Memorial Day

For Memorial Day we headed back up to Sore Acres to get more firewood and visit with our friends the McMurrys.

The weather was gorgeous and we had lots of fun! And on a bright note, we didn't forget anything or bring anything that belonged to someone else! LOL

first we picked up the load of logs Chris and I left

boys, guns, quad and dogs

loading the potato cannon

You don't want to stand in the way of a potato

being fired with 80 pounds of pressure!

taking the load back down to the trailer

Andy, Will and Zack (the now legal driver of quads!)

I decided this is the perfect spot for a house

with windows facing this...

Mt. Hood and the valley below, and...

Mt. Adams!


How great would it be to see that out your kitchen window?

Seamus hitched a ride back to camp

Andy and Seamus did some target practice

Seamus' gun looks remarkably like his dad's bagpipe chanter

the big boys eating...

and the little boy eating

Seamus returned Chris' hat

we gave Betsy a good brushing

(no, unfortunately she's not bald now)

we're collecting quite the pile of wood to split and stack!


I decided to bring home something more decorative than firewood.

These white lilacs are so pretty and now the whole kitchen smells lovely!