Strike

The Kent School District teachers are on strike right now. I went over yesterday to spend some time with my coworkers on the picket lines. I brought Dillon and Kayda with me. It just so happens that two news crews were there when I showed up. Kiro 7 decided that they wanted to interview me because they were looking for a teacher who is a parent's input and my kids were "very photogenic". I tried to pawn it off on someone else but it didn't work so my kids ended up on TV!!! Here's the link. Just ignore me. Grandma G recorded it so eventually I can put the actual video on without having to use the link but until then... http://www.kirotv.com/video/20591302/index.html

Kitsap Memorial State Park

We spent the August 5th to the 9th at Kitsap Memorial State Park which is over by Hood Canal. It was the H family trip this year, we had 21 of us plus one of Nathan's buddies. The campsites ended up working perfectly! Right in front of our sites was a loop that the kids could ride bikes around and just beyond that was a huge field! The only downside was the beach was all rock and was covered by the tide most of the day. We ended up visiting Poulsbo and Port Townsend, the kids were asleep for a lot of our time in Poulsbo.  Grandma Peggy was nice enough to stay out in the car with them because she had been to Poulsbo recently. It was FANTASTIC being out with all of Daddy's family. The kids played practically non-stop! Hank was with us and was constantly being walked by someone, after the first day he calmed down to his normal behavior and was constantly wandering around with some kid or another, even Kayda and Dillon walked him around though we had to be a little closer for that.

Ella and Dillon were brushing my face with dandelions, they thought that was great fun.

Dillon LOVES the big kids and was copying Aileena for a while. Notice his new haircut?

Kayda was sharing her dandelions with Aunt Anna.

Dillon, Brian (Nathan's buddy), Ella, Nathan, Mikey and Peyton.

Immediately after this picture Dillon crashed.

We got all the big boys to play ring around the rosie with us!

The three Mike and Peggy branch granddaughters.

Grandma Peggy and Dillon, eating lunch and checking out their feet.

These are at Great-Uncle Mark's community beach.  There were TONS of shells and Kayda and Ella spent the whole time there collecting them.

Can you see his footprints?

Kayda and Ella on Grandpa Mike's bike.

The crew. They were all in the back of the truck and the older kids were deciding which of the younger kids they were "babysitting". From left to right:Dillon, Brian, Nathan, Mikey, Kyle, Aileena, Ella, Kevin, Peyton, Jarrett and Kayda. The only kiddo missing is Chase, he's not a year old yet so he couldn't get in with so many big kids!

In Port Townsend. The big boys decided Dillon should hang with THEM.