Emma & Jaime LeBlanc: October 2010

Summer went way too fast, but we still had a lot of fun! There seemed to be a weird weather phenomenon this summer that brought lots of cold weather and rain. Not cool! And somehow the worst days seemed to always fall on the weekends. Well, we made due with what we were given and still had a great memorable summer. Here's some of the things we did.

One the warmer days we tried to spend as much time at the lake or river as possible. The Green River Gorge area and Lake Wilderness are always a favorite. We were even able to float the Cedar River quite few times, but I don't have any pictures because I didn't want to risk losing my camera along the way.

Jaime doing a cartwheel into the Green River. This spot is one of our favorites where we have to ride our dirtbikes to get to.

Jaime and Dustin about to go snorkeling in the Green River.

We were fortunate enough to go out on Lake Washington with some friends on their boat. Jaime and I both got to try out wakeboarding for the first time! Something I've always wanted to do! I absolutely loved it! It's very tiring but I did get up a couple times which I was totally thrilled about.

Getting me all ready to go.

Here's me getting up for the first time.

I wish this were me, but its not. This is Dustin getting some air.

Jaime and I hanging out on the boat.

Once we were all beat from wakeboarding, we went tubing!

Me and Kara trying to stay on. Nice shot of Mt. Rainier in the background too.

We got to do TONS of camping this summer which was great! When the weather was sloppy over on this side of the mountains, it was usually pretty decent over at Naches. So we'd pack up Friday afternoon and spend our weekend out there and head back for church Sunday morning. Here's some pictures from some of our trips to Little Naches.

4th of July Weekend. Jaime shooting me with roman candles.

Fun with sparklers and fancy camera

Hanging out at camp.

Labor Day weekend

While camping over in the Naches area, we did quite a bit of dirtbiking. On days where the weather cooperated, we did the long (but fun) ride up to Ravens Roost.

Brent, Jaime, and Me on the way up. (Aaron taking picture)

Jaime and I at the top!

We of course did lots and lots of dirtbiking this summer, probably more than we have any summer in the past. When we couldn't make it over to the mountains to ride, we ride the local trails here in Ravensdale.

Me up at the track, arm covered in mud from a deep nasty puddle.

Me, Andra and Dustin cooling off in the shade.

I crashed and had a nice soft landing.

Group shot after our ride from Greenwater to Naches.

Me and Jaime

I crashed again, this time I got a nasty puncture wound that bled for 12 hours straight.

One weekend we went out to the track at Straddleline and camped there. We had quite the adventure with a flat tire, but we made it there safely and still enjoyed the weekend.

Getting ready to get on the track.

Spinning dounuts in the gravel.

There was a meteor shower in mid-August. A group of us drove up to Suntop Lookout around midnight and watched meteors for a few hours until we fell asleep. We woke up covered in frost. Good times.

Andra, Bon and Me at Suntop Lookout

Jaime's recent new "toy" is our 1985 Bronco. He picked it up for super cheap and we've already gotten many times our money worth out of it. It's a great camping and 4x4-ing rig and has proven to be pretty reliable except for the tire blowout. We've taken it out on 4x4 trails quite a few times including the Naches trail from Greenwater.

We went with Jaime's brother-in-law Michael, and our nephew Collin in their Jeep. It was a really fun trip. Here's a picture of the rigs at a nice view spot.

Me, Andra and Bon posing for a quick picture at the top.

Jaime excited about the trail. The clutch went out about a minute after this photo was taken, but he fixed it in a few minutes.

Getting a better view of the mountains while Jaime fixes stuff on the Bronco.

Once we made it over to Little Naches, it was HOT!! It was one of those days that probably got up to 100 degrees. So we spent the majority of the day playing in the river.

Me, Bon and Andra after playing in the Little Naches River. Ravens Roost in the background.

Heading back to Greenwater.

4x-ing out in Ravensdale. Bon in backseat making smudges on the windows.

Jaime got his '66 Chevy truck going pretty good so we were able to go cruising quite a bit in the later summer. I love that truck! It's so comfortable and fun to just drive around in.

New wheels

Here's the trucks (Jaime's Chevy and Kevin's Ford) at XXX Root Beer in Issaquah. HDR photo by Kevin.

Andra and Dustin got a new kitten!! Here is me and Silver.

I had my golden birthday this summer, but Jaime also had a BIG BIRTHDAY! On July 31st, he turned the big 30!!! I surprised him with a weekend trip to Easton, WA. I rented a nice little cabin there in the woods close to Lake Easton and Lake Kachess. It was a total surprise to him!

Front of the cabin.