Another trip to the River

Caitin and I rode down to the river quickly this afternoon. Usually trips in the afternoon find her very tired, and we end up with a sleeper bobbing around in the trailer.

The river has dropped about 5 feet from where it was a few weeks ago. Caitin is standing here where she was throwing rocks into the water last time.

At the park the other day, Caitin was requesting "Under-dog's" on the swing set. It's a little scary pushing her so high, but she's all about danger! Check out Jamie taking notes in the background. She's still a little sensitive about swinging very much, but I'm sure that will change soon.
This past weekend, Sarah played the organ for a funeral that was held in this chapel that overlooks the river just downstream from the Bowl and Pitcher campground. It's a beautiful location for a cemetary.

Miles of Smiles!

Always smiling when smothering DAD!
Mater is a slobber monster sometimes.
Caitin wore a special dress to church today. This was a dress that Sarah wore when she was little. (Smile ommitted for this picture.)

Twiggle Twiggle Little Star

Tagged...again

Been done recently, but here's the latest.
1: Best thing you cooked last week:
Hamburgers on the grill...the best!
2: If money and time were no object, where would you go and with whom?
Nothing fancy shmancy here. I'd just take Sarah to Hawaii and hang out.
3: Last time you cried:
Last Sunday...received a link to this little video.
http://www.ignitermedia.com/products/iv/singles/570/99-Balloons
Watch it, I bet you'll cry too!!
4: 5 Things you were doing 10 years ago:
Well I was 18, so..
1. Just got home from my first year at BYU in Provo.
2. Worked for $10/hour moving sprinkler pipe, driving tractors, and feeding cows.
3. Listened to tapes I had recorded before leaving the big city. About 10 hours of my favorite radio station because I still did not listen to country (which was all that could be picked up in LaSal, UT at the time).
4. Wishing that there were any girls within 100 miles.
5. Rode my 1990 CR500 everywhere I went.
5: 5 things you did today, or will do today:
1. Went to work.
2. Worked
3. Came home from work.
4. Mowed the lawn
5. Ate dinner with friends
6: 5 favorite snacks:
1. Honey Maid Smores
2. Bugs on a log (celery, peanut butter, and raisins)
3. Cheese and Ritz
4. Toast with butter
5. Snickers
7: 5 bad habits:
1. Checking email...like every 10 minutes.
2. ebay/craigslist
3. Irregular flossing.
4. Watching T.V....even when there is nothing good on.
5. Easily distracted
8: 5 favorite foods:
1. Navajo Tacos
2. Cashew Chicken (Thai, Chinese, Japanese...Whatever)
3. Sugar Cookies with colored sugar sprinkles
4. Peach, Strawberry, or Blackberry homemade smoothies
5. McGriddles...only thing McDonald's is good for.
9: 5 places you’ve been:
1. Alachua, FL
2. Clatskenai, OR
3. Moyie Springs, ID
4. Curlew, WA
5. Croyden, UT
10: Favorite Memory:
Most recently...our surprise trip to UT for Grandma and Grandpa's 50th Anniversary.

Pic Nic

We went down to the river this weekend for a little picnic. One of Caitin's favorite summer activities is to throw rocks in the river. She would do it all day long if we had the endurance to hang by her. Here are a few pictures of the trip. The bridge you can see in the background is a suspension walking bridge. Right now the water is still near flood stage, and it is amazing to see.
This is at the "Bowl and Pitcher" picnic and campground about a 1 1/2 miles from our house. It's neat to be able to get away from the city so quickly. One of my regular cycling routes is a loop that travels down a parkway along the river and then back upstream along a paved pathway. It turns out about a 14 to 25 mile ride, depending on where I enter and exit the loop. Caitin has now been given the privelege of controlling her window. She loves to have the wind in her hair! If she doesn't get a good enough draft, she'll say, "Mommy, I want wind in my face!" Sarah is then good enough to roll down a front window also to get proper circulation.Here is a shot across the river from where we were standing. I don't know how these rocks look like a bowl and a pitcher, but there they are.