Fun in the Sun

Holly spent last week with us and we spent a lot of the time outside enjoying the sunshine. We decided to take advantage of some of the many outdoor activities in North Central Washington. Below are a few pictures from a hike that we did up to Saddle Rock. The view was amazing.

Riding Bikes

We had plans for Holly to come home with us for the week after Kate's graduation. While we were over in Seattle we convinced Forrest and Kate to head over the mountains with us too. Josh, Forrest, Kate and Holly are getting ready for the STP in July, so we decided to go on a bike ride while they were here. Josh found a ride that went from Wenatchee to Cashmere down some back roads and along the river. We are so glad that the sun has finally decided to come out in North Central Washington and hope it is here to stay for awhile.The STP riders.

Us

Kate's graduation

On Friday the 13th Kati graduated from Pharmacy School at the UW.

Jill and Kate resting before the ceremony

Walking in

Getting her diploma

With Dad and Mom

Kate and Forrest

Sisters

Grandpa and Grandma

Trust me I'm a Pharmacist.

Beat the Bridge

The weekend of Holly's graduation we decided to honor her by supporting the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. We all had a good time and raised some money for a great cause while we were at it.

Team Holly

Dad and Josh getting ready to Beat the Bridge

Holly's graduation

We are so excited Holly is done with school. May 16 was Holly and Bria's pinning ceremony. They are officially done with dental hygiene school. Now they just have to finish taking their boards.

The graduates

The Girls

We love Holly

Graduates and Moms

Holly and Karissa

Holly and Mom

And Dad

Cousins

Yard Work

Unfortunately not our own. . .We spent last weekend over with Trese's family. Trese had class in Seattle Saturday, we thought it would be a good time to head to Tenino and help out Dad and Mom with work around the house. Mom has informed us all that the wedding is less than 3 months away now, so we are all feeling the pressure to get some things done.
We also got to celebrate Mom's birthday while we were over there which was the main reason for the trip. No pictured of the fun though, just everyone hard at work.
Josh tried to convince us he was doing work, but we all new he just wanted to try out Dad's new "toy"

Uncle Dug and Bethany tending to the fire.Possibly the ceremony sight. Bethany and Trese mostly enjoyed laying in the grass and discussing the details of the wedding.

Weekend in Walla Walla

We spent the weekend with Trese's family in Walla Walla this past weekend. We had a great time seeing where Uncle Mahlon and Auntie Patty live as well as learning more about Mahlon, Patty and Mom's lives in the South East corner of the state. Ben is visiting so He and Bethany made the drive as well as Dad and Holly. We had an amazing weekend of family, fun, and fellowship.

The boys went on a bike ride while the girls went shopping downtown.

First there was a little maintenance to be done since Ben's bike had traveled in a box from Minnesota.

Finally they were off

That afternoon we went to Waitsburg. Josh's Grandpa Barnes was born in this cute little town. We got to see where Patty teaches at Waitsburg High School.

They have an amazing auditorium that has been renovated.

Waitsburg High School.

Next we were off to Dayton. We have heard lots about this town since Dad is a fan of small towns so Mom and Dad have talked about buying a house here. We walked around this little town, checked out the Historic Weinhard Hotel, shopped for antiques and had dinner at the Weinhard cafe. We definately recommend eating there if anyone happens to be in Dayton.

Historic Downtown Dayton

I found a veil for the bride to wear at one of the antique stores. Here is the groom kissing the bride.

Fixing the brides veil

Singing hymns on Sunday morning

Weekend Happenings

Last Saturday Josh and I spent the day at Mission Ridge. The sun was out and the view was amazing. View from the top

If you look closely at this picture you can see Josh going off a jump.
He is on the first jump on the left side.

I had to post this last picture. Braden and Audrey came up Sunday night and we played games. After playing Josh's new favorite game Puerto Rico we decided to play a quick game of Battle of the Sexes. Audrey and I had fun laughing at the guys and our favorite part was watching the blank look on their faces after we would ask each question. The above picture is Josh and Braden trying to come up with the names of all of the Spice Girls.

Dresses, dresses and more dresses

Last Saturday I spent the day dress shopping with all of the Thornton girls. We had lots of fun and the best part is Bethany got her wedding dress! It is beautiful and perfect!

After getting Bethany's dress we spent the rest of the day shopping for bridesmaids dresses. We still haven't picked one out yet, but we are well on our way to finding the perfect bridesmaid dresses to go with the perfect wedding dress.

I dressed Kati up like a bride

So many choices!

Kati and I kept ourselves entertained between trying on dresses


Below are some of my Uncle Dug's pictures that are being displayed at the Greenlake Starbucks. They are amazing! If anyone is in Seattle I recommend checking them out.

Chili Feed

Last weekend was the annual Oyster Stew and Chili Feed in Waterville. The Barnes family is in charge of making all of the chili. I don't know how I only took one picture all day but here it is.

Dave and Josh busy making chili

Winter Snow Fun

Trese's friend Sarah came to visit this past weekend. We woke up to a very foggy morning so we decided to head up to Badger Mountain on the snowmobiles since it was to foggy to see anything around town. We were excited when we got to the base of the mountain and saw blue sky. We had an awesome day playing around in the snow, then we headed to the Waterville Ski Hill to eat lunch.

Josh and Sarah found a buried snowmobile

On Sunday Josh bought some cross country skis. He has been wanting some for a while now and has been getting lots of use out of them. So far he has skied to work everyday this week.