MY vacation/THEIR vacation ~ PART 3

DAY # 5 - Saturday 7/14/12

Bowl and Pitcher State Park

My Aunt Mary is EXTREMELY afraid of heights so you can imagine being at the top of Mt. Spokane one day and the top of Bowl & Pitcher the next was quite a feat for her! She was so brave and actually enjoyed it!!!

Bowl and Pitcher State Park is absolutely one of the most breathtaking places in Spokane and I'm ashamed to say this was my first time to visit there! Needless to say ~ it was the first of many times!!!


Everyone came to my home for dinner on Saturday night...

Bet you can't guess what we had for dindin...

YEP! You guessed it...Jim's FETTUCCINE

IT WAS {as usual} DELICIOUS!!!

I guess it doesn't matter how old I am...when my mom ask me to play the piano for company...

and Jim even sang for everyone...

We all had the BEST time being together and I can't wait until our next trip we have together!!!

I am so very thankful that they chose to spent their vacation here in Washington with me & my family! I have so many wonderful & fond memories of all the years growing up that we spent in Iowa on vacation. It was so fun to reminisce over the past and although it brought tears to our eyes several times those are memories I wouldn't trade for anything. One aspect I truly loved about having family here was the time we spent remembering our most PRECIOUS and TREASURED GRANDMA MILLER!!! We shared the most amazing GRANDMA and there was something so special about being around loved ones who understood and shared the same memories!!! It made me miss my sweet sister Laura yet it reminded me the bond & love that is shared with 
FAMILY!!! 

A BOND THAT IS LIKE NO OTHER!!!

MY vacation because of THEIR vacation ~ PART 2

DAY # 4 - Friday 7/13/12

The day started off with a game of Yahtzee between

 Kim, Tilly {Nat} & Lou {Lauren}

Then we HIT THE ROAD and headed up to

MT. SPOKANE

Look what we spotted on the road on our drive down the mountain...

Stopped at GREEN BLUFF on our way home...

Enjoyed beautiful scenery, bought cherries and had huckleberry milkshakes!!!

Lauren opened a beauty shop {in mom's living room} and gave
PEDICURES...

PRETTY PRETTY TOES!!!

Many hands make for light work...

EVERYBODY pitched in and helped all week and that made it so pleasant for everyone!!! Brenda made sure dishes were always done, Shelly was in charge of garbage, Melanie kept the towels & laundry going and the rest of us helped whenever & however was needed!!!

TO BE CONTINUED...