LaPine State Park

The second weekend in July we decided to camp at LaPine State Park for the first time. We went with the Curry, Hubbard, Forrester, and Reese families. We got in several long hikes and bike rides. The boys loved playing with all the kids and dogs. They did a great job keeping everyone cool with the super soaker guns too. We also got to see the largest tree in Oregon which is a 500 year old Poderosa Pine. Though it didn't seem that amazing to me...very anticlimactic after such a long hike.

Obsidian Flow

On our way home from LaPine we decided to stop at the "Big Obsidian Flow" up on the Newberry volcanic crater. Both boys were very excited to see all the "shiny" rocks and they had fun playing in the snow in the middle of summer. Brock got tired though and wanted to be carried most of the way but Mason's enthusiasm lasted the whole hike.

4th of July Harrisburg Parade 2011

This was our third parade this year so the boys are really getting the hang of it. Nana and Papa went with us and the Reese family saved us seats. Again their favorite thing was the fire trucks....well next to the candy of course. I've never seen as much candy thrown as they do at the Harrisburg parade and the boys have gotten very good at collecting it. Just what we need a gallon size bag of candy :)and yes that is Mason picking his nose.

4th of July with the Dodges

It was such nice weather that the Dodge family decided to get together for a BBQ. The kids got wet running through the sprinkler toys and Aunt Niki provided the water balloons. The little ones had the best time playing with a cardboard box and wrestling with the older cousins. We had lots of big fireworks thanks to Uncle Ryan and Grandma & Grandpa. This was the first year that the boys really paid attention to the fireworks and they loved them. It was a great way to spend a summer evening.

Scrubbing Bubbles

I went outside to check on Mason and found him washing his Gator while daddy was washing the big car...too cute!

Enchanted Forest

Grandma and Grandpa Dodge couldn't have picked a better day to take us to the Enchanted Forest. Tim, Calli, Javon, Arien, Rae, Corbin and Kiley came along also. I've been dying to go but I wanted to wait until this year when the boys were a little older. They went on almost every ride but their favorite was the bumper boats. Grandma went down all the slides and even took Mason through the rabbit hole. It was really fun to see the boys wide eyed excited over everything. They got to meet president Abe Lincoln but Mason was much more impressed with the bow and arrow set that Grandma bought them. The only thing that they didn't like was the hole that you can go down in the teepee. The photo where Mason looks like he's completely freaking out was when he saw me try to go down the hole.