WA/ID 2011: Dinner with the Jenks
Posted in FAMILY on Sep 19th, 2011
A favorite tradition of our WA road trip is the Qdoba dinner we share with our friends, John and Ann Jenks. Same time, same place, with the same precious friends!
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WA/ID 2011: Fun with the Smiths
Posted in FAMILY on Sep 19th, 2011
Our close friends, Scott and Liann Smith, hosted us a couple nights in North Bend. They spoiled us rotten and made it so hard to say goodbye! Oldest daughter Sarai’s husband, Matt, was deployed just a couple of days earlier. He left a flack jacket in the garage. The boy put it on. Well, I […]
WA/ID 2011: Hike with Liann
Posted in FAMILY on Sep 16th, 2011
One of the boys favorite memories of North Bend is the Twin Falls Hike. I remember when they were little peanuts and our goal was to just get to “Face Rock”. Now, we reached the rock within 15 minutes, if even that! And, we made it to the second falls as well!! This is a […]
WA/ID Road Trip 2011: Dinner with the Gunnings
Posted in FAMILY on Sep 16th, 2011
Dinner with good friends is such a treasure. Enjoying the evening with the Smith and Gunning families created an evening of laughter, relaxation, and joy. The guys…David, Scott, and Mike The gals…Leigh, Carol, and Liann The kids had a great time catching up. ‘M’, here with the boys, was the little girl I watched when […]
WA/ID Road Trip 2011: Dado and Dada
Posted in FAMILY on Sep 15th, 2011
We spent a couple of nights at Fabio and Esperanza’s. Alway such a special time with them. The first night, we had a BBQ and then played some ‘Sequence’. This hat has some history. It used to be Uncle Paul’s when he was little. Now it has been passed down to ‘R’… Dado and Dada! […]
WA/ID Road Trip 2011: Chelan
Posted in FAMILY on Sep 15th, 2011
Our WA/ID road trip continues…on to Lake Chelan! The long drive from Sandpoint to Chelan afforded us an opportunity to take a break at the Grand Coulee Dam… The weather was mild at Lake Chelan. Typically by this time in July, all the hills are brown and the lake is warm. This year, the only […]
WA/ID Road Trip 2011: Silverwood
Posted in FAMILY on Sep 15th, 2011
Our friend Tim takes his kids to Silverwood on a regular basis. It’s a special tradition he has with them. We were honored to have them invite us to join them camping and playing at Silverwood. Silverwood is half amusement park and half water park. It was too cold for us to enjoy the water […]
WA/ID Road Trip 2011: Camping at Farragut State Park
Posted in FAMILY on Sep 14th, 2011
After a couple of nights, we left Grandma and Grandpa, and met up with our friend, Tim, and his boys, for a few nights of camping and playing at the theme park, Silverwood! Our awesome campsite at the Farragut State Park… Just a few miles past the park, tucked away in a little […]
WA/ID Road Trip 2011: Grandma and Grandpa Parker
Posted in FAMILY on Sep 13th, 2011
After a good night sleep, we rallied for another eight-hour drive to Grandma Margaret and Grandpa Randy’s house. Luke was thrilled to have the boys play with him… Walking with Grandpa out to the garden… It’s a given, when at Grandma and Grandpa’s, some sort of grain will be in their mouths… Planting potatoes… Luke […]
WA/ID Road Trip 2011: Bend, OR.
Posted in FAMILY on Sep 13th, 2011
July means one thing…road trip to WA/ID! We decided to take a different route and go to Idaho first. This provided the opportunity to explore new terrain! We left around 9am, with the intention to make it to Bend, OR, by dinner. I had packed a picnic lunch for us. We stopped at a very […]