The Hardys

Friday, July 5, 2013

Trip to Salem

The last week of June the kids and I drove to Salem to visit my grandfather. On our way there we stopped at the Bonneville Fish Hatchery and Multnomah Falls for lunch. We had a great time visiting with my grandfather in the rainy Salem weather. My aunt Lee took us out shopping and to see Monster's University in 3D which was fun. In between rain storms I took the kids to the A.C. Gilbert Discovery Center to play and the Arcade to spend some of the change Great Grandpa saves up for them. On our last day there the sun came out and I took the kids to my favorite place in Salem, the Enchanted Forest. My grandparents use to take me there when I was little. It's no Disneyland but it is still a magical place to explore. On our way home we stopped in at OMSI in Portland but Ashley wasn't feeling very good so we didn't stay very long. We had a fun visit and were spoiled rotten!! Now home to the heat wave.

Bonneville Fish Hatchery

Owen with the Sturgeon and Rainbow Trout

Multnomah Falls

Great Grandpa's porch

Great Grandpa's house

Ready to see Monster's University

A.C. Gilbert House - Animal Hospital

A.C. Gilbert House - playground

Enchanted Forest - Castle

Enchanted Forest - Humpty Dumpty

Enchanted Forest - Alice in Wonderland Flower Garden

Enchanted Forest - Hansel and Gretel's Candy House

Enchanted Forest -Snow White's 7 Dwarf's Cottage

Enchanted Forest -Pathway

Enchanted Forest - Snow White's 7 Dwarf's Mine

Enchanted Forest -The Witch

Enchanted Forest -The Old Women Who Lived In A Shoe

Enchanted Forest - Owen steering boat #6

Enchanted Forest - Ashley steering boat #8

Enchanted Forest -Old Western Town

Enchanted Forest - Owen on the cutest little train ever!

Enchanted Forest - Ashley on the cutest little train ever!

Enchanted Forest - Ice Mountain Bob Sleds

Enchanted Forest - Animated Black Bird Theater

Enchanted Forest - European Village

Enchanted Forest - The back of the Witch

Enchanted Forest - Frog Hopper

Ashley, Owen and Great Grandpa Richard

Stacy and Grandpa Richard

OMSI - Owen looking at the fossils

OMSI - Owen checking out the bones

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Father's Day

Happy Father's Day to all you dads out there. We started our father's day off with biscuits and gravy, scrambled eggs and coffee. Mike wasn't quite awake but he got a new t-shirt "DAD cleverly disguised as as responsible adult" and his very own water cooler. We had picked out a new sleeping bag for his motorcycle trip with the guys but then he came home with one he bought so ours went back to the store. Father's Day evening my parents came over for a BBQ which was really nice.

Mike relaxing in the backyard

Mike testing out his new BRIGHT jacket.

Summer Fun

Ashley and Owen have been enjoying our lazy days at home playing with friends. They really want to set up the pool but we are holding off until the end of June since we will be gone and don't want it left unwatched. They picked out a slide n' slide to play with until then, if it lasts that long.

Ashley wanted to have a Glow Stick Party so she bought a bunch of glow sticks and her and friend Ashley spent the day planning out their music, costumes and dances. Then that evening after dark we watched their show with all the boys running around in the background and up in the tree but the girls just kept on dancing. It was a lot of fun.

Blowing up parts of the slip n' slide

Owen slip n' sliding

Neighbor kids joining in on the fun.

Neighbor kids and ours in the backyard

Ashley our Glow Stick Party Queen

Glow Stick Partytime

Girls dancing

Kids dancing

more dancing

More like what it looked like - photo with no flash

Saturday, June 8, 2013

Old Fort Boise Days

Today we went back to Parma for the final day of the Old Fort Boise Days for the free Lion's Club breakfast then to watch Amanda, Mariah and James in the parade while the kids collected candy. Then we all went down to the park for some food and to look around at the booths, followed by free swimming day at the pool. It was a fun day. :)