The Bankert Family Journey continues.......

The Bankert Family Journey continues.......
We are now back in California and loving being near family and the SUN!!!

Monday, June 25, 2007

One of my favorite barns along 101.
Jesus is in the house!!!! When I was up here initially visiting, I thought this was a church and FOR SURE the one I would like to go to.......but it's just a cool, old barn spreading the word in simple Sequim style........One day I want to stop by and meet these people.


The mighty Olympic mountain range and the very cool Olympic Wine Cellars barn.......three chicks own it and have a line of "working girl wines" and all kinds of cool events and things for sale. Right now they are rounding up people to sky dive over the barn and land in the field behind in July and Sept.........any takers????
Some of the Olympic mountain range through the yellow lupine of Sequim.
Just some little ol' magnificent wildflowers along Highway 101.

An image that is very Sequim....it's an old farming community and these cool, old barns are still standing everywhere.
WOW!!!! For a little spindly looking stem that we thought was a weed......this amazing flower literally BURST forth!!!!!!


More beauty from the creator of "Heavenly Lights".......
New beauty unfolds just about every day now.......


Thank you Auntie Karen, Uncle Lou, Jenna and Camryn for the beautiful and super YUMMY cookie bouquet!!! Love you, (Big 2!!) Cassidy

Monday, June 18, 2007



Snuggle-uppy rules!


My newest baby.........a veggie garden in Paradise.......Yeehaw!

This is one serious lawn........Don's work is never done on Da Farm.......


Opa sends one of his favorites, a beautiful Mallard, to wish his Cassidy a Happy Birthday!!!


Cassidy is so very fortunate to have TWO cool, hikin' Grandma's!


Our hike to Marymere Falls........Hey Bea! How do you like my new hiking bag????


Picnicing at beautiful Crescent Lake on Cassidy's birthday. Thank you God for the sunshine!
A girls just gotta have her "lips"..........and this one is looking mighty proud of her pink lips from her Grandma Foust!


The girls show Grandma and Papa beautiful Port Townsend.


Can you say CHOCOLATE????? Cassidy sure can (and Grandma Foust and Aunt Jenny are ever so proud of her!!!!!!)


"The days are long, but the years are short".............Mommy's beautiful birthday girl turns 2!


Cassidy's 2nd birthday.......we kept it low key but the presents are still rolling in from all the out of town aunties and relatives and friends! Here she is modeling Auntie Bea's Dora purse and Grandma Foust's new sassy sandals and Nonnie's fishy dress from our cruise........spoiled rotten!


Our little volleyball-babe! Cassidy is quite the little athlete so far!


Grandma and Jon came to visit for two weeks for Cassidy's birthday. We were at the sculpture gardens/art center in Port Angeles on this day. There were so many funky and cool pieces throughout this garden (including the slug Cassidy found in this picture......haha!)


I just love Columbine and it is everywhere in our yard.


Nobody does art better than God.........


Cassidy learns to be gentle with all the beautiful flowers blooming throughout our yard.


Rhody season in the pacific northwest.........pink ones grow wild throughout the woods here.


Happy Mother's Day with a view to me.........


These unique walkways cover about half of the trail and keep your boots out of the mud.


The view from Cape Flattery......steep cliffs and lots of caves. It is absolutely stunning!

Little Bitty is in awe of the amazing trees here too!


Another beautiful hike! This is Cape Flattery......the most north/west point of the continental US.


Bad baby..........


The simple pleasures of childhood..........Cassidy loves the sand, rocks and driftwood at the beach!


Exploring the gorgeous Washington coast. This is Rialto Beach......west of Sequim and on the west coastline.