Hula Girl!!!!

Avery is preparing for her 5th birthday party, getting in the mood with some Hawaiian garb and dance.

July 4th trip

The family packed up the BMW and headed to Washington for the latter half of the 4th of July week. We spent the 4th with Mark's Mom and Dad in Lakeland, WA.

Then we went up North to visit one of Mark's college buddies Jim, his wife Trish and their new baby girl Grace in Ferndale, WA.

Then the Briscoe's spent Thursday night at Semiahmoo, a resort near Blaine, WA. and the Canadian border.

Here's a picture of the resort from their website. We recommend it.

Avery outside of Semiahmoo

Avery and Maureen at Semiahmoo

Avery and Mark outside of Semiahmoo

Sunset at Semiahmoo

That's it for now,

The Briscoe's

Trip to Bend, OR

Hello all,

We triped to Bend, OR on June 15-18 with Grammy and Pop Pop Tramutola.

Aside from the issues with the house we rented, we had a great time. The area is beautiful.Avery really enjoyed playing at the elementary school in the neighborhood we stayed in.

Some of our favorite things were our walk along the Deschutes River in Bend, our trip to the dormant volcano south of Bend, and for Mo and Me the time we spent at the movies (Ocean's 13 - two thumbs up).

Here are some pictures from the trip.

Later,

Mark

Mark and Avery by Mirror Pond

The family atop Lava Butte

Maureen and Avery on Lava Butte

Mark and Avery at a small falls up on the volcano

Avery and Maureen at one of the two lakes in the crater

Grammy and Pop Pop Tramutola and Avery at Mirror Pond