All we are is dust in the wind.

A great way to capture an amazing moment is to take a picture. So what does putting multiple pictures together do? Let me know after you read through this blog.

So many of these pictures have been shared on our other family members blogs, but I wanted to share my own spin on things.


It was almost 3 years ago that Evan and I were sealed for time and all eternity in the Columbia River Washington temple! We had a quick moment to reflect on that time by taking pictures outside it on our second evening in WA. It was great to continually point it out as we adventured all around the Tri-Cities area. It was especially pretty from the top of Badger Mountain!


We climbed to the top with Rachel, early Friday morning. It's amazing what you can do if you put your mind to it! Not only was my body invigorated with the climb up but so was my mind as we had a great discussion on the way down.

We spent so much time in the great outdoors! The 80 degree weather was a great vacation from our nasty 100 degrees in OK.


Each day we tried to take a walk. My favorite walks were with the nieces and nephews. There was a llama and some goats by Grandpa's house that we befriended/ harassed on a regular basis.


Race you back to the house!


We also took the opportunity to dig around in Grandpa's garage for things to do. Look what we found:


I now know the proper way to play croquet - anyone up for a game?!

Our adventures outside continued as we supported Charith and Thomas in their Triathlon.


The human banner of family members gave them just the boost they needed to speed through to the finish line. (High five Rachel!) Make that a double high five for the suggestion of going shooting!





6 out of 7 kids showed off their skills and guns were blazing! Watch out for that one with the knife - he's got the maddest skills of them all!

Of course you can't play outside in the summer sun without getting hot. So let's take a dip: 1, 2, 3 - JUMP!


We spent a lovely afternoon in Ryan and Donna's beautiful pool with almost all the family. (Photo courtesy of Rachel.) Craziness ensued and you couldn't wipe the smile off my face if you tried :)

I feel that way about the whole weekend we spent in Washington! We made so many great memories and this post barely scrapes the surface. It was so good to see everyone! We miss you all terribly and are so grateful for your support as we try to figure out our own way though life.