Side-by-Side

Uncle Jason brought his ATV to explore the mountain roads just up the way. Tor (in the backseat with the helmet on) went with Jacob and McKenna on the inaugural run. They came back very dusty!

Dad went on the next run up to Fernan Saddle and then up Huckleberry Mountain. This is the view from the back. Some very narrow trails!

Idaho Cabin

After a 6-1/2 drive across Washington State, we made it to the cabin in Coeur d'Alene where we are spending the week with the Stephenson / Paul Family. It has a nice little rec room that the kids gravitated to immediately.

The kids explored the outdoors as soon as they arrived, finding a small Creek:

Tor found a rustic basketball hoop to play on:

We got here ahead of everyone since they made a stop to visit relatives in Cheney, while we went to the Spokane Airport to pick up Mom after she finished up her trip to North Dakota.

Dog-Sitting

Jillian has been dog-sitting / house-sitting for the past week at Aunt Julie and Uncle Kevin's, taking care of Bella and Rocky, letting them out for walks around the property every few hours.

Hattie's B-day Party

Our 4th of July afternoon was spent in Castle Rock at the Dolan house to celebrate cousin Hattie's 2nd birthday. In addition to Hattie, we got to see lots of the next generation of little cousins, including Josie, Brentley and Wren.

Go Fourth Parade

We continued our 13-year tradition of watching the 4th of July Parade (but without Mom or Papa Ken, who were in North Dakota). The girls teamed up with the Sharp's:

... while Tor rode in the JH Kelly float with his school buddies Bowen, Evan and Hobie:

We also got to see the Paul family and the Elk Metal Art float:

... and cousin Adam with the Special Olympics entry:

Parking Lot Fundraiser

The girls spent their July 3 afternoon at the RAL parking lot, raising money for the volleyball program. It was pretty slow, so Bridget went to the Monticello lot to help out.

Bridget came back when Jillian went to get dinner, and was much busier with quite a few cars. She had made the nice sign for the stand:

Eventually, both girls hung out together and had some time for pepper. This is Jillian's last time doing this fundraiser.

So Close

Tor took some swings at the floating green on Lake Sacagawea for the 4th of July fundraiser. His long iron had plenty of distance, and he landed all around the island, but couldn't quite hit it. We'll try again next year.