Leavenworth

To celebrate our 15 year anniversary this year, Jeff and I took a trip without the boys to Leavenworth, WA.  We drove up on Friday morning.  We looked around the town a little bit and played some mini golf.

On Saturday we drove to Lake Chelan and took a boat across to the town of Stehekin.  You can only get to it by boat or by hiking in.  There are no roads that lead to it.  We got there, rented bikes, and rode around the town.  It was cute.

On Sunday we looked around the town again, played more mini golf and relaxed by the pool.

On Monday we drove back.  It was a nice trip.  It's a very cute town.

On the Golf Course

On Our Bike Ride, Found the School

Short Walk to Rainbow Falls

Visiting

Pacific Crest Day 3

On Sunday, there were many in our group who were doing one race or another.  Some were doing running events and some were doing tri-events.  We did running.  We started out with Sam doing the Kids 1 mile run in the morning.  He ran with Sequoia.  It was cute, they decided they would run together, stay together and hold hands at the end.  After that, Simon and I did the 5K along with some of the older kids in our group.  Simon did great and ran almost the whole way.  After that, Daniel and Jeff did the 10K.  Daniel improved on his time by almost 30 minutes.  We were really proud of him.  Overall, everyone did a great job.  Soon, it was time to pack up and head out.  Later that day we drove Sam to Big Lake for summer camp.  But it had been a fun weekend.

Sam, before his race

Sam and Sequoia, before their race

Sam and Sequoia, running

Sam and Sequoia, running

Sam and Sequoia, finishing

Sam and Sequoia, finishing

Sam and Sequoia, done

Simon and I, before our race

Simon, after his race

Jeff and Daniel, finished

Jeff and Daniel, finished

Jeff and Daniel, finished

Jeff and Daniel, finished

Pacific Crest Day 2

Saturday, the 2nd day of our weekend in Sunriver, was the day of my race.  I did the half marathon.  The weather was cooler than it had been the year before, so I felt that would be helpful in my overall time.  My goal was to try and run about an 8:30 pace and beat my time from 2 years previous.  I started out feeling pretty good.  I stuck to the pace, although I felt like I could run faster.  As the miles ticked off, I was glad I hadn't gone out too fast.  I started to get tired, but I felt like I could maintain that pace.  As the race neared the end, I somehow thought I was way off pace, so I started to push myself, only to find out that I was still holding steady at about 8:30.  I was worried I wouldn't beat my time.  I ran as hard and as fast as I could.  And when I finished, I had beat my time from a couple of minutes.  I was so happy!  I also ended up placing 3rd in my ago division.  So at awards time I got a little recognition.  Overall, I was happy with my race.

I have no pics at this time.  I'll try to find some and download them later.

Pacific Crest Day 1

One of the last weekends in June, our family went to Sunriver, along with two other families, to participate in the Pacific Crest Sports Endurance Weekend.  It's the 3rd time we've gone.  It's a weekend of sporting events.  We all sign up to do something, some of us, more than one thing.  Friday, the first day, was Jeff's trail running event and Sam and Simon's Kids Tri.

Jeff's trail run is a point to point run, so I drove him up early to the start.  It's about a 17-18 miles trail run.  He did great, and beat his time from last year.  It wasn't too hot, so that was nice.

Later in the afternoon, Sam and Simon did the Kids Tri.  It's called Splash, Pedal and Dash.  They run through a wading pool, get on their bikes and ride about 3/4 of a mile, and then leave their bikes to run about a half mile.  It's a lot of fun.

Jeff

Jeff

Simon

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Sam

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Simon

Sam

End of School Year Fun

On June 13, the school year finally came to an end.  It's always bittersweet for me to see the school year end.  I'm happy and looking forward to summer and a break from homework and school activities, but I'm also sad because I realize that my boys are another year older and growing so quickly.  But since I can't stop time, I will try to enjoy the moments we are given.  Here's a look back at some of the end of the year activities.

Last day of Reading Buddies

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Sam

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Daniel

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Daniel

Sam's School Play

Towards the end of the school year, Sam's class, along with the 3rd grade classroom, put together a musical to perform.  It was about growing kids for Jesus and helping others.  It was a very cute play.  They performed it twice, the first time was a Thursday evening, and the second time was Friday at chapel.  At the Thursday evening performance, they raised money for ADRA.  I think they raised about $500.00. They were very excited about that.  I thought they did great.

Daniel and Pathfinders

This past year, Daniel has been involved in Pathfinders at our church.  He's gone to meetings twice a month.  He's participated in getting honors and taking the classes that they teach.  And in the spring, they do the whole church service.  So for church, Daniel played the piano for offertory.  He did a great job.  Also, all of the kids who are in Pathfinders, give a part of the sermon.  Daniel did that too, and he did a great job.  We are very proud of him!

Leading Song Service

Speaking

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