Random Summertime Pictures

Rivers and Gray off to school. Rivers is in 6th grade and Gray is Pre-K4.  Early start to school in New Orleans!

Lucy is playing soccer in high school this year.  She is a freshman. 

A day out for the Lathrops before Layne goes to college.  

Here she is at the University of Montana.  Move in time. 

She looks a bit worn out here! 

We had a salmon BBQ with salmon Kyle brought back from Alaska.  Family and friends. 

One of two bike rides of the summer.  Not nearly enough bike riding.  

This was entertaining for us but probably not for these people trying to navigate rocks in the Spokane River. 

This guy had it figured out and left the others behind.  

Looks like there could have been a mishap or two here. They all made it over the rocks.  

We ended our bike ride with a wildlife viewing.  Turkeys!  Lots of them. 

A little young turkey!

Oh, and the wildfires.  Three big fires with lots of destruction.  So sad.  At this point they are almost contained.  Medical Lake, where I taught school got hit hard.  

We went to see Sean Feucht in Spokane.  Good stuff! Revivals in the air. 

And last but not least Gray dressed up for something fabulous I am sure.  

 

Last Visit on the Pend Oreille River this Year

A glorious day fishing off the dock! 

Rivers caught a fish right away.  

While Gray decided to swim in her clothes!  

There it is! Fishing isn't my thing but it really brings a lot of joy to the Gleasons. 

There it is!  It went back in the water to live another day.  

There she goes in her clothes! 

This was a pencil jump.  Gray asked for count down from Michel. Perfect I will know exactly when to snap the picture but no! Gray just went for it in the middle of the countdown.  I pencil jump is feet first straight down.  

Hanging with the family. 

I decided to take a kayak ride. 

This is the Gleason's house from the kayak. 

The white speck is a bird.  I think a seagull or something like a seagull.  I wanted to see how close I could get to the bird without it flying away. 

The birds didn't like the kayak so they did hang around long. 

See the white head in the tree?  A bald eagle. Happy!!!!!  I was pretty close to the tree but the eagle was way up in the tree so it was hard to get a picture. 

I spent some time here just waiting for the eagle to take flight but it was perfectly content in the tree. 

Gray and a bug zapper.  She had a small grasshopper and was shocking it over and over.  It was dead so she didn't torture it.  

The many faces of Gray. 

More swimming. Gray and one of Steve's caregivers. 

The big event of the day.  Rivers waits for his turn.  

I am not sure what this device is called.  Mike said it cost about $14,000!  It is controlled buy the rider with a device that is held.  

There is a board to lay on, turn it on and the propeller underneath moves you forward.  Then to your knees and then you stand up.  You can hover above the water because there is a long pole underneath it and the propeller is at the bottom of the pole.  Not the best description, you sort of have to see it. 

Here goes Rivers. 

Dave Martin brought this and was a great coach. 

Rivers was able to stand up and hover over the water.  

Steve's caregiver did great.  

Michel and Gray.. 

Time to head out! 

What a precious time to spend with family!  The Gleasons are headed to Spokane for the golf tournament fundraiser.  We will see you next year at the Pend Oreille River!!!  Love you all.