Slide Rock at Opal Creek

Last weekend as we hiked back to the car we saw people
sliding down this. We had done our fair share of adventuring for the day
so we went back yesterday to check it out.
The weather was perfect, super hot and muggy felt a lot
like a hike I once took along the Na Pali Coast in
Hawaii (let's go again Emily name the time and you know I am in)
so of course I was loving every minute of it.
The Earth is so beautiful.

I love flowers

Don't you just want to spend all your time planting flowers and watching them grow.

love lies bleeding

What a dramatic name for a flower.

swim

sprinkler dancing

check her out dancing in the picture below.
She was really just dancing with all the freedom you can imagine.

Mary's River

That is Ender up for the jump.
Jumping below.

What an amazing thing it is to be a mother.
To be responsible for little spirits.
You can only hope that you are cool enough for them.
How do you choose activities for them?
I have been so impressed with the amazing personalities of Ender and Maya.
Spending time with them this summer has been a pleasure for me.
I love to see how they respond to different people and situations.
Loves to them for helping me understand what life is really about.

Favorite summer picture

taken by Cherie the fantabulous.

look at those wizards

My friend Cherie took this picture she is so good.
We made the Harry Potter glasses out of black pipe cleaners.
Ender in the center. Aren't they adorable.

Oregon

Maya was hiking in her bathing suit and crocs.
It was hilarious because a lot of people on this trail
are coming back from hiking for days in the middle of no place,
and are super serious about gear and hiking shoes and all that jazz.
But not Maya she hikes for 7 miles in her suit.

Ender always finds a fantastic walking stick.

Opal Pool
Waterfalls.
The trees are so old and so tall. They speak to my soul.
Mushrooms moving the soil around.
Moss every place you look.
Ferns as tall as you or I.
Rocks with the reflection of an opal.
Water so clear and so beautiful.
7 mile hike-I could walk in the forest forever

Hogwarts day 2

Picture of Maya by friend Cherie

dancing rats livers

acid pops

cauldron cakes


On the second day of Harry Potter camp we......
got sorted by the sorting hat
went into the forbidden forest to get through the giant spiders web
had potions class(my personal favorite)
played find the golden snitch to get to the cauldron cakes
did a round of name that creature
Played quid ditch