Beacon Rock

For Father's Day, we went hiking at Beacon Rock.  It was amazing!  At 850 feet, this huge rock/mountain overlooks the Columbia Gorge with a breathtaking view.  The hike itself has lots of switchbacks with drop-offs on the sides of the trail (thankfully there was a rail!).

"The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork."

~Psalm 19:1

 Heading over the "Bridge of the gods" (don't ask me where it got that name!).

 The Columbia River.

For those of you that have fear of heights... you just might want to find a different hike.

 It was an adventure!

 

 Up, up, up...

Yes, there did come a point when we wondered how much higher we could climb!

 Spectacular!!!

 

In case you're wondering... we did make it up to the top!

 And it was so worth it!

Isn't this view just beautiful?

It was quite windy too, if you can't already tell.

 Mommy and Daddy.

 

 Jordan decided to show us a special stunt he actually never practiced...  The results were... well, I'll let you figure that out.

 Shiloh enjoying the view with the little ones.

Tiny cars.

"What goes up, must come down" and apparently we were no exception, so we started the long trek back.

 

Staying on the path would be a really good idea...  just sayin'.

 Switchbacks to conquer!

 

 This was a fun picture to take as each of us are standing on a different switchback.

Hey, it's all of us!

 This just happens to be one of those pictures that needs the perfect caption...

Any ideas?!

The setting sun on the drive home was just majestic.  I couldn't choose a favorite out of these, so I just posted them all.

 

 Aren't the colors vivid?

It was a special day.

Posted By:

~Bethany

First Lesson!

The little kids had their very, first lesson today!  They did very well with only one mishap...  one little boy jumped in as told to by an instructor and was immediately pulled out by a sibling when the instructor turned his back (Ben can't swim at all just yet!) ;-)

Here's Judah with a lady that he happened to already know....  it helps when the barber displays your picture up in a small town...

Above Havilah uses some floaty devices and Judah below on his belly~

Benjamin learns to float~

Judah had a moment to relax~

Benjamin and Havilah~

Looking forward to having little swimmers. :)

Lake O

That's what the locals call it.  

However, if you're not familiar with this area, you will probably find yourself referring to it as Lake Oswego (which, of course, it it's real name).

A few weekends ago, we decided to take a day trip out to visit the lake and tour the city. 

It was a gorgeous day!

 Go Judah!  He can crank out a good amount of pushups.

Mr. Mallard (I think) from Make Way for Ducklings.

 This was a historic landmark of a huge iron furnace.

It looked rather Medieval under the arches.

 We walked around the whole thing... wait...

Judah?!  How in the world did he get up there?!

 

There were bars on all the entrances, so it kind of looked like a jail inside it.

 Judah climbed the bars, but Shiloh didn't!

 Jordan decided that he would have a better view of the lake from this angle...

 As you can tell, we were totally fine leaving him up there.

(Just kidding!)

 When someone goes to take a self-picture, just smile because it will make it look like you were suppose to be in the picture...

 Eden and I made it out to the rocks!

Ballet is a workout too.

Lunch Time!

 After lunch, we went hiking in the woods to take a look at where the water went.

 Do Not Disturb!

 Shiloh forging the stream.

 The sunlight looked so pretty shinning through the old bridge.

 That tree was huge!

 We get to climb the log next, don't we???

 After our hike, we went out on the town.

 The little fountain was a hit with the kids!

That moment when you realize the fountain could spray higher............

 Checking out the city's "art".

No, I don't think these newcomers classified it as art.

Judah got to ride the pony!

All seven of us on the train tracks at the end of a fun and special day!

Posted By:

~Bethany

Happy Father's Day...

To our amazing Daddy!

We our so blessed by our father's Christlike example in each of our lives.  His love for the Lord, his love for his family, and his love for God's Word.

Happy Father's Day!  We love you!

"But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night." 

~Psalm 1:2