Mission Accomplished

The third weekend in July Jason, Josh and Zach participated in the STP, a bike ride/race from Seattle to Portland. For most it is a two day ride, but some of the hard core(crazy?) riders will do the whole thing in one day. So yes, of course, they completed the one day ride. Jason only got a little over a month of training in, so it was quite an impressive feat! They all did amazing, I admire their determination.

We stopped to see the boys along the route in Tenino, Centralia, Lexington and the grand finish in Portland

Waiting for the boys at the 100 mile mark!

Chewing on rocks is definitely more fun than just standing around

They finished!

I couldn't pass up this view on the way home. I want to say this is Mt. Ranier, but am not positive.

Sweet Summertime!

Wow. The weather has been gorgeous! I'm liking central Washington more and more all the time. A few days ago we were driving to a trailhead and saw fireweed all along the road. It made my week. It was a little tiny glimpse of SE Alaska right here in Wenatchee!

We had a nice relaxing 4th of July in Waterville with the family. We spent the day at the pool and around town, then hauled a fire pit out to Barnes' shop and roasted marshmallows before and after the fireworks.

The beginning of the week found us on a quick trip down to Vancouver for Grandma Demmon's funeral. It was great to see family and friends, but bittersweet all the same.