July: Washington

Trip number 2 in July involved the whole family!  All 4 of us flew up to Washington for a big family reunion vacation at Lake Chelan.  This trip was July 14-25.  This is a huge trip for us - 2 flights and a 3 hour drive to my hometown of Wenatchee.  We stayed in Wenatchee overnight and then drove the rest of the way to Chelan the next morning.  There were something like 20 adults and 9 kids.  The location of the house was amazing - it had a HUGE fenced grass area, it's own private beach, and a dock that we used with a rented boat. 

I'll spare you the details, but something like 18 or 19 of the 29 people spread a virus around the house in the matter of days.  Several of the little ones caught it - that is so scary to see a little one throwing up.  Makenna got the barfs and Kellan may or may not have gotten the full bug - we're not really sure.  Ken and I managed to escape it - but then Ken remembered that we were both a little sick in May - so maybe we had it before we got to WA.

After Chelan, we spent a few days in Wenatchee visiting with family and swimming, swimming, swimming!

Cousin James loves puzzles and coloring. 

Uncle Kyle (my cousin) teaching the boys about making "cement".

Makenna was in heaven: the grass, the sand, the water, floaties, and the BOAT!

My Grandma Barb with the nine great-grandkids.

Christine teaching the kids duck-duck-goose; and later, Red Light Green Light.

Makenna loved loved loved the boat.

Makenna and cousin Maddie - besties!

Wenatchee: beautiful!  This is down the driveway at my Dad and Liz's house, morning stroll.

Electric jeep!

Makenna had to help with the daily chore of taking the bird seed from the garage (in the Jeep of course) to fill up the feeder.

Look out, crazy driver!

Makenna was a great batter!

"YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!"

Kellan takes a turn.

Captain Rusty came and left clues to find his treasure!!!!

We found the treasures!

More fun toys - the 4 wheeler!

Naked baby!

At a park in Wenatchee, down by the Columbia River.

Fish ladder at Rocky Reach Dam.

Outside view of the fish ladder.

We met Grandma Barb for a Dusty burger and playing at Washington Park, just down the street from her house.