Birthday!

 The Wilkins came into town for Verna's funeral, so we got to hang out with them while celebrating M's Birthday. It was a lovely evening.

Odds and Ends From Seattle

 My dad is known as the Great Cookie Baker:

Camille's summer bucket list included picking berries and making smoothies. We went to a U-pick public blueberry patch where the blueberries were almost, but not quite, ripe and did our best. She was happy.

Also on her bucket list was making homemade ice-cream, so we did that, too.

And learned some dance moves:

And walked around Panther Lake and visited the Korean pagoda in town:

After FSY, the girls insisted we take them out to breakfast. They are very spoiled.

Leavenworth and Orrando

Claire and Camille headed to a week of FSY in Tacoma- Claire roomed with Aubrey, and Camille with her best friend Ivy who also happened to be in Tacoma going to FSY.

While they were gone, dad and I watched a lot of World Cup with was fantastic (unlike Ben, he doesn't get upset with me for watching it and he joins in and it becomes a bonding activity. We also became excellent analysts and critics and should basically be the next announcers for 2030).

Mom, dad, Ken, Melissa and I also went up to Leavenworth and spent the morning, and then over to Ken and Melissa's beautiful new home in Orrando. Their plan is to move their full time in 3-4 years.

We stopped at Hot Rod Cafe for lunch- we thought dad would love it, and he did. It was a cute little diner and the food was decent.

A hike at Lincoln State Park right next to their house.

Their house is perfection! So peaceful, on a river, absolutely beautiful. This will be a perfect retirement home for them- I am so incredibly happy for them! It is exactly what they have been dreaming of ever since they first got married.

 

Aubrey's Grad Party!

We have never been able to go to a cousin's grad party, so we were ecstatic we got to go to Aubrey's and celebrate her graduating high school!

Makenna, Camille, Aubrey (yes, she is wearing a prom dress- when she came downstairs in it, she said, "see, mom, I told you I would wear it!, Claire, Bridger)

 

Mini Golf

 We had a blast in the blaring heat doing one of our favorite family activities- mini-golf! Ben won this round, but not by much.

Family PIctures

 We finally got our family pictures back- they turned out fabulous!