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

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

Thursday, August 06, 2009

Our gorgeous campground, Iron Creek, near Mount St. Helens was a big climbing hit with Cassidy!

Wednesday, August 05, 2009

We love the woods!
Family hike!
Cassidy finds a scenic spot for lunch while on a hike with Don and I.
The hands down favorite part of every child's day...........
Sassafrass in the helicopter!
Cassidy is enjoying the summer session of Sequim Pre 3. It's a wonderful group of children and mommies who get together on Friday mornings to play; sing; learn and share. I met these gals at the park and we're so enjoying getting to know them! Big lover's of their children!!!! This day we had a field trip to the National Guard in Port Angeles.........we loved it!

Cassidy being serenaded by our favorite fiddle player, Geoffrey Castle, at Purple Haze Lavender Farm for the fest. Lois and I always end the fest weekend here listening to his awesome music and drinking a Lavender Margarita. This year we ran into some old friends here from my Caesar's Tahoe days........too cool! Hi Susan and Anje!
The girls at our favorite lavender farm: Purple Haze! Just gorgeous and SO fragrant is the air with lavender!
Cassidy at the 2009 Sequim Lavender Fest. The weather has been just wonderful.....sunny & warm! We went with Lois this afternoon and picked lavender; had lunch and listened to our favorite group: Deadwood Revival..........fun in the sun!


Vacation Bible School.......VBS.........for an entire week our church transformed into Rome as we taught children about the Bible. It was an amazing experience and a first for Cassidy and I. I helped out by teaching and Cassidy is still singing the songs we learned, making up her own and asking lots of great questions about Jesus.......cool stuff!

Friday, June 19, 2009

Happy Birthday to our little future heartbreaker!!!!! This is the latest pic from Grandma and Papa........we love going in for these shoots! We've got it down and it's fun stuff! We just go to Walmart and they do an amazing job! Your copy is in the mail soon............
Pinatas are always a hit.......HAHA!! This is Cassidy's first girlfriend, Lauren. Her sweet mommy and I do a Bible study together on Thursday mornings.
Yummy cake for the birthday girl (and the entire park!)!!!
Grandma flies up every year to party down with Cassidy! This year we actually had SUNNY, fabulous and WARM weather!!! What a concept..........maybe this is sunny Sequim........
We had such a wonderful week with Party-Boy Papa!
Daddy DonnyB gets into the party spirit!
Happy 4th Birthday Cassidy Isabel!!! We had a beautiful, sunny day for Cassidy's big day in the park!
The gorgeous Butchart Gardens in B.C.
Happy 6th Anniversary to us!! We took a motorcycle trip to British Columbia and stayed in an awesome B&B on the water! This breakfast feast is in the outdoor gazebo where we watched at least 20 eagles flying around.........shorelinebandb.ca.........cool place!!!