June 7th through the 9th was filled with family activities and gatherings.
Josh and Laura started the drive across the mountains early on the 7th to make it to JJ’s Taekwondo exhibition at Town and Country days in Kettle Falls.
The sun heated up those mats and they had to make the presentations fast so the soles of their feet wouldn’t burn!
Yep the mats were hot. I’m pretty sure there will be discussions for next year to have the presentations from our group and the gymnastics group for performing on the stage instead of in front of the stage!
A snow cone and ice cream made things better.
From Town and Country Days we all gathered at our country bungalow for a Taco Salad meal. After dinner we all made our way back to the Woodland Theater in Kettle Falls for The Haran Dancers recital.
Addy performed beautifully.
On Sunday after church Josh and Laura traveled back home.
They won’t be back for Father’s Day so Laura took an early Father’s Day photo.
On Father’s day weekend I’ll share the very thoughtful gift our kids and grands gave their dad/gramps.
Very early on this same Sunday morning (2:00 am) our Niece, her hubby and our grand niece found their way to our home from Boise, Idaho where they had attended a wedding. They let themselves in and found their guest rooms without waking us up. They slept in on Sunday and we managed to get ready for church and leave without waking them up. We left them at Bedside Baptist and returned from church in time to make them fresh coffee.
Sunday afternoon we were at the Woodland Theater again with this new crew who wanted to see Addy perform with the Irish Dance group.
It was a great matinee performance and once again we all headed to our country bungalow for a meal.
Pulled pork sandwiches with homemade coleslaw and not home made beans. There were homemade desserts.
Fun and goofy times.
The fun continued on Monday at Bayles Mountain.
Cousins once removed making memories.
The California crew left about noon on Tuesday June 9th after enjoying Uncle Greg’s famous Swedish pancakes. They headed for Josh and Laura’s home for another week in the Pacific Northwest.
And while the westside crew were on the Olympic Peninsula we were back in Kettle Falls at JJ’s Taekwondo Promotion.
We also participated in a community garage sale on Thursday and Friday. We were happy to get rid of some large items that were getting in the way around here. So thrilled we didn’t have to haul them back home.
I’m watching World Cup Soccer games while I work on posts and visiting blogs. It’s no secret that I’m a soccer fan. It’s been an exciting start in the group stage. It’s been fun following fans that have traveled from around the world and who are soaking up the food and experiences unique to the USA!
Thankfully we have a relatively quiet week ahead of us. We need that. Have a good week y’all.
The Happy Wonderer ~ ellen b. 
Sounds like a fun and busy family-filled month so far. So nice you are near enough to enjoy the accomplishments and talents of your grandchildren. Hope you have a great week!
Hello,
Wonderful photos of the family! Good reasons to be busy. Olympic Nat’l Park is one of my favorites.
Take care, Happy Monday! Have a great week!
It does sound like a busy time but full of fun. Well done to JJ with the Taekwondo exhibition. Eek I can just imagine how hot those mats are. Yay for the snow cone and ice cream! Good job to all the dancers too. Wonderful photos!
That’s nice that you went to watch that. Sorry about the hot mat. Yum on the snow cone and ice cream. The taco salad sounds yummy and how nice to see Addy dance. Nice pictures. How nice that you had company. Sweet photos. What a great group photo. Looks like the kids had fun. The garage sale sounds good too. Have a nice week.
Precious time! Congratulations on your Grands!
You have shared many happy times with a lot of smiling faces. — Blessings not to be taken for granted.
Lots of busy fun days!! 🙂
…you sure pack your days full with family fun.
Cheers to watching your favorite stars shine on stage and the mats!