Happy Birthday Trey!

Trey is 14. We celebrated his birthday Saturday. He wanted to do some shopping, so we took him to Best buy to buy some stuff for his I pod he got for his birthday. We then went to the movies, Post Grad. It was ok. We then went to a few more stores, then home to test out some of his new stuff. We got a birthday cake at Dairy Queen. Jodi planned on stopping at a few stores, then we were going to go to dinner and another movie. Well Jodi got a flat tire. The only place open was Sears to fix the tire, so Jodi went there. Trey was hungry and tired of waiting, so Rob and Trey ordered Pizza from Pizza Hut and that was the birthday dinner! She did get home in time to go to another movie Trey wanted to see, District 9, which he really liked. Then, off to bed. Happy birthday Trey!

Wildlife

Last weekend, we went to Boise via Sumpter. This is a fun trip to take in the summer and you often see wildlife. Jodi had her camera ready in case we saw another cougar, but no cougar. We did see this herd of deer and elk, mingling together on the lawn of a house in Sumpter. A herd of elk was there also, but this is the only picture that turned out.

High Lakes hike

This last weekend, we went for our annual hike in the high lakes. We planned on hiking to Chimney lake. We left the house with the plan to be at the trailhead at12:00 noon. We had two problems. The first problem was we went to the wrong trailhead. We turned around and then went to what we thought was the right spot. As we went about a mile, we realized we were on the trail to Maxwell lake, not Chimney lake. So, we turned around. We left at 3:00. That gave us about 5 hours to hike up the hill four miles then down the hill four miles. We made it to the lake at 5:45 stopped for about 15 minutes then turned around. We had to skip our planned jump in the lake, for two reasons: it was cold and we wanted to get back before dark! We made it back to the truck at 8:30, just after dark. When we left the trailhead, we figured it was too late for our annual dinner at the little drive in at Wallowa. However, much to our suprise, as we got there at 9:30, we were pleasantly suprised it was open! So, a nice way to top off the hike.

Starkey

We also really like going to Starkey. We try to go often, sometimes just a ride up there in the evening during the summer time. Sometimes we take the four wheeler, or sometimes we hike around. Sometimes we look for a place to put a cabin! It is more fun when we have others to go with though. These pictures show how much fun it can be!

Hiking

We do like to hike. Here are some pictures from our hike last year. We went to Red's Horse Ranch and back in one day. We had planned on camping at the trailhead in the back of the truck, but after hiking for 18 miles, we decided we did not want to sleep in the back of the truck. So, we went to Ron and Gwens house, took a shower, got pizza and headed for home (then sit in the hot tub). We were all very sore the next day, so we are glad we went home.

Ode to Trey

Trey is a great kid and an important part of our family! Being an only child has benefits and disadvantages, but it is not easy. He handles it well! As a child, he grew up with a lot of adult things, since he was surrounded by adults. So far, he still seems to like spending time with his parents, which we appreciate. He is generous with the other children Jodi has in her day care. He is helpful around the house. He is very intelligent, and can discuss most any subject with you in a mature fashion. He is not perfect, but he is a good kid. We love you Trey!