Ellensburg

We have some friends! And, not only do we have friends, we actually went and hung out with them for Labor Day weekend. Dan and Tamarah Parker, and their two little girls all invited us to their grandparent's home in Ellensburg, WA. For those of you who don't have a clue where it is, which is probably most of you, it's close to Yakima. If that still isn't ringing any bells, think middle-of-nowhere, WA. It's actually quite pretty. Dan's grandparents have a house with some property out there, and it was sort of a halfway point between Portland, and Spokane (where they live), so we met up there.
We had a blast with them. There was a state fair complete with a rodeo (who knew short shorts and tall cowboy boots was the thing?!?), rides, funnel cakes and SCONES. There were fruit trees with ripening peaches and apples. There was a Model A car, and a WWII jeep to be driven. There were blackberries to be picked and made into jam. It was just a charming weekend.

At the state fair. We didn't realize we were in the senior citizen lounge until it was too late. But come on, the ONLY place that had shade was reserved for the older generation? Total ageism.

This is my favorite dress. Only worn on special occasions.

Yeah, we rode in this...

This jeep really was driven around during WWII.

Aw, so cute.

Janie had just woken up. That isn't so much the weird part. How the heck do you fall asleep riding a 70 yr old jeep on mountain trails?!?

The blackberries we picked.

The jam we made. We still froze a TON of blackberries though. Didn't even come close to using them all.

Millie turned one!! Happy birthday! Remnants of the cupcake are scattered about.

This is the town of Roslyn, but this mural was in a show or something awhile back about a small town in Alaska...? We went to the town for their famous pizza place. Yum!

 We had a fantastic time. Brad wants fruit trees.