It's about 1/2 hour from the house out to a beautiful park up in the countryside in some very beautiful rocks. I think we have posted photos from there before.
We read a little Wind in the Willows on our way...and of course they had to see the illustrations...
Once there we had to pick the perfect picnic table, and then the kids were off and running. It looks much like a campground in Central Oregon in this photo, but trust me there are NO Ponderosa Pines there! Julie: The above picture was taken specifically to show mom's oldest and youngest granddaughters with her.
All of us held and entertained Cecily while the kids explored....of course Milly explored the picnic basket!
Look at that pretty red hair and blue eyes...she is going to be a charmer.
Of course the boys were all busy looking for snakes, spiders, bugs, frogs, and any or all creeping things. Ben and Cal are showing us a salamander they caught. Boy, can those things jump! Sam caught a glimpse of what he thought was a copperhead snake, and we advised him to look in other areas.
Millie joins right in and knows just where to look for creeping things too....
But she is also very domestic, and takes a big interest in preparing the food (or is she just hungry?). Here she is helping Mom out by cutting up the big pieces of barbecued chicken we cooked.
Her braids are still in and going strong...
Julie: Looking close, you can see a little gazebo in the background of the above picture. It's where we took the pictures below.
There was a stone tower not very far away to explore, and although it was not open as you can see, Millie had a great time looking in the windows with Kory.
After dinner we hiked a little ways to a lookout built right on a rock ledge....with a glorious view of the hills and Monongahela River Canyon.
Although the view is a little misty due to high humidity, here's a wonderful view of Julie, Will, Ben and Cal with Cecily in the backpack.
We added Kory and Samuel into the mix...
then a special shot of Kory and Julie. Cecily is always happy in her backpack, and is playing happily never noticing she's on the edge of a very deep drop off!
Sometimes Kory was one of the adults....and then other times one of the kids!
A nice shot of the Jones family....
She's never very expressive or anything....
Gram and Sam looking for bear....as they were leaving some young men had told us they had just seen a bear in the woods below the lookout. However exiting that was, we got nary a glimpse.
Who's Millie's favorite playmate?
Big granddaughter and little granddaughter....and it's time to go. What a fun evening. We are blessed.
One last photo before the ride home...
All of us held and entertained Cecily while the kids explored....of course Milly explored the picnic basket!
Look at that pretty red hair and blue eyes...she is going to be a charmer.
Of course the boys were all busy looking for snakes, spiders, bugs, frogs, and any or all creeping things. Ben and Cal are showing us a salamander they caught. Boy, can those things jump! Sam caught a glimpse of what he thought was a copperhead snake, and we advised him to look in other areas.
Millie joins right in and knows just where to look for creeping things too....
But she is also very domestic, and takes a big interest in preparing the food (or is she just hungry?). Here she is helping Mom out by cutting up the big pieces of barbecued chicken we cooked.
Her braids are still in and going strong...Julie: Looking close, you can see a little gazebo in the background of the above picture. It's where we took the pictures below.
There was a stone tower not very far away to explore, and although it was not open as you can see, Millie had a great time looking in the windows with Kory.
After dinner we hiked a little ways to a lookout built right on a rock ledge....with a glorious view of the hills and Monongahela River Canyon.
Although the view is a little misty due to high humidity, here's a wonderful view of Julie, Will, Ben and Cal with Cecily in the backpack.
We added Kory and Samuel into the mix...
then a special shot of Kory and Julie. Cecily is always happy in her backpack, and is playing happily never noticing she's on the edge of a very deep drop off! 
Sometimes Kory was one of the adults....and then other times one of the kids!
A nice shot of the Jones family....
She's never very expressive or anything....
Gram and Sam looking for bear....as they were leaving some young men had told us they had just seen a bear in the woods below the lookout. However exiting that was, we got nary a glimpse.
Who's Millie's favorite playmate?
Big granddaughter and little granddaughter....and it's time to go. What a fun evening. We are blessed.
One last photo before the ride home...
1 comment:
I enjoyed the trip. Thanks.
Kathy
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