My Washington

Sam drove back to WA with my mom in August and they took a trip up North to my memory lane. Sam took a few pictures...

These first 3 are of China Bend...this is where we used to go fishing with dad and where I caught my Walleye...maybe not such a big feat to most, but to a 7-8yr old little girl, it was a huge thing, especially since I was the only one to catch a fish that time.  My grandfather was a fisherman and my mom (or dad) used to tell me that I was like him, I had the touch.  I must admit, I love the serenity and peacefulness of fishing, but I feel so bad for the fish that I just want to put them back.  Crazy how I love the sport of it, but don't want to hurt the fish, ha ha

This is the entry point to China Bend, where we would fish...seeing logging trucks on this road was a common sight.

This is the house that my father built, ok...we helped too...I put in my fair share of nails and of course there were other friends and neighbors along the way that helped out too.  That white fence wasn't there when we lived there, the whole front here used to be green, green grass and the tree on the left...that was a small sapling while I was growing up.

Below is the view coming up the driveway, the building on the right is my dad's shop, there was a wood shed before it, but it is gone...

These are the bars that my dad built for me and the swing set he made...at one time I also had a balance beam...I loved doing gymnastics.

This was my view on the way to school or Northport every day...the Columbia River...the road was very narrow and almost all dirt 99% of it...it would be so dusty that when the sun was shining and the dirt was flying, you had very low visibility...made for some very scary moments going around corners and seeing nothing but a deep ravine down to the river.  They eventually did get some barriers up but not in every spot.  Passing big trucks on this road while in a car or the bus could be quite tricky...amazingly tho, there weren't that many accidents that I can remember.

Ahhhh....refreshing Moses Creek...my dad LOVED this creek...with no A/C in the car and it being hot and dusty, especially if you have your car window open for air...you could get pretty grimy and sweaty...my dad often stopped here to cool off...he would get his head wet, and his hat, maybe take a drink or two of fresh water and then be on his way.
I love this picture of Mom and Sam.

This is one inlet they finally made, they had to blast the side of the mountain to bring the road farther in so there would be a place to pull off if needed to let a large vehicle pass through.

The swimming hole...usually in July-August, this would be filled with water and where we would swim...we would jump off the rocks, catch pollywogs and go out to the "sometimes" island, sometimes only because it wasn't surrounded by water all year round, lol...the water is straight from the Columbia River so VERY, VERY cold...it would take me an hour or more to be able to get all the way in.

They even stopped by to visit Arlyn and Cindy Sowards....they are some of my favorite people and I love them dearly.

So there you have it, just a little bit of My Washington

Animal Kingdom with Bapa

Teighlor, Taiason and Jaemyn chose to go to Animal Kingdom on their own, leaving Bapa, Jairyn and Aaliyah still needing to go.  They went on their own adventure and had fun until the rain came and the got soaking wet, they were still dripping by the time they got home.

Hair, Hair and More Hair

 Free JcPenney haircuts for K-6th during the month of August!!  WooHoo, what a treat, I don't like cutting hair, but do it when I have to, lol...but this time??  I got a break!!

  





This is Aaliyah's first time going to a salon, so she was pretty excited, I took a few extra pictures of her because it was a new experience.

We actually cut off about 5 inches...

Do they look like they love each other?

With 5" gone, her hair is still pretty long.

This was not a JcPenney special, but a mommy one, lol...I decided to try relaxing Taiason's hair at home.  I watched a Tutitorial on YouTube from this young gal that does an awesome job of explaining how to do it.  If it works I will never go back to a salon for this, I paid $8 for the kit compared to $100 for the salon. Supplies needed for At Home relaxing At Home Relaxing Process

Silly me, I forgot to take an after picture.  It wasn't as straight as I was hoping or expected, I think it had been too long since it was last done and I didn't take the cream all the way down her hair like I should have...also I only got the regular strength brand, next time I will have to get the Max strength, maybe that will help.  But we did straighten it for her Military Ball with Brandon and it looked beautiful.

Typhoon Lagoon

ummm...surprise!!! :o)

At Typhoon Lagoon they had quite a few water slides that Tariyah could do by herself

he wanted to look like he could ride the waves, lol

Lunch time...I love that we can bring our own picnic...sub sandwiches from Publix was a hit!!

We found a covered Table and some lounge chairs next to it, it was awesome and perfect!

Gotta get the nap in...we really had a great time.  I didn't get pictures, but Teighlor, Taiason and Aaliyah all swam with the sharks.  Aaliyah didn't make it all the way but that is because water was getting into her mask and snorkel, she did a great job tho.