Together with the Fam'

This summer, we enjoyed spending lots of time with family. Since Scott's brother, Stephen and his wife Valerie and son Josiah were in town for a month we took advantage of the opportunity to take family photos. Robby Lanouette, sister Heather's (soon to be at that time) husband took a starring role in the photos as well. Then besides the family camping trip, we enjoyed seeing Jen's family for birthday get-togethers, and house projects. (We enjoyed seeing them for the house projects more than they did probably, since it was our house that was being worked on.) We also had a great time with Jen's cousins, Chris and Kara Proctor, going to an exciting Seahawks exhibition game at Qwest Field. I guess we don't do it often enough though, because we showed up in the other team's colors by mistake.

Summer Trips

Having already taken that big trip in May, we didn't travel too far the rest of the summer. But we did have some fun shorter trips, to various parts of the state. First, we visited Toppenish, Washington, the town where Scott's dad, Stan, grew up. We enjoyed catching up with Stan's sister, Sharon, and her husband, Jim Wilson. They showed off the impressive murals that Toppenish has come to be known for. We also had a fun weekend trip to a spot on the Columbia called Crow Butte, with Jen's extended family on her mom's side. Unfortunately, we had too much fun there, catching up with family, jet-skiing, playing volleyball, that we didn't take any pictures to share. Then it was a day trip with Scott's brother David to hike in the Enchantments, outside of Leavenworth, Washington at a place called Lake Colchuck. Incredible scenery and one of Scott's favorite places. Last, was a trip we took in August with Jen's brother Andy to Pinnacle Peak, in Mt. Rainier National Park. Great scenery here too, with amazing, up-close views of Mt. Rainier. We also slid down a snow field. (intentionally).

July Pictures

Okay, even though it's almost September, we're catching up on some summer events. This year, the Tall Ships festival came to Tacoma. Jen, Scott and Scott's brother David, went and had a nice time seeing all the amazing ships. We also had a lot of fun this summer spending time with Scott's brother, Stephen, and his wife Valerie, and their new son, Josiah. Here are a couple pictures of backyard family fun. Our 9-month old Boxer, Roxy makes her appearance. Finally, we have a few pictures of the rehearsal dinner for Scott's sister Heather and her soon-to-be husband, Robby. We had a great time at Joeseppi's restaurant, hosted by Robby's parents.