Summer Road Trip

Getting Ready to Go 
(Dad distracting the kids, so Mom can pack!)

We had a great summer trip visiting friends and family in Washington and Oregon.

 

We started out in Sedro-Woolley, spending a few days with my parents. Good thing we packed the rain boots and jackets - it felt like October it was so wet & cool!

 

Then, we headed south, met friends for lunch at their home in Raymond, WA, and finished the day in Monmouth, OR, where we stayed with college friends. After two nights in Monmouth, we went east to stay with friends from Great Falls, who now live in Bend. After only one night in Bend, we headed north to Chelan, WA, for my cousin's wedding and a few days of R & R before finally heading home. 

 

Unfortunately, our camera only came out a few times on our journey and the pics below are all that made it! Things we missed on camera: visiting with all our friends, the kids camping with Grammy and Pa, swimming in Lake Chelan, the waterslides at Lake Chelan with cousins Cal and Bennett, and getting all dressed up for the wedding. If anyone has pics to share from our journey - please send them to me! :-)

Trying out Pa's Zip-Line

Enjoying Port Townsend, sans the kids - thanks Mom and Dad for taking the kids camping! We had a wonderful day walking on the ferry and walking around Port Townsend. We ate a two fabulous restaurants and Jason got his fill of seafood. The kids didn't come home until the next day, so we had a total of three meals out together - alone. Happy early anniversary to us!!

Checking out the lava flows on Mckenzie Pass. This was an amazing drive through old-growth forests, then climbing up to the Dee Wright Observatory in the middle of the lava flows. We could see many Cascade peaks including Three Sisters, Mt. Hood, and Mt. Washington.