Spencer's Butte

We hiked up Spencer's Butte with some of our friends.
Sherrilyn, Andrew, Isaac, Chrissy, Holland, Gavin, Jen, Emilia, & Shamrock.

Quite the trek but we prevailed!!

Emilia on top of the world!!

Proud Daddy tickling some cute tummies.

Under normal circumstances this would be the end of the adventure....

Can't you just feel the trouble coming...

Meet our Rabid Little Woodland Friend...

Meet Ammon psuedonym...Disease Infested Squirrel Whisperer

Rabid Little Woodland Friend getting TOO close to MY SON!!!

Is anyone else out there extremely afraid of furry tailed rodents?

Just me?

Thanks...

My heebie jeebies are off the charts right now...

See!! It ended in disaster!!

Just like that time the squirrels attacked that bratty little girl from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory....wait a minute?!?

Delta Sand & Gravel

We went on a tour at Delta Sand & Gravel.

BIG machines+deep pits+lots of rocks ='s Kid Paradise.
Our guide Gordon was kind enough to let the kids climb on the Digger.

The BIG CAT.

The tips of the claws cost about $750 a piece and they have to replace them every couple of weeks. When they are working at night the claws glow red from the heat caused by the friction against the rocks.

I love the juxtapositioning of the little girl in a seersucker dress playing with rocks in a gravel pit.

Gavin & Caleb climbing the Gravel Mountain.

We learned that Delta Sand & Gravel participates in extensive restoration projects.

This pond supports bass, geese & blue herons.

We were really surprised by all of the wildlife that seemed to habitate so harmoniously with the work being done at the gravel pit.

Geese tracks.

Turkey Vulture.

Turtle.

Waterfall. (Groundwater from the nearby river.)

Our guide was a geologist and informed us that the gray layer of rock is ash from volcanic activity about 300,000 years ago. Cool.

We had an awesome experience!!

Ammon's Birthday

Father Son Campout

Ammon & Gavin went with my dad to the Father Son Campout. Gavin was pretty excited to put up a tent and sleep in sleeping bags. They roasted marshmallows, had water fights and Gavin consumed his weight in watermelon. The highlight was going fishing. Gavin caught two fish!! He won a prize for catching the smallest fish...or for being the smallest fisherman. Looks like lots of fun was had and a lot of manly bonding took place.

Puppies & Kitties & Bunnies. Oh My.

We went to Greenhill Humane Society and visited the available pets there.
Ruby the Bunny.

Feeding treats to the Puppy Dogs.

Hanging out in the Cattery.

The little one that Gavin fell in love with.

The kids had a great time learning about pets.