McDowell Creek Park Hike

Kings & McDonalds July 2015

'Should we try and push this rock down?'

 

"heave ho!"

These boys are hilarious!

 

Mandy-girl, 21

Starting out on the hike

Ryan, Timmy, Grant, Joshua, Jonathan, Matthew

Friends

Ash & Mandy

Grant, Laura, Grady, Mandy, Ryan, Kelly, Ashley & Gracie

Whatcha looking fer, Grant?

Ryan strikes a more serious pose

Hang on Ash!

There must be a story behind this....

There goes Rye, wanting to get a closer look..

Don't panic, don't think of green slippery rocks.. act casual.. its perfectly fine.. ( I'm thinking these must be universal thoughts of a mother of boys....)

'Hi guys!'

 

The huckleberries were everywhere!

 

Almost time to head home- Rye has to throw in a line at the last minute..

 

and yep, catches a little guy. Blessed day with sweet friends

 

 

~~~~Best of Friends~~~~

 

For 9 years now we have known the very special Seigler family. We have so many heart connections with them.. Ashley and Amanda have really connected with both Felicia and Susannah from the beginning. We met when our family started attending Napavine Baptist Church in Napavine, WA soon after our return from Liberia. When the Liberian girls came and stayed with us and we were going through the turmoil of the adoption and the loss of the girls, they were by our side and very loving to us. It has been so fun to watch Susannah, Felicia, Ashley & Amanda stay friends through the years- despite miles of distance and life changes, staying connected and staying the best of friends. We were recently able to

spend a lot of time with both Susannah & Felicia and it was such a joy! 

 

Napavine Baptist Church 2007

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One of the girls' friends were getting married recently. Susanna and Felicia were singing for the wedding- Ashley & Amanda came along and helped with making and hanging signs

 

 

Felicia & Susanna

 

 

 

 

Winchester Bay,OR

We headed out to Winchester Bay, OR where the salmon were running. It was really windy and cold but we nevertheless enjoyed some time at the beach. This impromptu shot is so special to us! Our four girls!

Sun is setting!

No bites. :-( Maybe next time boys!

Our big guys! What blessings

Green Peter Lake & South Santiam Hatchery

We, Nana & Papa Ben enjoyed a nice afternoon at Green Peter Lake & Dam. The guys got to try out Ryans new canoe while the ladies stayed behind in a cool camp spot. It was amazing how low the Lake was.

Have fun!

Because the water levels were so low, the drive to the water was very steep. Normally where these cars are parked is under water.

The guys enjoyed fishing and paddling around for a long time

 

"Lunch is ready!"

Back at the site.. Laura was pretending to start a fire.

Green Peter Lake

Stopping by the dam on the way out was amazing.. look at this drop! a semi trailer at the bottom looked like a matchbox car! :-) Ashley got a bit dizzy looking over to take this!

Heading home we found this hatchery. Grady and the boys thought it would be enjoyable to check out.

 

The children enjoyed the big tank they had out in front-where we got to watch some mature salmon and sturgeon

 

Our lineup looked small this day since Amanda had stayed home to take care of some things

Ashley & Ryan treated the family to some Dutch Bros drinks on the way home! Happily, it was happy hour and their bill was pretty low, even for 7 drinks! Thanks guys. Fun day