4th Anniversary Weekend Trip to Lake Quinault---Highlight: The Lake Quinalt Lodge, the largest spruce tree in the world, and just spending time with Ben. Lowlight: No resturaunts in the town besides the lodge.
Work Trip to Chicago in end of May--Highlight: The Regional Seminars made great stories and I met a lot of new sources. Lowlight: Passing out on the plane and puking on the freeway in front of Maureen (my lovely tour guide/client's wife)!
Laurel Retreat at Ensign Ranch. Highlight: The Slip'n'Slide. Lowlight: No Horseback Riding.
Laurel High Adventure May Campout--Highlight: Backpacking is always good. Lowlight: Part of the road to the trail head was washed away from last year's flood so we ended up just hiking on a road just to reach a snowed in trailhead.
Laurel High Adventure June Campout--Highlight: Beautiful Trail. Lowlight: Only four girls came and I had to scramble for women leaders.
June Hawaii Trip with the Nielsens---Highlight: All of it was amazing! I don't know if I could choose a highlight. I loved snorkeling at Shark's cove and exploring Oahu. The kayak adventure up the river was one of my favorites. (Thanks to my "Oahu Revealed" bible...I was a little obsessed with that guide book.) Of course the Polynesian Cultural Center was a highlight. It was a once in a lifetime trip that I will never forget. Lowlight: Coming home.
Ben's Mt Baker Climb--Highlight: He says the 99 cent menu at the Tullalip Casino and the wonderful clear view from the mountain. Lowlight: Not summiting. Maybe next year!
July 2 Ultrasound---Highlight: Finding out we are having a little boy and buying his first official boy outfit. So cute! Lowlight: The Buffalo Chicken Wings for lunch. We had Rick and Jan and my friend Becky come to lunch to tell them the news. I don't know why I crave spicy. It just makes me sick.
4th of July---Highlight: The fireworks over Lake Tapps of course! Lowlight: Fixing the broken toilet. NOTICE: When installing a toilet don't tighten the bolts too tight; the toilet will crack! Ben worked all week to finish the garage and move the tools out of the house to create a guest room for his brother Josh and his family. It was a TON of work but so nice to have it all done. Now on to the finishing work upstairs!
July 6-10 Ben at Scout Camp--Highlight: the kid who ate the cricket. Lowlight: His boys not advancing by one class because they weren't motivated when Ben left in the middle of the week.
ALSO that same week...Josh and Jerusha came to visit. Highlight: Toss up between the Mariners Game with the kids and hiking Mt Rainier and seeing a BEAR on the trail! Lowlight: The kids crying when they had to head for home. We love you Brendan and Lindsey!
July 13-15 Laurel High Adventure---Highlight: The girls had a blast. Lowlight: Prego Melissa not being there.
July 18 Weekend---Leavenworth with Grandma Morton. Highlight: I would say just visiting with Grandma and the play, The Sound of Music at the outside theater. Ben would say the German Bakery. Lowlight: The trip was too short.
July 20-24 Girls Camp---Highlight: Ben came up as security one night. My friend Tami and I had the girls play a prank on them that involved water guns. They got them back with suran wrap. Vaseline was also involved in the pranks that night. It was so fun to see Ben even if it was just for a night. Lowlight: A little camp drama, but nothing I am not used to.
AHHH! Now it is almost August. Ben leaves for another scout trip next week. He is going on the 50-miler canoe trip to Lake Chelan. And that isn't his last scouting event of the summer; Wash Jam is August 20-22!
Then my parents are coming up the last week in August to see us! We are planning to go to Victoria Canada and just relax. (Like we need another vacation)
This week I hit my 6 month mark in the pregnancy! Can you believe that? My baby will be here before I know it and summer will be over. This has already been an awesome (and HOT) summer, one of our best yet! Ben says it reminds him of the summer we met. I have loved spending so much time with my sweetheart!
