Lazy Days of Summer

After working for four hours at the Bishops Store house

then going over to mow the baseball diamonds at the Stake Center

Then mowing our back yard

This is where I found Gary ! Hehe

So sweet we just got this Hammock on Craigslist

Gary had been wanting one for a LONG time

Looks like he likes it ♥

 

 

Back to Steamboat Rock 2013

Steamboat Rock

This is our second visit to this area

last year four of us climbed the rock, this year eight of

us climbed.

The area has been formed by a glacier dam that broke

loose and caused a huge amount of water to come

from Montana all the way to the ocean

It left behind these flat rocks

Steamboat Rock is surrounded by water

Banks Lake, this was made by Coulee Dam

In this first picture you can see a little bump on top

As you go Thur the pictures you will see all of us standing

against that rock. This picture was taken at the campground

were we stayed and started our hike from

If you look at this first picture you can see the bump

on top and just off to the right where you see the dark shadows

that is how you climb the Rock, stright up

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rich and Peggy

 

 

Gary and Skip coming up the trail

 

 

 

 

Skip needed a helping hand with his pants

what a good friend Gary was ♥

 

 

 

 



 

 

This is why you climb it !!!

 

 

 

 

 

Here we are on that bump in first pictures

 

 

 

 

 

Gary's first time to climb the Rock

He did Awesome!!! So proud of him

That is the camp ground down below

 

 

 

 

Rich, Peggy, Myself, and Kay

 

 

 

Rich, Gary, Me, Kay, Skip

 

 

 

Kenny, Raydeen, Kay and Skip

 

 

We made Carin's this is the Dahlke Carin

 

 

The Cannon Carin

 

 

Wild Flowers



 

 

 

This is West of Steamboat Rock down by Coulee City

It is called Dry Falls

If you look at the horizon, they say the water during

the flood would have been 300 feet about this land

 

 

This was the Sunset at camp the last night we were there

Really amazing place

 

Color Me Rad 5k

 

Color Me Rad 5k

This is a crazy FUN way to enjoy our family and to give to a Charity

Gary and his Girls

We had Two Daughters, four Granddaughters,

and one Daughter in law.

So much FUN

 

So this is what it looks like, people have bags of colored

corn starch and they throw it at you as you walk or run by them

They also spray you with colored water too

 

 

 

This is how we looked when we started. Nice and White

Tristin, Lucy, Chelsi, Gary, Kristin, Valencia, Aimee, Brenee'

I am the shortest so had to be in front

For those who don't know Aimee' and Kristin are Gary's two daughters

Tristin & Chelsi are Aimee's daughters, Valencia is Kristin's daughter

Brenee' is Garianne's daughter and Lucy is married to Ben

Gary's oldest Son!!! Wow lots of family

We also had Ben and Clint taking care of Kids and taking

pictures for us.

Chelsi & Valencia

 

Lucy, Kristin, Tristin, they ran the race ☺

 

Brenee' and Aimee'

Sorry I cut you head off Brenee'

 

Valencia with a Rad Grandpa in the background

 

We survived Thanks to Aimee' and Brenee' for walking with us

 

 

This is what we looked like after the race

We had our Rad on

 

Gary loves his new Sun Glasses !!!

 

The Start line and finish area

Great Day

Camping Riley Creek 2013

 

Camping with Brett and Baylee Simon 2013

We were able to take a short camping trip with two Grand kids

We went to Riley Creek and had some fun!

 

 

Brett finishing up the salad from dinner

I think he liked it

 

 

 

Baylee with her own chicken breast, she loves meat!!! 

 

Brett & Baylee going for a swim

The river was really cold, but they went in anyway

 

 

Baylee jumping rope with Brett and Grandpa

 

 

Brett and Grandpa just "Hanging out"

 

 

BYU (Brett) verses Gonzaga (Grandpa)

Well Gonzaga won but couldn't walk after the game ☺

Seems he took a tumble and skinned up his knee pretty good

 

 

Grandpa and Brett & Baylee just "Chilling" at our camp site