Camping... and Boating!

So, we continued our journey and headed to Lake Chelan to go camping with all our friends... there were about 70 of us this year!  

We had so much fun just hanging out on the boats, wake boarding, tubing and swimming!

Kayle had such a good time swimming in the lake... she swam from the beach to the back of the boat with her friends...

While we were there, there was a terrible thunder storm with crazy lightning.  The lightning struck the back side of the mountain and started a fire... when it was time for us to leave, the fire had come so far down the other side that it had closed our way out.  We had to take another road out.

The smoke was terrible!

While we were away, Kayle got a fabulous sparkly tattoo from our friend Tara... she loved it!

We had such a wonderful time with our friends... as always!

Idaho... hoooooo

Jason, Kayle and I got invited to go to Idaho with some friends... so we packed up the boat and headed East.  

We decided to head out and stay just outside Idaho and then finish the final 30 minutes the following morning so that we had a nice day on the lake.

As you can tell, my sweet Kayle enjoyed being on the boat!

We took a walk around Coeur D'Alane and went to the sweet shop... 

Then we headed back on the lake and dropped anchor and hung out in the water for a bit.

Our friends arrived not long after that and we had such a wonderful time hanging out on the boat, wake boarding, eating ice cream and just laughing!

Kayle and I took advantage of the sunshine and took some funny photos!

We had an amazing time... 

... we packed up and headed back to Washington for our family camping trip with friends.

More fun with Granny & Grandad... and Beth!

My Mum, Dad and cousin's daughter Beth, came over to see us!  We had a very busy trip planned!  First stop... Whidbey Island for some fun on the beach with friends.

Beth, Anna and Kayle had a great time covering themselves in clay!

Beth got to fish too!

I love my Daddy!

It was so nice getting to hang out and relax with friends!

We also got to go to the zoo in Seattle with Hannah and Thea who were also over from England.

We had a great time looking at all the animals.

Beth and Kayle got to touch a little lizard while at the zoo!

Beth was loving all the American food.  She picked some fun cereal!

We also took a day and went into Seattle.  We went to Pike's Place Market and up the Space Needle.

Beth and Kayle had fun posing outside the EMP at the base of the Needle.

Getting ready to head up the Needle.

Heading up.... higher and higher...

At the top...

Once we were done up the Needle, we went to this fantastic glass exhibition.  I have never seen anything like it before.  I guess the artist is really famous, but I can't seem to remember his name!

We also went to the North Bend Farmers Market and got some beautiful flowers and shaved ice.

Strawberry Daquiris were on the menu too!  (Of course the girls were virgin!)

Ours weren't though!

Beth thought it was really scary that we have bear warnings by our bins!

We had to hit the Irish Bar in honor of Jenny... and have a pint of Guiness!

Shopping was also on the list of fun things to do!

Swimming in our pool was also on our list of fun things to do.  Kayle had so much fun playing with her Grandad in the pool!  She has really got confident in the water.

Next stop... the Great Wheel on the docks of Seattle.  We had never been on here either, so it was all new to us.

It was a bit high up... and scary!

But, we all had lots of fun!

Our time together was amazing... as always!  I love it when my parents come to visit!