First One Up the Mountain!

Half Way and Feeling Good!

Priest/Laurel Mount Adams Trip

 Eric was really pumped to do something this adventurous and challenging!

There was an incident with this ice ax while glissading down the mountain.

 Eric said that the views from the way up and on the top were AMAZING. This is Mt. Saint Helens

 It was really hard work getting to the top, but it was really fun sliding back down.

Before...

After!

August 18

This has become an eventful date in my family. 

Keith and I were married on this date in 1982.

Katie and Josh were married on this date in 2007.

And my dad passed away on this date in 2008.

Miss you Dad.

Celebrating 29 Years of Life Together

And still very much in love!  Looking pretty good too, I might add!

This was a perfect getaway, only a couple of hours drive, and the weather was FABULOUS.

Harrison Hotsprings is a very small town, so a quick walk will take you anywhere you want to go besides the resort.  The view along the lake is sure purty.

Although I'm not sure how relaxing it is for Keith to be near beautiful water like this, especially when fishing season is about to open in the nearby river.  He spent a lot of time talking about boats...

 Now this water was relaxing.  This is the huge mineral water spa/hot tub that we soaked in a few times.  Ahh the healing waters! 

This is the original source of the hot spring waters behind us.  A little on the stinky side. Can you say rotten eggs?   Fortunately the resort has taken the odor out in order to actually enjoy the soothing hot mineral water.

Admittedly, we did spend too many hours soaking up the sun.  But, in our defense, we haven't really had much of a Summer.  So we felt the need to bask for awhile in order to substantially increase our vitamin D levels back into the normal range.  It was heavenly.

 

Dinner in the Copper Room is always a treat.  We dined and danced the night away!

 Did I mention that we discovered Big Foot while walking around town?

We thoroughly enjoyed just being together in that lovely place.

We enjoyed being together in this lovely place as well.  This was our first trip to the Vancouver BC Temple.  After 29 years of marriage to this guy, I have to say, life just gets better and better.

Early Morning S'Mores

 On our final morning with Katie and Eleanor we finally succeeded in accomplishing a Summer long wish of mine and Eric's.  We built a fire and made s'mores!

Eric was our master firebuilder.  He got quite a bit of direction from Keith, who everyone knows, believes that bigger is better when it comes to fires. 



I think Eleanor was throwing her two cents in as well.  It's kind of fun bossing around an Eagle Scout when he's attempting to create just enough coals to brown a marshmallow or two, but you want to see a roaring fire.

Did I mention that Katie and Josh decided just before coming here that they were abandoning sugar?  Katie's substitute roasting activity was instead a biscuit flavored with cinnamon and craisins. It was cooked to perfection.

Eric needed an actual breakfast to get him through the morning.  He was very soon after this off to play some tennis with his buddy Jansen.  Then I recall he and Andre had a double date picnic planned for the afternoon.  Then he would be off to a tennis tournament to round out his day.



Just like camping.

 

These extra large marshmallows brown up real nice.

Sorry, none for baby.  Maybe next year, Eleanor.