The Blue Angels

It's been years since we have gone out Seafair weekend to watch the Blue Angels. It usually involves a lot of traffic and circling for parking, etc... But this year our friend Kim invited us to her work for a catered lunch out on the hangar where the Blue Angels take off and land!

It was AMAZING! They were right there in front of us!

We ate a yummy lunch from Famous Dave's BBQ, and the kids got to go in all the airplanes and even sit in the cockpits! They went in a sea plane and one of the employees had to move the plane, so he hooked up a little golf cart to the plane and towed it around while the kids were inside!

What a special experience! Thanks so much Kim and the M4! We had the best time!

Cheap Labor

 I came downstairs after folding some laundry and saw this sign... (Translation: Emma is open for being a slave for a penny. I do what you want for one day. Me + you = happy face.)

Along with this basket underneath!

So you better believe I took advantage. After giggling to myself for a minute, I told Emma I had a penny and I was ready for her to be my "slave". I handed her a dust cloth and asked her to dust the stair banister. She looked at me and said "Oh, man! I forgot to say no chores!". I said "Sorry, you didn't say that on your poster.". I put the penny in the basket and off she went. =)

Apparently, there was a brief moment where Payton thought this was an amazing money making plan and asked to have her name added too (See the red that reads "and Payton"). Then when I put Emma to work and gave her the penny, Payton decided this wasn't the best career move (Notice the red that reads 6 and up? Emma quickly added that after Payton left the company.) so she opted out.

Camping with the G6

It was time for the C6 + G6 annual camping trip, and this time we wanted to go somewhere a little warmer, so we chose Sun Lakes in Eastern Washington. We invited our neighbor, PJ, (who had never been camping before) and packed up to head East.

We endured a crazy thunder, lightening, and wind storm. Visited the Grand Coulee Dam and watched the laser light show. Our campsite was attacked by raccoons (who ripped a hole in our brand new tent!). We got swimmers itch from the lake (yuk!). We celebrated two birthdays (Happy Birthday David and Maddi!) made smores, rock people, and played lots of games...

And then it was time to go. We packed up and said good-bye to Sun Lakes. Hoping to never return (at least to the actual lake). The kids helped us pack, and took plenty of breaks in between. It was hot, by 10am in was in the 80's, so we made them drink water like crazy so that we could hit the road.

We took our time going home. Stopping at several places along the way. Dry Falls was our first stop. It was once a waterfall that was four times the size of Niagara Falls! It is now the worlds greatest waterfall...without water. It is beautiful there! We took our time and took plenty of pictures.

We also stopped for lunch and then ice-cream at Winegars. Next stop was David's college, CWU. We always take Hwy 2 to Eastern Washington, so it was a nice change to take I-90 and visit some of David's favorite places. Our last stop was at Owen's Meats in Cle Elem, to try the beef jerky that we had heard so much about and by some pepperoni sticks. We will definitely have to stop there again!

Despite it all, we had a great time! We have decided to stick to the San Juan Islands for next year though! Swimmers itch is the worst! Always check for signs before you swim and if you see snail shells that is a pretty good indication that you are at risk for swimmers itch!