Working and Playing at the Property

We are finally getting some more things accomplished at the new property. Some of those accomplishments can't be seen, like water samples, septic design, site plans, etc.  Chris has also been working on taking down some of the sage brush that has taken over the land, as well as clearing out some of the branches and stumps.  He's also worked on putting in some trails so we can ride around the property on the quads or motorcycles.  We've spent some time riding the trails around the area and that has been fun.  The boys have been riding more than I have but it's great to be out there and enjoying the land.

Enjoying every moment!

Kindergarten Parents Day

This year the kindergarten classes combined their Mother's and Father's Day celebrations into one Parent's Day.

The classes sang songs for us and served us food.  Chris and I each had a nice place mat made by Colson and we were able to snag some quality time and a few snuggles at school.

We got to finish up with some time on the playground.  Colson has been working on swinging on his own and is doing a great job!  However, it was awesome to have dad there to give some BIG pushes.

All of these little things mean the world to us!
Enjoying every moment.

Mother's Day

It was a low key Mother's Day, just the way I wanted it.  We hung out.  We went to church. We went to a movie. We ate junk food and popcorn.

We saw the Lego Batman movie.  It was pretty good.  The boys enjoyed it.  We stopped at the Dollar Store beforehand and each picked out some yummy snacks and then all shared.  It was the best!

I received some nice gifts from the boys.  I love my flowers and drawing from Colson.  He also made a picture holder that has his thumbprints on it.

Cannon drew and painted this great flower.  I love it and it's sitting on top of the piano.  Kid artwork is the best!

Enjoying every moment.

Hill Climb Fun!

Another first for us:  The Nitro Nationals Hillclimb in Sunnyside, WA.

We took Friday off and headed east of the mountains Thursday after work.  We were excited and ready for a three day weekend!

Just after exiting I-90 towards Yakima, we blew a tire on the motor home.  It shredded the tire but luckily, didn't do any damage to the motor home.  However, we were stranded for a couple hours as we waited for an emergency service call.  FOUR tires later and $2000, we were headed back on the road!  Gulp.

Amazing weather and rainbows!  This picture was from the side of the freeway when we were stuck.  After we got going, we watched a great lightning show driving to Sunnyside.

The hill before anyone raced.  It was pretty awesome.  And very steep.  It doesn't look that steep, but up close, you could see how gnarly it was.

This was my spot.  We parked the motor home on the hill, put out chairs and had a great view.  We were able to sit in the sun and see all of the action!  We did go into the pits a number of times, too. It's a great view (and different) to see the races up the hill from up close.

The boys and I took a helicopter ride!  Cannon had been before, but Colson had not and he really wanted to go!  I had also never been in a helicopter.  It was pretty cool!  I'd do it again in a heartbeat. The views were great.

Colson got to sit up front!

A shot from the helicopter.  I can see our motor home and trailer!

Chris and I walked up to the top of the hill one evening.  It was quite a walk.  There is a road we walked up and parts were very steep.  We stopped often to rest!  (In the picture above it's the road all the way to the left.)

What a great weekend!  We will definitely have to attend another hill climb.  The sunny weather was much needed.  The relaxation was great.  The new experiences were amazing.  Lots of memories!

Enjoying every moment!