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

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

Friday, August 31, 2007

Cassidy loves the new kittens.


The newest additions to Da Farm.........Sushi and Bent (or Dora and Diego, if you ask Cassidy.....) You HAVE TO have cats on the farm or the mice will run you outta town! They are still living in the house and amusing us daily, but they will soon move out to the barn at night.

Wednesday, August 08, 2007

Moss fringe and even moss under the water......just beautiful!!


We love hiking! We love trees! And this is a lot of tree to love!


Two cool camping chicks in front of their new tent trailer. Cassidy has her second swollen eye......she was attacked by the mosquitoes being the sweet little morsel she is!
Nonnie and Cassidy checking out the kayaks at Quinault Lake.


Don and Sierra in front of beautiful Quinault Lodge.


It's a tough life, but someone has to do it!


Happy Daddy had an extra day off to explore the west coast....


Hikin' the Hoh......(who you callin' a hoh????)



The forest is incredible in the Hoh Rain Forest......It is old growth and covered with moss. We took a lot of little hikes here and took in the amazing beauty of this place.


Cassidy playing with daddy at our campsite in the Hoh Rain Forest in Olympic National Park........It was our first camp-out up here and we tested out Nonnie and Poppy's new awesome tent trailer.


The fields are so beautiful and fragrant.


Only two and already a stage-front groupie shakin' her booty to the music with a pack of boys hoovering around her........


The unofficial poster-girl for the Sequim Lavender Festival. It was really fun........a great street fair with live music, cool stuff to buy and great food. Eight lavender farms are on the tour and they all have food, music, crafts, lavender fields to pick from, etc.......We had a great time!


Local delicious produce........gigantic raspberries from a "pick your own" farm, veggies from Nash's organic farm and flowers from our yard. It is a blast to go berry picking! I'd never done it. This farm is called Greymarsh and they have strawberries, raspberries, loganberries, blueberries and blackberries. It's really cheap if you pick your own and they are delicious!


First fruits........we harvested cherries to munch from our cherry tree! Yummy!


Cassidy marching on the 4th of July.


The frame shop continues getting busier and we hope and pray we can make it work at home for Cassidy's sake.


Cassidy stops to smell the wildflowers in her field.