My parents braved the potential of a flu outbreak for a visit to the Kang Compound this weekend. (thanks, mom and dad!) We tackled various backyard projects that fell within my dad's specialties, including planting five blueberry bushes, a strawberry tower out of PVC pipe, a plum tree and a cherry tree. We made it through the day with the girls busily making us lemonade and giving us much moral support. As a like to say when rating behavior at church, as long as the girls' behavior ranks according to their age, I am good. I am not completely sure if this was true today, but it was pretty close to accurate. If anything, my parents enjoyed seeing me get a little karma in the parenting universe.
We took an afternoon break in search of a great river to splash around in and I must say that I was thrilled with our discovery. We found a quiet stretch of river with minimal currents that is a mere fifteen minutes from our house. I can already see many summer days spent skipping stones, catching crawfish and making merry in the shade, all with a relatively short drive to reach our new getaway. On the way home, all I could do is tell Chris how much I appreciate his moving us out to Forest Grove. What a wonderful place.
Note that in the picture above, two of the girls are not eagerly splashing me with rocks. Elise: because she was obviously otherwise occupied. Autumn: because she was trying to pick up a gigantic rock that probably would have been the end of my camera.
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