The Boys' Football Game

Justin invited a few friends- Trevor, Wyatt, and Adam - to play football at the school. Jake was the permanent Quarterback and the boys played two-on-two. Here - Justin has the ball and Adam is trying to tackle him.

Justin was tackling Adam and while he was being tackled, Adam lateraled to Wyatt. Nice play!

Trevor has the ball - Justin is blocking Wyatt. By the way - Trevor and Wyatt are wearing the ugly Oregon Duck colors!

Rock, Paper, Scissors was the way the two captains chose teams. All the boys had a chance to have everyone on their team at one point or another.

Jake draws up plays with fallen leaves and sticks. The boys listen to his expert analysis. Hmmm... running or pass play?

More expert instruction by Jake... they should have to pay for this kind of coaching.
Here's a great shot of the boys lined up for a play.

The boys running out, trying to get open! The day was great!! All the boys were exhausted but were hoping to play again next weekend. Justin has decided that he wants to make this a weekly event - pick-up football with the boys.

Beautiful Bike Ride

This is a beautiful bike ride we went on recently that took us along the Columbia Gorge! Just awesome! We had a great time as a family!

Gorgeous view behind the kids here!

Great picture of the boys! Here is where the girls went on back - and the boys went on ahead to see where the bike trail went. The trail ended up taking the boys through a bunch of construction and on a busy road. Well- now we know not to go that way!

I turned the camera around and took this while I was riding. A bit risky - but it turned out nice with the view behind Ashley here! It was a glorious day!

This is another wonderful view that we had along the ride! Just amazing! We can't wait till next year to try this route again!