SNOQUALMIE FALLS

On our way back from picking up our car in Sunnyside, WA; we stopped @ the big falls. It really is a spectacular view. The picture does not do it justice. We will be going back sometime this summer as we only had enough day light to see it from a far. We hiked down a 1/2 mile to the second viewing point, but we didn't get to venture to the side trails. Our little William was such a trooper. I can't believe that he walked up probably about 3/4 of the trail on the way back (it was a pretty steep hill). I would pick him up and try to hurry along as it was dusk and it was starting to get a little dark, but he insisted with kicking and whinning. I finally gave in. It was starting to get a little dark and half of our pictures didn't even turn out, but that's okay. It was a great little hike and the boys both had a great time.

AUBURN KIDS DAY

For those of you who don't live in Auburn, it is a festival especially for kids. They have free sample foods, crafts, games and other activities for the kids to do. It is a great little event Auburn puts on every year. This will probably be our last year attending as we will be moving very soon. It's always great to get out of the house and even better if the kids are having fun while we are out.

We have made alot of great friends in Auburn.

Above is Nicholas, William, and Zach and Jessa.

Two of Nicholas' favorite friends.

William wasn't quite big enough to go on some of the blow up toys, so I went along with him. I almost forgot how fun it is to be a kid!
Nick's favorite sovenier was from the recycle guy. He was given a frisbee, which he calls his leg bammer... What? Yeah, it's been quite a fight with that one.

Preschool is Out for the Summer

These are Nicholas' wonderful preschool teachers... Miss Emily and Miss Kristy. They have done a wonderful job with the kids this year. They planned a wonderful preschool graduation and BBQ. I'm glad that we made it back just in time to attend.
Nicholas in his little Grad hat.

On The Side of The Road...

On our way back from our Vacation, our reliable car croaked... Well at least we thought it was reliable. We have never had any serious problems with it. Really come to think of it in the six years I've owned the car, we have only had an oil leak and had to replace the timing belt other than the regular maintenance. It started to make a funny clicking noise, so we pulled out to the next gas station and checked all of the fluid levels. The oil was low, so we filled 'er up. The other fluids were fine. After filling the oil, we gassed up and started to head out again... With in twenty miles of the car first making the noise, it completely died. We had our two boys with us, luckily we had plenty of food and drinks in the car... We tried to get road side assistance with our insurance, but they said that it would take four hours or more for a tow truck to get there. We tried to drive a little further, to the next closest town. We made it about two exits before it died completely. These were not exits to a town with a hotel. We couldn't all fit in a tow truck, so what were we to do? We tried to find a rental car place, but the closest one was in SeaTac, WA which by the time they would have arrived it would have been morning. I wouldn't have been as stressed out at this point if we wouldn't have had the kids with us. I really didn't want to sit on the side of I-82 with my boys. Cars were just zooming by. It was kind of scary... So as a last resort, we called 911. How embarrassing! A state trooper picked us up (no car seats, there wasn't room). We held the boys on our laps in the back of the car. He took us to the nearest town and we stayed at the Comfort Inn in Zillah, WA. Meanwhile our car sits in Sunny side, WA waiting repairs... It was the engine block that cracked. The funny thing is the temp. gage never went up until after we completely stopped... Who would have thought? The next morning we were able to get a rent a car and have the car towed. We were on our way. We made it home safely... What to do next?

A Visit Back to Home Our Home Town

The Drive To Elko

Our drive to Elko was William's second long trip. It is approximately 850 miles. He did pretty well up until about the seventh hour. Thankfully, we had planned to stop and sleep. We stayed at the Sleep Inn in Ontario, OR. Nicholas said "this is going to be so fun!" He wanted to watch cartoons as soon as we arrived. Unfortunately, the movie player we had no longer works. We'll have to get a new one. His favorite part about staying in a hotel was sit jumping on the bed.

SouthFork Lake

On our third day there, we went to the lake with my mom. It was nice to just sit back and relax. The sun was out and it was just perfect. Nicholas even got to drive the boat for a while. We stopped at one of the beaches played in the water for a while and ate some yummy snacks.

Me & Nick enjoying the sun

My mom Brenda with our boys

Daddy & William
Grandma & William Exploring
My mom & I soaking in the rays
The boys walking the dock.

After our great time out at the lake, we parted from my mom and we went to visit Grandpa Rob. It was the first time for William to meet him. The boys seemed to enjoy themselves. It was a short visit,but it was good to see him. After Our visit we headed back out to the Smith's (Greg's Parents). We had a great family dinner. His brother Curtis, his wife Trinity and their adorable little girl Rebecka were able to come visit from Salt Lake while we were there. It was nice to be able to see everone.

Nick & Emmit Grandma

(Nick calls his grandma's by their dogs names).

It makes it easier for him to remember.

Trinity & Becca

Going to the Park

We decided to take the kids to the park to play and to feed the ducks and geese. The kids played well together. It was fun to get the cousins together. After the kids played for a while, we headed over to the Marina to feed the ducks and Geese. It started out with just two and before we knew it we were surrounded. Fortunately, just about the time we ran out of bread, the wind started to blow pretty hard. We decided to pack it in and head back to the house.

William & Becca

Nick & Ella

William, Ella, and Gracin.
Nick throwing bread
Diana, Ella, Gracin, Trinity and Becca

Nick & Ella

Uncle Adam with Nick and William
Grandma & William
The Little Babes: Gracin, William, & Becca
Aunt Cyndi Playing with William

On Schedule...

So, here is the latest picture of our house. There is still plenty to be done before we are able to move in, but everything is on schedule and still looks good for us to close on the July 15th, 2008.