job, girls!

Feeling left out!

Sam and Kai were feeling left out while the girls were at their quilting class, so we found some scrap material and I taught the boys to sew. They each made a quilt for their webkinz bears. They were so excited to be able to use the sewing machine that they even made some clothes for the bears too. It was fun watching them be so creative!