The Black Family: August 2008

Friday, August 15, 2008

Seattle Science Center

A fun day at the Seattle Science Center.

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's...

What do you think it was? We will never tell! It was amazing.

Did you know that there are nine different varieties of blueberries? We taste tested over nine varieties from: Nelsons, Olympias, Dixon, etc. Our favorite was the EarlyBlue. They were the sweetest. We picked over eleven pounds. The kids had more fun eating and running in and out of the bushes. If you ever are in Oregon, the Morning Shade Farms in Canby was family friendly and has everything from marionberries to apples.

We decided to go on an adventure on our bikes and see where it takes us. It took us over bridges, through ferns and endless evergreen trees. We just wanted to get lost in this evergreen wonderland.

Welcome Home Elder Smith!

We were excited to welcome my big, little brother home from his Las Vegas mission. He served an honorable mission with many pictures and stories to share with us. It is always fun to see if he recognizes any of the neices and nephews.

Multonomah Falls, Oregon July 2008

We are standing below the Multonomah Falls in Portland, Oregon.

It was our first site to visit on our vacation to the Northwest in the month of July.

We first stayed in Wilsonville, Oregon to house sit my sister's house. We: hiked, biked, picked blueberries, sun bathed, attended an outdoor concert in Lake Oswego, spotted a cheetah at the Oregon Zoo and just ate ice cream and watched movies. It was time that our family really needed and enjoyed.

We then went up to Auburn and Olympia, Washington and visited with family.

My little brother, Matthew, returned from his Las Vegas mission and we celebrated our first Smith Family Reunion in Lincoln City, Oregon. It was a relaxing and fun trip seeing all my family in the beautiful northwest. Though, I am not sure about all the rain and dreary skies. I think I like the sun too much! Tucson was just about right!