Storytime

Hallie and Micah wanted to create stories this evening, here are their masterpieces...

Once upon a time, there was a Micah that he really really loved his toys.  He said, "I would go and do the work that farmers do." Then he sighed he said, "I would miss you." Then he went off to his work. Then he saw the girl coming with him. Then he said, "Alright, I'll stay." Then he said, "I love you." Then the girl said, "I love you too." Then their teacher came and said, "it's recess." Then they went outside and said, "we should play hide and go seek, I'm going to go get my girlfriends," the girl said.  Then he loved to play and he loved his sister, then they all lived happily ever after. 

Hallie age 5

 Once upon a time there was a big train, that was chuffing along the tracks and then his friend old buffer train came along and he said, "the order needs you at the station right away and then go to your friend little buffer train and you will be a good buffer train and please don't delay and don't delay. Please please please please please please please please don't even stop! Now please go along and you will do great." And he chuffed along the bends and over a bridge and to the order and then he went to small buffer's house, and he picked up his cargo and he went to the Ogo Station and he went home and they lived happily ever after.

Micah age 5

Wyoming

We followed up Yellowstone by a trip to Wyoming.  It was a blast! 

Swimming and canoeing at Tie Hack

Cliff Jumping by Bobby, Tyson, and Lis

This is as close as I got. Totally chickened out. 

Mount Rushmore

Yellowstone

Yellowstone Picture overload!

Family Getaway

After Tyson came home we went up to Peterson Prarie Cabin by Mt. Adams for some much needed family time.  We ventured out for a couple day trips up to Mt. St. Helens and the Ape Cave.  The volcano lover was is in pure Heaven! He loved it! In fact he begged to go to a visitor's center.  We of course obliged. ;) The week was so relaxing and exactly what we all needed.  We left the Mountains for a weekend in Portland. I have officially one picture from our weekend in Portland.  We stayed downtown.  We stayed downtown where we easily walked the city, people watched, had breakfast down by the river, and went to the toy store.  

Hallie wore the headlamp any chance she got, in the car, walking around, pretty much everywhere.