Doranda and family moved in

Doranda and Bob rented their house out and moved into our house with us for about 10 days.  They are moving and had a gap to fill before they were scheduled to leave Washington.

 One day Talitha invited us to go on a hike.  Doranda and I and Tucker, Penelope, Scarlett, Leon and Lucy the dog all went with Talitha.

 It was a nice day and the woods were beautiful.  Leon was our leader the whole way.  We were a little slow for him.  Come on, hurry up.

 Of course Tucker and the kids found some fallen logs to climb on.  It was a fun hike.

 Calista in her baby seat in the kitchen.  She's usually a very happy baby as long as she's being held or can see people all around.  What a cutie pie.

We celebrated Penelope's birthday a little early since they'll be gone soon for 3 years.

 Monster sized birthday cake for a special girl.

 One day we went to Wildwood Park.  Scarlett and the kids found fallen trees again to climb on.

 Leon and Penelope crossing another giant fallen tree.  Being cautious Leon?  Don't look down.

 The kids are really good at the monkey bars.

 One day we went up to Mount Rainier.  We started out at the Trail of Shadows near Longmire.  It's a fun easy trail.  This is the third time Jacquelyn and I have gone this year.  We also went with Malachi and with Nathanael and their families.

 The views are spectacular.  They had two cousins to play with also, James and Ashton were in town for a few days too.

 Leon likes exploring.

 Tucker thinks he's cool.  And if you ask me, he is.

 We had a picnic lunch and were pleasantly surprised by a little visitor.  See the chipmunk.  It took food right out of Penelope's hand.

 At Cougar rock we went on a longer hike and trail that crossed a raging glacial stream.

 Bob and kids going across.

Doranda and Leon going across.

 Time for a break on the trail.  It was pretty steep.

 After that hike we went to Narada Falls.  Normally we hike down to a viewpoint, but this time they wanted to hike all the way to the bottom.  We'd never done that before.  It was hard crossing the river but we made it.  James and Ashton led the way.  Bob and Doranda carried Calista and we had to do some climbing.  We were very careful and it was a lot of fun.

 A view from behind the waterfall.  Magnificent.

One day Doranda gave the kids a can of shaving cream and let them have fun as only kids know how to do.  Simple pleasures in life are the best.    A can of squishy shaving cream, family, a sunny day, and there you go.  We really enjoyed having Doranda and her family living with us for 10 days.  They are wonderful.