Good Friends and Summer Adventures

Maren:
Last summer I met a really great friend when we were at mommy's 10 year veterinary reunion.  Emily, the daughter of one of mommy's classmates, and I hit if off instantly.   Since then, I have only seen her once but we still both talk about each other often.  A few weeks ago she and her family came to town (they live in Klamath Falls which is about 1.5 hours away) and I got to spend the day with them.  We had a great time at the family fun center and seeing The Lion King together.  Then a few weekends later we drove over to pick her up for a sleep over.  On our way back to town we stopped and played at the Emigrant Lake water slides.  Then, mommy took us home where we made our own pizzas and had super yummy sundaes.  We all slept out in the fort that night and had a great time together.  I can't wait until my birthday when she gets to come back and stay again!  



Maddox:
This summer has been great so far.  Things are lining up perfectly for us to be at home with mommy and daddy or at Nonna and Nonno's most of the time which means we haven't had to be at Mustard Seed at all and that makes me a happy boy.  
Our summer adventures have been fantastic!  Daddy's dreams came true just a few weeks ago when he got a brand new raft.  Of course, that meant we had it loaded and on the river in no time flat!  Our maiden voyage was a family trip on the Rogue for an overnight stay.  Mommy and daddy are trying to see if Maren and I are ready for a trip down the Wild and Scenic section next year so this was a trial run.  We floated from Hog Creek down to Galice where we stopped and had dinner.  Then we jumped back into the boat and floated a ways further where we found a nice little camp site.  We unloaded the boat, set up camp and slept under the stars together.  The following day we stayed in camp for a layover day.  It was a great day full of swimming and playing.  We even walked back up river to float the rapid just above our camp in our life jackets!  After another great night under the stars we loaded up the boat and spent another day floating.  It was a great time!