Guests in The Loft

The Jensens came to stay with us 2 days after school got out.  They got in late Thursday.  Friday we went walking and biking along the Lacamas Heritage Trail, then loaded up 13 bikes and headed down to have a picnic on the Columbia River then drove into Portland and biked all along with Willamette, over the Hawthorn Bridge to Jamison Square Fountain and had giant Breadsticks at Hot Lips Pizza before heading back over the Steel Bridge and along the Eastbank Esplande.  Nice biking weather.

Saturday the adults went to Monticello Antiques, the temple and to Saturday Market.  Kids swam when we got home and had yummy dinner and dessert.  Watched movies, played games.

Father's Day wasn't quite so nice, but we went out to hike inspite of the drizzle to the footbridge at Round Lake.

We had a big brunch when we got home. I spoke in sacrament meeting.  Had a yummy dinner and cheesecakes for Father's day.  Played more games.

Monday we all hiked Multnomah Falls while my girls were at soccer camp and Brody with Maddie Jackson.  The hike was beautiful!  Todd took everyone out on the boat to go tubing on Lacamas Lake.  Lee stayed with me and sewed tons of curtains, hemmed and did mending!!!  Whoo-hoo.  I am really not good at  sewing, puts me in a foul mood.  We had salmon burgers on the Traeger for dinner and did our special Lake Family smores out by my new garage sale fire pit.

I must say this is a very easy family to entertain and board.  SO helpful w/ meals and the kids, ON TIME and game for  all our activities.  And when anyone comes to visit, hiking and outdoor activities are always on the agenda. I can't gather that many bikes again....which is too bad, cause that is one of the funnest ways to see Portland!   They've set the bar pretty high. I need to think of another name to call the guest suite above the garage.  Annie said the Marriott, but that may be confusing.  The "Bonus Room" is too played.  Lee said "The Loft". All I have to say is that I love just sending company up there and not having to worry about another thing!

Winding up the School Year

I'm feeling guilty for the times I haven't drug my camera along for the kids end of school year activities.  Sometimes it's just one more bulky thing to cart along!  My digital camera pales in comparison to this one, so I rarely like to even use it.  This was Kennedy's first piano recital.  She did wonderful!  Griffin taught himself an awesome song by learning it on U-tube and played it as one of his pieces.

The kids love for us to come to Pride Night at the shcool and see the projects they've been working.  Kennedy and Mrs Distant w baby Elise and Camydn w Mrs Williams.

Camdyn and Katie were in the same class together and would practice the recorders for hours at our house.  On the day of the performance they had gotten to double white belt and their friend Gabe got double black belt.....meaning they'd learned ALL the songs and then extra.

Thursdays I looked forward to going to Griffin's track meets and timing him as he continued to break his PR in the mile from meet to meet.  He made it to Districts in the mile and 800.  He and his friend Caleb who were baptized on the same day ran in the 800 together.  Why do I not have tons more photos of them as they were growing up together!  Why do I have no pictures of Camdyn at her track meet and Griffin at his awards ceremony?!!

The week before school got out we took a little road trip to a soccer tournament in Pasco Washington, up the Gorge about 3 1/2 hours away.  It was sunny and warm there!  The kids loved staying in the hotel and swimming with thier teammates, getting pizza and playing 3 games one day and then to the semi finals the next.  I was ready to come back to the rain.....which we've had in abundance!