Anniversaries, Air Shows, Academics, and Ammunition

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Josh and I celebrated our 11 year wedding anniversary by going to Portland for the weekend. We had planned on taking the train down but as we were walking out the door to drive to the train station (literally walking out the door) we received a call saying the train was cancelled. There was a big storm and there were 11 mudslides on the track between our Station and Portland. We were all packed and ready to go, so we just drove down instead. We had a great time exploring the city and ate a lot of good food while we were there.

Outside the Pittock Mansion on the hills above Portland.

For the last two years we have gone to an Air Show at Paine Field in Everett, WA. It is a historic airshow, so the planes are predominately WWII era. It is a fun air show. 
Checking out the airplanes

For the 2016-2017 school year, Eli and three friends participated in joy school. The other mom's and I would take turns hosting a little class once a week. The kids loved it and it was a nice introduction to preschool.
Eli's Joy School class. It was a fun group of kids! 

My parents came for a visit in May. We went on a short hike to a waterfall called Skookum Falls. After the hike we built a fire and roasted some hot dogs for lunch. After lunch we loaded into the car and drove until the road ended, which happened to be a nice place for some target shooting. Eli, with a lot of help from Josh, shot a little .22 revolver for the first time. It was such a fun day being out in the forest with my family.
Eli and Josh shooting a .22 revolver. 
 

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