Les Mis/Rainiers

This past week we went to Les Miserables in Seattle at the 5th Ave Theatre and had a great time.  The stage actor playing Jean Valjean did a great job and sang "bring him home" as well as any we've heard!  We had a great time.  The next night Scott went with the Bishop and 4 members of the Priests quorum to Tacoma to watch the Rainiers play baseball - well actually they went to hear the National Anthem which was sung by a young woman from the Lacey 5th ward.  She had an audition back in February and was picked for August 18, so this date has been on Scott's calendar since then!  She did great and the game was OK:)

Jamie and Dave

This afternoon we met Jamie and Dave at Bahama Breeze in south Seattle for a great visit and meal.  It was so great to see them again - we haven't seen them for over 2 years - our time was short but we loved seeing them and catching up in person - always best!  Here are a couple of photos of our visit.

On the way home we stopped at the mall in Tacoma to make a quick stop at See's:)  Marcie captured these beautiful flowers outside - look closely and you'll see a few bees!



Turkey Shoot

Ten of us "brethren" met at Nelson's property this morning and into the early afternoon - we brought our .22's and had a fine few hours of shooting various targets and having a blast.  I took my old Winchester rifle with iron sights and did OK but not great.  When I borrowed someone else's rifle with a scope, the results were much different (see 2nd to last picture).  The hit was the pistol that I inherited from Papa Wilson - those knowledgable about pistols were quite impressed with it and said it was a very well made pistol resembeling the Ruger.  Marcie T models the pistol for all to see!  Had a great few hours together!

Lake Tahoe

We had a Wilson family reunion during the last week of July and had a great time.  Not everyone could come but we were glad to get together with those who could make it and missed the ones who couldn't.  Here are a few photos:
On our drive down, we went through Lassen National Park and the scenery was spectacular!  They had just opened the road 12 days before we went through so there was lots of snow!

After arriving at Tahoe, we ate dinner and then had a fun campfire program celebrating Mom W's 80th birthday.

To show how great the zoom is on this little camera, here is a picture from the rim of the lake to a castle called Vikingsholm -and the next picture from the same spot only zoomed in.

One day we took a hike to Cascade Falls - a beautiful hike of about 2 miles each way.  The view was worth it.  Here's Marcie T crossing a bit of a large stone field, and then the falls themselves.

Scott enjoying time with Avalon and Marcie with Ben - both children of our niece and her husband.

Even Grammy had some free time to enjoy reading a book!

We all took turns cooking a meal; John really looked the part!!

One day we played "minute to win it" games and had a blast:)  Keeping balloons in the air, the elephant walk, shaking your bootie to get ping pong balls out of a box tied behind, stacking dice on a tongue depressor, carrying pop cans with a spagetti, and putting a cookie on your forehead and try to get it into your mouth just by wiggling your face!  Marcie T and Brady did great, Scott T not so well except to show off his dental work!

On the way home, we stopped at our favorite place in Rice Hill, Oregon!

Thanks Wilson crew for a fabulous time!!

Mom's new work

The dental office where Mom works moved to a new location this past Monday.  Here are a few photos of the brand new clinic.

If the outside didn't make you think this is a lodge, then this waiting area will!  This is a beautiful facility.

Here is the desk where you check in



Where you check out - the room at the back is where Mom now works!!



Combined Activity

Tonight for Mutual we met at the park and had a bar-b-que and then played some games.  The first game was to divide the youth into 4 teams of about 5 or 6 each.  One of players put a flag in their back pocket and all team members linked arms.  The goal was for each team to try and get the flag of the other teams without breaking the link.  They had a great time.  A few pictures of us gathering and then the flag team event - which really turned into a rugby match!

After the "rugby" game we played Red Rover - something I haven't played for years!

Here one of our tough young women breaks through the line!

Thanks Deacon's Quorum (Br. Martin) for a great activity!

Seattle Sounders!

We went to our first Seattle Sounder soccer match today in Seattle.  We had a very fun time - the Sounders beat Colorado 4-3 and the weather was very pleasant.

Here was our first view of the "pitch" (field) as we came from the parking garage

Getting settled into our seats

Warming up

We had a nice view of the top of the Seattle Spaceneedle from our seats

The fans on the stands across the pitch from us are celbrating one of Seattle's 4 goals!

Kasey Keller, from North Thurston High School, plays goalkeeper for Seattle - this is his last year as he is getting close to 40:)

I took this picture in the 87th minute of the match thinking 4-2 would be the final score - alas Colorado score a couple of minutes later to make the final 4-3 - the Sounders still victorious.  We really had a fun day.