If you recall the boys were backpacking on Kim's birthday. She decided to practice swimming that morning at the river.
Nixon helped me wash the truck when we got home from our backpacking trip
We celebrated Kim that afternoon/evening
It is always a treat to see what Mason comes up with
Kim got her wish and we had cheese cake with homemade huckleberry topping
The following Monday Lyza and Nixon had their first day of school
Dropping them off at school
Mason made a replica of his headphone with Lego!
Kim took Mason and Henry out to lunch at Red Robin
Nixon and Mason had a Valiant Boys activity tubing on the river
That evening Lyza was in charge of the young women's activity. She (with the help of her very supporting mother) organized a Mystery Cafe
Check out that menu
The girls had a great time
The next morning our little boy woke up and was not quite as little. Henry turned 7!
He asked for acai bowls for breakfast
He also wanted to open his presents in the morning before Lyza and Nixon left for school
Thanks, Grandma and Grandpa
He also got a new wallet, with some money in it
A new watch
Some hot wheels cars
Think he likes this shirt? "Chicken Jockey" (from the Minecraft Movie)
This one really made him happy
A new retro handled, aka "Gameboy"
Henry and Mason went bowling in the afternoon
Henry even got some birthday mail on his birthday
That evening there was an open house at the elementary school and Henry got to meet his teacher and check out his classroom
Then it was time for cake lemon bars
He approved
The next day we took the boys to Altitude for further birthday celebrations
Henry got a free slushie for his birthday
They had lots of fun together
Last Saturday Nixon and I got up bright and early to hike Scotchman Peak
It is a 4 mile hike up with 3,717 feet of elevation gain (very steep)
It is also well known for having mountain goats
When we started there was a lot of fog
As we kept getting higher that fog was burning off
This is what our view looked like from 2.29 miles
Nixon was such a good hiking companion
Still climbing
View of where we were trying to get
This isn't at the top yet but the views were beautiful
Getting close
Nearing the top we had out first mountain goat sighting
They are so cool to see up close. This is a mom and a baby
The baby
These two hiked along side us for a while on the way to the top
After that we saw another goat at the top
That goat from the top started down and was walking on our trail right ahead of us
He walked right in front of us across the trail
This shelter is right before the summit
We finally made it to the summit
We saw two more goats over the ridge resting on a ledge (this is 5 goats we have seen now)
This is a view looking toward Lake Pend Oreille
Nixon had to flex a little
There were lots of lady bugs at the top
Nixon and I at the top
The two goats we saw resting below the ridge came out to spend time with us while we were eating our lunch
And they definitely posed for the camera
I flew the drone to get some different perspective
The views were beautiful and luckily there wasn't too much smoke in the air
Nixon of course had to throw some rocks off of the top
We saw goats 4 and 5 some more on the way down
Here is a video of the hike
Have a great week and take care.
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