This Summer we...
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| Took off for camping the first weekend school let out. |
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| Made a few changes to the pig pen to accommodate his new roomies. |
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| Finished the Pig/Chook Pen |
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| Met the one and only ZANIAK |
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| Got a new porch swing :) |
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| Had some Fourth of July family love! |
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| Rode the ferry from Bainbridge Island to Seattle |
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| Took the family to Tay's fav burger joint, Red Mill. |
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| Toured the historical base, Fort Lawton, that Taylor used to work at. We got to walk around and peek in at the old abandoned housing and ring this huge bell. |
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| Splashed in the shores of Fort Lawton |
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| Played on the train in Elbe on the way to Mount Rainier |
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| Walking down to the falls at Mt. Rainier |
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| Learned how to ride a motorcycle and only dropped it once. :) |
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| Doin what boys do best! :) |
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| Last day with the Anthony/Hassna crew |
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| Went camping for the weekend with our church. |
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| Got to relive Hume Lake years... |
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| Started teaching Keegs to ride bareback. |
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| Met some of the X-Games guys after the show. |
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| Went to Family Fun Day with our church! |
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| Got to dunk the chicken! |
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| Created our new favorite tradition ~ Wednesday night s'mores around the campfire |
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| Drank fresh squeezed lemonade! |
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| Went to our little hometown carnival... |
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| Braved the Ring of Fire! |
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| Lost a first tooth! |
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| Cooled off at the quarry pool |
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| Got a Flemish Giant Baby. We all chipped in on the name, "Princess Fiona Funny Bunny the First". |
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| A little soap and water... |
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| Started lots of projects. |
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| Went to the Northwest Adventure Trek for our first time. |
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| Picked lots of berries for pie and jam. |
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| Did lots of gardening with my new potting table. |
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| Learned how to compost! |
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| Harvested our first Zucchini Squash. |
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| Taught the boys how to dig a hole "Bear Creek Stables" style with a post hole digger and the heavy rod. |
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| Had fun planting our cute little shrub, Potentilla Fruticosa Sunset. |
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| Grew some delicious tomatoes...Trenton very happily snacked on them all summer long. :) |
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| Propagated some more of my shrubs. |
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| Canned some delicious home-grown tomato soup! |
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| Started next year's garlic. |
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| Learned how to save tomato plants before the first frost! |
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| Hawk Eye |
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| Planted lettuce from seed for the first time...and it worked! |
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| Became Best Friends :) |
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| Had a family campout on the trampoline. Next Summer we'll have it on the night of the Perseid Meteor Shower! |
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| Had a summer full of soccer! |
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| Lots of beautiful sunsets at the games! |
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| Summer 2012 <3 |
