Our week

Summer.
I love summer.
Summer evenings are my favorite.

Loving Summer... I am back! And my pictures are saved. :)

Good news: 

My pictures are on my computer.

They were found. Years of sweet memories. 

I am thankful! 

My computer will limp along for a while... it is fixed, but slow and now I am trying to figure out a new way of storage. Updating this blog has taken a while. I have a new system that I have yet to learn.

These boys have been floating portions of Crab Creek and loving it!! I did it with them the other day, it was fun! 

State baseball in Ferndale was fun. The 11U Chiefs did well. We would have 

loved to see them go further, but we are proud of these boys.

Time with the team, time with family, camping... it was great.

Merit played really well this state tournament! 

So many family members came to watch Merit's games! I loved this!

Pictured here: Lesha and Grandma Alma

Golf cart riding and fun at Grandpa Jim's! 

Matt is giving the kids a little lesson in golf cart safety.

Hazel and Grandma Adie

The beautiful Hovander Barn! 

Hazel and Estelle feeding the goats at Hovander Park

Brielle

Mount Baker

Cousins making memories! 

Willem, Lane, Merit and Kai

A quick update

I get my computer back Monday or Tuesday. We think my pictures have been saved! Can't wait to see for sure. Then maybe back to some real blogging! Our last four days have been memorable. Baseball. We love baseball. Camping at Cedars RV has been FUN! Seeing extended family has been great! Many family members  have come to watch Merit play baseball. It has been a really good state tournament. Just sad we aren't playing for first and second! ;) Willem has loved hanging with cousins and buddies! Hazel has gotten grandparent snuggles and has had cousin fun. Oren has been a trooper! And Merit has played baseball he should be proud of. Vance and I are enjoying "the now." More soon...

We are enjoying summer!

Hazel and Kendal, Father's Day at Grandpa Vic's

JUNE

June has been great and really busy too! 

Merit had his fifth grade graduation!! He will enter middle school in the fall. 

Merit and some of his friends... He has had a great time at Longview!!

Baseball is in full swing!!

And it has been so fun! 

Last weekend the boys played well. Won two, lost two. 

Our last game Sunday morning our guys were a bit "off" -- this team has a lot of talent, but there are times

when they just aren't themselves and Sunday morning was one of those. We hated leaving! I really thought these boys would play for first and second.

A few of us families rented this house just outside of Wenatchee! The setting was beautiful. I loved

 this farm house! And so did the kids.

The man we rented it from was friendly and excited to show us his animals. 

Willem and Hazel loved the baby chicks.

Becky holding Oren

I so appreciate our baseball "family" and how people are willing to scoop up Oren. 

Oren has been to many baseball games in his young life! 

It is quite the community and I am very thankful for the friends we have made. 

Everett, Merit and Oren

Willem and Carter

I would love to go back to this farm house someday!

 Yesterday the kids and I met Lesha, Rob and family in Crescent Bar! Lesha and Rob are staying six days there. I would have loved to reserve a place and spend the night, but we have been running so much. So just half a day there was wonderful. The kids had a lot of fun!

Beautiful Evening

Yesterday it sprinkled off and and on. I didn't have to water any of my plants or the garden, that was all take care of. :) Willem, Hazel and I went strawberry picking in the morning and they loved it!! Sandy Hill Strawberries is a really fun stawberry patch in Moses Lake, the berries are sweet and delicious! Later in the day, the kids watched the Lego movie and Merit played lots of basketball outside. I got Merit to baseball a little after 5 and then met a great group of women at Michael's on the Lake for a little 40th Bday party for a dear friend. I thank God for great friends! The evening was off to a great start. Julia watched the kids while Merit picked Vance up from practice. I got home to kids running in the card and a beautiful evening sky.

Last night was a really fun night of making memories. I love times like these! The sky was gorgeous, there was a beautiful rainbow. I headed down to the creek with my camera in hand,  I actually ran -- afraid I would miss some great lighting :) but the lighting only got better. I took some pictures then headed up to the house to tell the kids there was a beautiful rainbow, but the house was quiet. I spotted the chief going down "ditch bank road" and ran to meet them. Vance had all the kids and they were enjoying a little country cruise. (they couldn't find me when they left) The kids were chatting and laughing, the dog was running along with us. I don't think Hazel had ever seen such a beautiful rainbow.

Will and Nellie