Campfire Cookout

My family has a tradition of at least once a summer heading out to a campsite and cooking a picnic lunch- specifically hamburgers cooked over a fire on cast iron skillets. It's a tradition I remember fondly as a kid and I'm happy to pass it down to my kids and my siblings kids. On Sunday we all packed up and headed down to a campground on the south end of Couer d' Alene Lake. We invited Kevin's parents along too, so my kids were in heaven with both sets of grandparents there to dote on them. It was a perfect day for a cookout. The boys had a blast picking out their stick weapons, running the trails down to the water, and just chasing each other around. The woods is an ideal place to let 6 boys run free....we didn't have to tell them to be quiet once!

After our delicious lunch, we headed down to a public beach and let the kids swim. Grace absolutely loved the water and despite having not napped all day, was happily splashing away. It was the perfect day trip "escape" and definitely wore our two kiddos out! It was a nice quiet drive home that's for sure!

Palouse Wedding

Kevin's beautiful cousin Shana got married over 4th of July weekend out in the rolling hills of the Palouse. Following the church wedding was a reception at his Aunt & Uncle's Farm. They couldn't have asked for a more perfect day- the sun was shining, it wasn't too hot and miraculously there was no wind. It was simply breathtaking!

Dylan was a ring bearer in the ceremony, and with a little bribing ( letting him pick out a couple of new toys at Target and then not giving them to him until after the ceremony) he did a great job. He and the other ring bearer provided a few giggles for the wedding guests, like when Dylan used his silk pillow to wipe his sweat while standing there. Apparently it was hot!

The "Eng" Cousins (and spouses....pretty obvious I'm not related by blood)

Uncle Brian toasting the Bride & Groom

Lee Family photo!