Jess's Soccer

Jess has been playing soccer for the last few months on a local co-ed team. The team has been doing really well, and she has been having a lot of fun. Usually her games are on Saturday, so I never get to go and watch her play. This week, however, she had a game on Sunday, so I got to go! It was fun seeing my little girl play soccer again. I think I was bad luck though, cause they lost.

Goat Fest

Aaron has been in Chrome Molly long enough now that we are on our second go around on the annual events that they play in. Goat Fest is one said event - so named because the guy who puts it on originally had it set up in the field behind his house where the goats were. It's exciting too, cause we are really starting to get to know a lot of the peeps in this crowd, so it's nice to show up to an event and know a lot of them. It's a lot of fun for sure!

Ellensburg Rodeo

I have always heard about how good the Ellensburg Rodeo is, but have never gone. Since Jess has an apt. there this year, we thought it was the perfect opportunity to do so - place to stay and park, win-win. We loaded up the truck with as much of Jess's stuff as we could and headed over. The weather was amazing and we had a really good time.

 

Happy Birthday Jeffery

Snoqualmie Railroad Days

We have been having some great weather as of late, so it's always fun to be able to go watch the band in an outdoor setting when it's hot outside. They played the Snoqualmie Railroad Days this year... the band was fun (even though Aaron forgot his pedal board - oops!), but the crowd was small and boring. I guess they can't all be winners.

Everyone went next door after the show for pizza, drinks and bowling. It was super fun to hang out for a while on a more casual basis. Everyone in the band is great and really fun to be around!

 

Dave Fest 2012

We got half way headed out of town for Dave Fest this year and I realized I forgot my camera! I felt a little bit like I had lost a limb for the firs half of the weekend. After a while though, I got used to not having it, and it was actually kind of nice just relaxing and not having to worry about taking pictures all of the time: I just got to have fun ;o) I did get a couple of pics with my phone though - thank goodness for the amazing technology of Android Phones!!!

We actually had a TON of fun this year. When we first arrived, the "campground" was full, and most of the field was taken up with RV's. We were standing there wondering what to do when Debbie came up and told us we could just stay in "the cabin". Now, you have to understand that the Giard's cabin is bigger, and nicer, than my house. The only thing that could really qualify it as a cabin is the fact that it is in the middle of the woods. We only had to think on that for about a half second. It's amazing how much more enjoyable camping is when you have a house, with a bed, and a bathroom, and a full functioning kitchen! I could do that kind of camping all of the time ;o) The older we get the more sleeping on the ground in nothing but a sleeping bag is undesirable. Next year I'll get pictures of "the cabin" for you to see. It also feels SO much more social as there were about 10 of us staying up there.

Chrome Molly played on Friday night, and it was a blast (as usual) dancing the night away. They are such a fun band!! Saturday was spent hanging with Dave, Michell, Kaitlyn and Devon at Lost Lake. Devon really wanted to go Crawdad fishing - he only got one, but we had a lot of fun just chillaxin'. That night was the Pot Luck dinner and more bands of course.

Sunday, Aaron and I got up early and went for an awesome bike ride on the Iron Horse Trail. It is so beautiful up there, and peaceful when you are up before everyone else. I could do that almost every morning and not get tired of it! We rode for about an hour and half before getting back for the big Pot Luck Breakfast.

The rest of our Sunday was spend over at Lake Kachees cooling off in the Lake and just hanging with our friends. I just love this group of people!! They are so fun to be around, it really is like a Chrome Molly family! Dave Fest was a huge success once again.

 

Summit Lake

The last two days have been the best weather we have had her in Seattle for TWO YEARS! Yup, we actually got into the low 90's, and it was a-maz-ing! We also had a free Sunday in about forever, so we decided to climb into the car and hike up to our favorite Alpine lake for a swim. It was beautiful and we had a great time!