Clark County All-Church Picnic, Pearson Air Museum

For the second year in a row, we attended the Clark County All-Church Picnic at Pearson Air Museum. It is put on by Detour Ministries, and was a huge success! We barely knew anyone last year, as we had just moved to Vancouver. But this year, we were able to meet up with our friends the Paces and the Ritchies, and fellowship together as we ate a picnic lunch and the kids played. There was live music, a hilarious Christian comedian, a bazillion games and activities for the kids, and beautiful sunshine. A perfect day!

An amazing turnout! Over 3,000 people!

Dogpile!

Taking a breather

Worn out

Nefty and his friend Hudson

Solomon and Sam (behind Nefty)

Who wants to play with me?

Setting up for a picnic

Zoo Adventures

We have been blessed to make several visits to the Oregon Zoo this summer. We went with our friends Pete & Jennifer Geloff and their two boys in early summer. We also were able to meet our friends from Springfield, Jason & Melanie Brown and their two boys, earlier this week. What a blessing! We are fortunate to have wonderful friends, both for ourselves and for our boys. The Geloffs have shown us the "ropes" of the zoo (believe it or not, I had never been there all of my 20 yrs in Oregon!!), and we had a very sweet reunion with the Browns. We love our zoo membership!

Solomon, Tyrannosaurus Rex tamer

Being silly

Scaling its back like a pro!

Waiting for our friends, the Geloffs, to arrive

Photo op

The real thing

Pete and the boys exploring the sounds of the creatures of the

Great Northwest

Testing the water

Short cut

Turtles!

Pete feeding the Lorakeets

Having a good time!

Snack time

Playing in the dirt after lunch. Boys will be boys!

Abrams Park, Ridgefield

Another attempt at a family pose

Enjoying a yummy sandwich - all by himself!

Emilio had to sprint to make it into the picture. He even had a split

second to cross his legs! :)

Old school play structure - we LOVED it!

Sliding down with daddy!

Eyes wide with delight! (or is it terror?)

Solomon found a dead bee on the way to the car.

Ridgefield countryside. Gorgeous.

Enjoying a summer spray...

...as daddy fills up the pond/fountain in our front yard.

Aaaaaaah! Refreshing!

Helping Daddy Wash the Car

When the sun shines in Washington, you have to seize the moment. So, Dad decided

to wash the filthy van, since it had been quite some time since its last bath. Of course,

the boys wanted to help.

Rinsing hands (or playing with the water?)

Tag-teaming it

Soapin' up

Getting in the cracks and tight spots of the rim

Liam and I giving our support from the garage

Violin Practice

Nice posture

Practicing rhythms

Tapping the beat on the music stand

Fun with the cousins (and Uncle Brandon)

Enjoying some spaghetti - and entertaining Elise at the same time!

At Uncle Brandon's house, a Memorial Day BBQ

Giving Sol a few pointers on a video game - a guilty

pleasure enjoyed only when visiting the cousins. :)