Start of a long journey

First day of our big adventure..Alex, Anna-Maria and myself headed out of Medford for a long roadtrip down the westcoast..First stop was Sonora California, home of Goldmining. We stayed the night in an old Days-Inn with room features that dated back to the mining years..The next morning we headed to Colombia, a state park..Loved the town...If it wasn't for the outdoor plumbing it would be liveable..

After this town we headed south to Anahiem..Time to pick Peter up at the airport..Hmm..wonder what we are doing tomorrow?

Bat Cave

After picking up the kids from Grandma and Grandpa's we thought " Hey let's take a different route home" Through Chinook Pass and pass Mt Rainier...Along the way we stopped at Boulder Cave...A cave that has bats in the winter not the summer..Just as well it was so pitch dark even with our flashlights that I don't think we could have dealt with bats...Loved the hike and cave, didn't like the rain on the other side of the mountain, so there was no view of Mt Rainier today..Glad to have the kids back..I missed them..They didn't miss us..

Smithtower date

I love Groupon..Just the other day there popped up a coupon for the Smithtower observation deck..Peter has wanted to do it but we just haven't gotten around to going..Perfect...I surprised him yesterday evening..We were headed downtown anyway so I just parked near the tower..."Oh..why don't we go and explore the Smithtower since we are in the area"..It was interesting..It's just an empty room except for chinese wall art and some furniture...The views though are fantastic..Definetly not for you Mom...The Smithtower used to be the tallest building in Seattle...of course not anymore but it still has the last manuel operated elevator on the West Coast..We topped off the date with a picnic in the park eating delicious gyros...Great being kid free...photos from the trip are on the previous post..

Life is not always easy..

Alex was having too much fun at Grandma and Grandpa's..He decided to slow down his pace with a broken arm..We got a phone call Saturday from Grandpa at the hospital..Alex was playing Red Light Green Light at the local rollerskating rink..Not so good at the Red light part..he fell backwards and broke the arm..There was a doctor there to splint his arm and ended up being a Bishop, so Alex recieved a blessing right away..He was a trooper at the hospital, never complaining about the pain..He was definetely watched over from above..Now he is just chillin'....No more swimming this summer...