Our annual resorting trip with Nana and Papa was a bit chillier than in past years, but still a lot of fun.  The pool was COLD and we only had a few nice days, but we made the best of it.  This summer has not been a hot one anywhere in the state, but we are hoping that August will turn around before we head into the rainy fall again.  The destination this year was in the Cascade Mountains about 45 minutes outside of Leavenworth….a beautiful area!  We went into Leavenworth a few times and did a little shopping as well as ice cream indulgence which is always fun.  Back at camp we did a lot of star gazing, fish catching, kite flying, a little swimming, and a ton of bike riding!  Let me tell you, the goal of the girls taking off on their bikes this year (Sarah Jo without training wheels and Samantha on her tricycle) has definitely been accomplished!

The highlights of the trip were definitely catching little tiny fish in the stream with butterfly nets…mommy caught the first and daddy the Marine could not be outdone so he caught the second the day before we left.  Solo decided to catch a mole in the middle of a field.  That little dog is cute as a button and obviously a great hunter….she was just standing there, then all of a sudden dug a few times, stuck her tiny little nose in the hole and came out with a grey thing in her mouth.  Yes, I screamed LIKE A GIRL….as did Sarah Jo and Samantha…but let me tell you, it is something that they will never forget and actually are still talking about it.  Thank God for Papa, who told her to drop it.  She spit it out at his feet…SO PROUD…and pranced around like she owned the place the rest of the vacation!  Luckily we did not see any bears in person….but we did see signs of them…they got into the trash dumpster one morning and you know that sayin’ “Does a bear sh&* in the woods?”, why yes they do! 

Thanks Nana and Papa for a great vacation, we had a blast and the worst thing about vacation is when it is over!