Hello?

Hellooooooo! We really have no explanation for not blogging. Did we get sick of it? Did we lose interest? Did we get real busy and priority didn't fall on blogging. Yes, Yes, and Yes! But it is a rainy Sunday afternoon. The kids are playing in the playroom. Dan is out Elders Quoruming. So I guess I will blog a bit.

This was the First Week Of School for us. I have to admit. We were ready and we had a great week. Davis just turned 6 on August 30th. He was so cute his first morning of school. He was nervous that he wouldn't do everything right. He had a great morning, and came out grinning from ear to ear!

and...BYU beat #3 Oklahoma 14-13! That was for you Dixie.

Grandpa Wolfley

This is Luke with his Great Grandpa, Alma Darwin Wolfley.

Preston Biathlon

Sidnee and the kids left me and went to Utah/Idaho for visiting relatives and doing a biathlon. They all had fun and here are some pictures. The end.

I think I see some smoke coming off their shoes. Dinner at the DeSpain's
Visting the Morehouse clan in Boise.
Sheriff Davis on patrol. Betsy and her kids followed Sidnee back from Idaho for dinner in Vancouver.

I played three rounds of golf while they were gone. :)

Fort Worden

Last post in the family reunion series, I promise. This is for posterity sake anyway so I guess it doesn't matter if you enjoy it. The house we rented was actually an old Army barrack on the grounds of Fort Worden. Fort Worden, along with the heavy batteries of Fort Flagler and Fort Casey, once guarded nautical entrance to Puget Sound. These posts, established in the late 1890s, became the first line of a fortification system designed to prevent a hostile fleet from reaching such targets as the Bremerton Naval Yard and the cities of Seattle, Tacoma and Everett. Construction began in 1897 and continued in one form or another until the fort was closed in 1953. The property was purchased as a state park in 1955. Fort Worden is named after Rear Admiral John L. Worden. Here are some pictures from our afternoon of exploring the old bunkers that look out over the Strait of Juan De Fuca.

Here is the forest side of the bunkers and the kids all marching in a row, except Jack of course.

Jack needed a little boost up the ladder.

Once inside the bunkers it is pretty neat. You can't see much unless you bring a flashlight. This picture was lit up by the flash on my camera.

I turned the flash off for this one. You can see the exit in the distance.

Addie and her cousin peeking out through the slit in an observation tower.

This is where one of the big guns were located. You can see the scale of the guns by comparing the base to my Mom on the platform.

Papa droppin knowledge.

This is on top of the bunkers looking out over the strait of Juan De Fuca. you can see Whidbey Island, WA directly across and then faintly in the distance part of the San Juan Islands (also part of Washington). Victoria, B.C. is out of the picture to the left.

That's it. The next post will not be family reunion related. You made it through. Nice job.

Kickball and Randomness

In part three of the Wolfley Family Reunion blog series we find ourselves playing kickball. There are some other random pics as well so enjoy (or not).

See if you can kick this curve ball kid.

This is Davis's idea of playing the field.Sidnee's version of playing the field is only slightly better. At least she is upright. After the game the kids all clamored up on this old anchor for a pic. We used to play on this anchor all the time when we were kids (25 years ago). Point Wilson Lighthouse. Addie and her friend Sebastian.Lucas working on his sea legs.Chetzemoka Park is where we played as kids and has this awesome tire swing. You can load a bunch of kids in it, push it around in a huge circle five feet off the ground, and watch the madness. I'm sure the park neighbors were glad when we finally left the park.Private Lucas catching a few Zs in the shade.Diet Coke and Mentos. Need I say more?