Cousins Camp

This has been a busy week with all the little kids and some of the big kids here. We have had lots of fun. We started Tuesday night with a birthday party for all the kids since grandparents can't make it to every birthday party. The kids all got presents of a beach towel and a squirt gun. Then they broke a pinata filled with candy and had an ice cream cake.

Wednesday was cold in the morning, so we went to the kids museum and then to Riverfront park to feed the ducks and ride the carousel.

Thursday we went to the Ryder Ranch and had a wagon ride, rode horses and the roasted hot dogs and made smores. Riding the horses was the big hit even with Ella and Carson.

Today we had the children's Olympics and tomorrow is Silverwood. Running out of time tonight. Post more later.

Happy Birthday Dorianne

Today Dorianne is 27. We went out to lunch with DaNae and the kids to the Red Lobster. Gavin saw the live lobsters in the water tank and deceided he didn't like lobster.

We had a little party for Dori and she opened presents. Then grandpa tended the kids so they could go out to dinner.

We love you Dorianne. Happy 27th.

Firestorm Spokane Valley

As I was driving home tonight about 5:30 pm, I saw a big column of smoke. I came home the back way because our 22nd hill is torn up to repair sewer and repave. As I got to the top of our hill I saw that the fire was over in the dishman hills area. We drove to Costco and you could see the whole hillside was on fire and huge clouds of smoke. We drove home up Argonne and 32nd and saw people with sprinklers on their roofs and watering down their trees. They did a manditory evacuation from Sprague to 48th Ave. and from Park Road to University.

Watching from our bedroom window now that it is dark you can see the dishman hills all ablaze with fire. We have a great view from our window. I tried to take pictures, but it was too dark and far away.

Luckily it isn't on our hill. They broke our main water line this morning and the whole hill is without water. Thank goodness for our storage, plus they have water trucks filling up containers for people on the hill. Overall and exciting day.

Happy 4th of July

We had a fun 4th of July. Dori and Brent and the kids came over and swam. Gavin in now officially a swimming machine. He goes off the diving board and down the slide all by himself. We put a life jacket on him and now he is bulletproof in the water.

Then we had a great barbecue dinner outside, complete with a 4th of July flag cake by Dori. Then we went to the fireworks in Liberty Lake. They had music in the bandstand by Too slim and the taildraggers, and then the fireworks. The fireworks were better there this year, but they do them out in the lake and it makes them too far away. Next year we're getting a balcony at the Coeur d' Alene resort and watching them there.