June 15-21

Father's day: We met Will and family at the Rainbow for lunch.  Maggi really likes the green neon.
Monday, I hung out with Will.    We went to court and to a couple of crime scenes with police reports.

sunset at KOA

June 16 Beth took William to the park where they had special activities.  He enjoyed scooping water and rocks at the water table.

June 17  Maggi smiling at Grandma

June 18  Progressing in world Cup playoffs, Tate expertly dribbles past Mom's chair

And past Dad's to Go-ooalll  !!

June 19   We had a nice family cookout at RV.  Christina and Maggi drove over while Will and Tate bicycled.  Will had recently purchased a bicycle suitable for child seat from neighbor, and this was their first excursion out of their neighborhood..  Magi enjoyed napping and looking at trees.  William discovered aluminum foil and enjoyed riding his tricycle.  The RV park has plenty of flat pavement.

On Friday, I played with William at community Park near Les  Sshwabb.   Throwing rocks into water.

Getting feet wet

Making food container top be a Frisbee

June 2: We drove to WallaWalla.  The muffler and welding shop displays bonafide road side attraction

We visited the city aviary there and saw ducks peacocks, pheasant, and other fancy birds.  We decided this would be a good place to bring Tate the following week.

Mom with ducklings

June 8-14 in Pendleton

A small circus came to Roundup Stadium.  Tickets for children were free.  We took William, mostly to see animals.  We were apprehensive that he would be scared, but a good time was had by all
      Grandma at circus:  "Show PopPop some teeth".

  

How's this?

Tate manages to eat half a big $5 box of popcorn.

We saw elephants, tigers, dogs, horses, ponies, and more.  At intermission, there were elephant and pony rides.  Even somebody trying with some success to catch elephant poo in a trash can.

  June 11.  Maggi and PopPop

William demonstrating "the ropes" at playground down the hill.

June 13 Maggi reacting for some things around her.

Doesn't yet know how to grab it

June 13 We watch working dogs herd sheep which have been  mowing the river bank park area being herded rounded up by working dogs

then we go to airport and check out med flight helicopters.

June 14  William is about done helping Mom by setting supper table  Dad completes cooking.  "Where's Grandma?"

 Table set: "where's Grandma?"  "Somebody come get Maggi!  I'm stuck in this low chair.

Week two at KOA.  Here on circus day, Tater ate grapes and animal crackers, and It became a food he expects Grandma to have on hand at the "RB"

June 1-7 in Pendleton

William visited the "nice RV" for animal crackers and a swing.  June 1

Maggie ready to go Christina's school, June 3

William is trying to make notes without his horn falling apart.  June5

Since Memorial Day  falls on the first Friday in June, it is also National Donut Day
William accompanies Grandma and PopPop to Up With Donuts to pick up a dozen.

then back home, Maggi finds a soft resting place

On Saturday, June 7,  Beth and I drive toward Pilot Rock for lunch and stopped at McKay National Wildlife Refuge.  It's a nice lake, but the wildlife we saw amounted to a few Canada Geese and seagulls.

Later at Will's we watered the grass

About dark we returned to RV and enjoyed wildflowers and sunset from nearby parking lot

May 31 Will, Christina and family back to Pendleton

Moving day.  We took William to the park while Will and Christina packed their cars with anything that did not get to ride with us.

Goodby Portland (about noon)

Before we passed Hood River, Will called back, suggesting we check out the wind surfers there.  Weather permitting folks wind-surf all year long.  They were having a competition called the Gorge Cup.  We watched and took pictures for half an hour.

We arrived in Pendleton and unloaded at Will's and Christina's.  Then we checked in at the KOA across town.  It is a very nice place except "turtle" WIFI.  Cost is very reasonable - $325/month. Glad to be settled here for a few weeks.

May 29-30 to Portland to see Maggi

In Portland, they rolled out a welcome. At last we were to see our granddaughter born a few days earlier.  Will and Christina had rented a house here for the month so they could use the birthing center there.  .

We held and talked to Maggie Beth and observed how much she favored her big brother William at that age

Then we went to a park on the river where we all watched a guy make huge bubbles.  William was fascinated by it all.

We had fun watching

Will tried his hand.

Next day, we visited a couple of Portland's parks

Is Beth calling the blue ball (right) fair?

At the swings

Swinging upside down

Back home with Maggie, noting how she likes to keep her hands near her face

We boon-docked on street beside their house for the couple nights we were in Portland.  Must add that upon our arrival, William said "Nice RV" and repeated this dozens of times as he enjoyed climbing around inside and eating animal crackers.