7/28/09 - ESCAPE TO LONG BEACH

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A heat wave has hit Western Washington and Grandma decided she was renting a place on the WA coast to avoid the heat inland. She invited us to come so the boys and I packed up and left poor John and Baxter back in the heat. I think it maxed out at about 108 degrees in Olympia.

But in Long Beach, the weather was perfect. It was even a bit chilly out at the beach once the wind kicked in.

We had our own condo and Grandma and Grandpa had one down the hall. Orion slept at Grandma's condo and thought that was a treat.

Both boys really enjoyed swimming in the pool too. Orion liked that it was shallow enough for him to stand up in. When we returned home, the heat had subsided. It was a very nice escape. Thanks Grandma and Grandpa!

7/24/09 - A BIG CATCH

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We went to Benson Lake for a visit and to celebrate Grandpa Gadget's Birthday and try our hand at fishing. The boys had toy fishing poles but they didn't mind. They thought it was a blast. Grandpa Gadget even caught a fish that we cooked that night. The weather was good and we had a great time swimming, wii-ing, etc. And as you can see, Daddy caught the biggest fish of all!

7/19/09 - CAMANO ISLAND GATHERING

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The Jenkins' clan was having a gathering at Camano Island so we made a day of it. Orion hadn't been there since he was a toddler and Oliver had never been there. It was fun to see all the kids interact.

Behind the house, Uncle Ken had a kid's playhouse built. Orion absolutely loved playing in it with Jolene (and Sydney and Kayla). The little kids had fun riding toys around the pickle ball court. And Ollie, being the ball boy that he is, loved hitting the pickle ball around.

But once Ollie discovered some water toys on the beach it was all over. He wanted to fill up cups of water and dump them on people's toes. Uncle Seong Yoon tolerated this very well so he became Ollie's main victim.

And speaking of victims, I guess little Logan (cousin Kristin's son) has a bit of a strong personality and at one point started beating up Orion when he wanted to ride on the toy Orion was on. Orion somehow knew that Logan was much younger and that he shouldn't hit back. So he just took the beating. Kind of amusing. Not to fear, adults eventually intervened.

7/17/09 - OLLIE'S FIRST SNOW CONE

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It was Daddy's day off and we decided to take the boys down to the rides at Capital Lake Fair. It was very hot, sweaty, and slightly on the miserable side. This caused us to make our visit brief.

The sad thing was that, to get on most of the rides you had to be taller than a certain height line. Oliver was too short and sadly watched his brother have all the fun on the rides. He was able to play a few games and even won a bouncy ball at the fishing game. But still, he was disappointed. So to cheer Ollie up, we bought him his first snow cone. He loved it and seemed much happier as we departed.