Aug30

Camping with Our Church

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Well, Jill's just about had it with this blogging software.  She just made a long blog, with lots of pictures and it got timed out and it ate her post.  :-(  Let's try this again, with the shorter version.  :-)
 
On Thursday August 21st, Jeremy left for a massive, multi-state business trip, and Jill and the kids left for a 3 night camping trip with our church.  Each family had their own sites, but we got together for a few meals and fellowship.  We were sad to not have Jeremy there.  We still had a fun (but exausting) time though.  We set up camp along the shores of Mayfield Lake at Ike Kinswa State Park (Mossyrock, WA).  The drive was long, but fun at the same time.  Jill loves to take the back roads so we got to go through Enumclaw, Buckley, Eatonville, etc.
 
The kids were about to go tubing, and jetskiing for the first time ever.  What fun!
 
So, here are just a few pictures.  Come on over to Jill's Facebook Albums for a bunch more photos of our weekend!  :-)
 
Alexander, Kayleen, and Ethan on the shore of Mayfield Lake.
 
 
Ethan did such a great job at making fires for us at night and in the morning!
 
 
What a big boy!
 
 
Tubing Time!
 
 
 
MUST HAVE COFFEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Why yes, that is a "camping" french press.  HA!
 
 
Jill hanging out with the boys.
 
 
 
 
 
Aug6

13th Wedding Anniv. & Lake Quinault 2008

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Yesterday was our 13th wedding anniversary!  After a relaxing dinner by the golf course we went up to Rattlesnake Lake and just walked around for a little while....no kids!!!!  :-)
 
 
 
Lake Quinault Rule Family Trip - 2008
 
The Rule family trip was held at Lake Quinault once again this year.  It just wasn't the same without Andrew, Christine, thier kids, and Daniel.  I've posted quite a bit of pictures here.  But nothing compared to how many we took over the few days we were there.  :-)
 
Kayleen and Chloe hanging out in the raft.
 
 
Could life get any better?  Alex eating breakfast overlooking the calm lake in the morning.
 
 
HUH?  Fully clothed?
 
 
Evening down by the fire.
 
 
Kayleen hanging out by the dock...notice there is no larger floating dock area this year.  That was disappointing.
 
 
Josiah and Alex hanging out.
 
 
 
Thomas crawling!!
 
 
Action shot!  Kayleen hung out by the rafts almost the entire time.
 
 
Jeremy and his brother Peter in a mini-jam session.
 
 
Violet just being Violet....so cute!!!
 
 
Tracy spending some time with the Lord on Sunday morning.  Notice her cute preggo belly!  :-)
 
 
Thomas having a ball kayaking with his dad!
 
 
Jeremy and Alex enjoying the lake.
 
 
Darius hanging out by the lake.  Hopefully next year he'll like his life jacket a bit more.  hehe
 
 
Alex and Jill being silly.
 
 
Uncle Peter says, "Three free hits."
 
 
It's tradition to have a stair shot of kids, so here it is.  :-)  Darius and Alex.
 
 
Awww, Thomas is getting to big!  He was in such good spirits at the lake!
 
 
And the last set of pictures are a before and after photo shoot.
 
BEFORE - LQ 2007
 

AFTER - 2008

AWWWWWWWWWWWWwwwwwww!!!!!

That's it for now.  I'll upload the other pictures on to photobucket when I get the chance...and will mail out a CD for everybody so they can pick and choose what photos they would like.