Wallace Falls, ect.

Well, Hello again :)

It seems I've taken an unplanned break from posting pics here...

Enjoying a nice Wallace Family hike at Wallace Falls ;)

Twin goofballs.

Colter and Daddy.

The hiking Wallace Family :)

We didn't hike all 10 miles to Wallace Falls but that's a good goal for next time!

Vivan and Rollin's reaction to the Freemont Solstice parade starting...

ie.  the "naked parade" as Vivian calls it.

The Gang.

This 4 are such great friends :)

ColT and Mommy practicing baby tricks!

That's enough for now!

Til' next time... whenever that may be.

Colter's 1st trip to the water slides!

                   We (including Marshall!) took our lil' school of fishies to Slide Waters on Monday.

It was the twin's 2nd time there and Colter's 1st!  

As you can tell from the picture I was super excited to be spending the day at the water slides.

Colter was not as enthusiastic... 

until it was time to leave and then he decided it was the absolutely best place to be!

Viv is such a big girl swimming and sliding all by herself!

Me and my young fish :)

Our independent and happy sliders put a smile on our proud Daddy's face :)

Next time you see Rollin and Vivian ask them about the "Purple Haze".

The twins each went down that totally dark tunnel slide ALL by themselves!  

Crazy and brave kiddos!  

ready to fly!

We had a great Memorial Weekend!

Not only do we live in a free country...

Daddy Marshall was home and I was off from work!

Marshall treated the kids (and himself) to a little air time!

Colter didn't get a turn in the plane but he was just happy watching.

There goes Daddy and Rollin!

"Bye!"

This is Rolli's "Dad let me fly" smile ;)

Vivian said she got to fly a little bit too. 

They sure are spoiled kiddos!

There goes Daddy and Vivian!

Colter did a lot of screaming, yelling and clapping every time an airplane took off!

I think he's ready for his turn!

A Sunny Nature Walk

First, let me just say that I've totally been loving this part-time work schedule!

Today we started our morning off with a quiet conversation in a sun soaked bedroom.

I love how Rolli's ears catch the sun 

and how Vivian hangs on to every word her brother says.

After our short chat we packed our breakfast and headed out for a nature walk.

Mommy and Colter.

I swear this kid takes advantage of his position and barks out commands, alerts and squeals of joy directly into my ear.  

Please tell me that you see the snake!

Rolli yelled out, "snake!"

And Vivian froze to stone.

Just like we had rehearsed :)

I was so proud of them for cautiously backing away and letting the bull snake be.

You never know when it'll be a rattle snake...

There's a baby Eagle in that nest!

I think it's an eagle.

The sun was shining right into my eyes and I couldn't say for sure what kind of bird that is.

We spotted all sorts of beetles and there tracks.

Where'd Colter go?!?

This kid!

He thinks he's hiding from us ;)

I just can't believe how stinkin' cute he is!...

must get the cuteness from his mom ;)

When we walked back towards the car the snake was gone...

Rolli and Viv are convinced that the eagle ate it!

Beehive trout!

Daddy Marshall took his lil' school of fishies fishing for opening weekend last Sunday.

It was a beautiful day with a chilly wind up at Beehive.

We almost got skunked...

but fortunately our friends joined us and brought a bit of good luck (and skill).

Fish on!

Yay!  We caught our limit of rainbow trout!

Yum!  These where the most deliciously smoked fresh fish ever!

Karate in the Parade!

After 5 years of only watching the Apple Blossom Parades 

Rollin became a participant this year!

Ki Fighting Concepts

invited all it's students to represent their karate school in the youth parade.

Rolli was super excited to march as a Karate Kid! 

Colter and Vivian

walked behind the students with water, juice, snacks, balloons and the occasional cheer.

Our very own Karate Kid waiting for the parade to start.

This is the only time I caught Rollin sitting still.

Mostly Rolli and his buddy where 'practicing' their moves.

Follow this link to see a picture of the Ki Dragon that lead our group along the route.
-Wenatchee World Youth Parade photo gallery
(I was busy corralling wondering Karate Minnies at the back of the line 
so I didn't get any pictures of the front of the group)

All along the parade route the kids followed their Sensei's drill instructions.
Jumping jacks.
Rolli is this blonde kid in the back with a plain black shirt.

Notice the straight lines.

I was so proud of my young man and his classmates :)

Jab with a cross jab.

I think this is Rolli's favorite karate drill ;)

Vivian did an awesome job pushing Colter's stroller while I helped line out the kiddos.

Push-ups.

Lots of push-ups!

I counted about 30 push-ups along the whole parade route.

That's a whole bunch for a 5 year old!

Good thing all the kids where rewarded with the traditional ice cream sandwich at the end!

Bonus for us:

Daddy came home late Friday night so he was able to drop us off and pick us up!

Sand Tracks

While we where out adventuring last week we found all sorts of tracks in the sand.

And we finally figured out who is making this track!

(But Rollin is still convinced that the tracks are made by the "most dangerous viper snake") 

Even Colter was excited!

Rolli says he's our new friend.

Stink Beetle.

All around it was a beautiful day at the sand dunes.

Love this growing man who loves the sun and sand.

It was a good day of playing!

And in case anyone is interested...

Rolli and Viv have a home all planned out for us down by the river...

pending a worse case scenario when our house burns down...

of course we will have to be on high alert living here because of all the dangerous animals...

These kids sure do have entertaining imaginations!