Banks Lake - May 2010

In front of Grand Coulee Dam
Katie and I enjoying the warm sand

What a beautiful sunset!

The boys pulling the waverunners in (yes, they are too young!)

Aaron with the Greenwood kids

The girls posing on the amphitheatre stage

Brian and Alec enjoying the sun

The girls having a sleepover in the cabin lofts

These people are all with us!

Perfect size cabins!

I can't believe it is almost the middle of June! School is out next week and I'm behind in the blogging world - what else is new? We had such a fun time exploring a part of Washington that we've never been to! And I don't know why - it is beautiful! We heard about Banks Lake from Aaron's brother, Barrett, (thanks for the idea!) and found a great resort with small cabins perfect for a big group of families! We headed there over Mother's Day weekend with 9 other families and had a blast! It wasn't really warm yet (the following weekend was in the 80's but I'm not bitter) but the kids especially loved going tubing. It was fun to all be staying next to each other - we combined everyone into one fire pit and eating area - which meant lots of good food and good company.

It also happened to be the weekend of the "Colorama Festival" down the road in Grand Coulee complete with carnival, rodeo, and parade! The rodeo was really fun - we have a lot of respect for those bucking horse riders! We visited Grand Coulee Dam and even got to watch a laser show on it! Really cool! We also took over a local eatery called "Pepper Jacks Bar and Grill". We had the whole back room - where else would you feed 20 adults and 40+ kids? The funnest part (besides being with good friends) was the beautiful scenery! It looks like the Grand Canyon and the water is a pretty green color. We explored and found a super sandy beach with a huge dune that the kids (and some adults) loved to climb and run down. On Mother's Day the dads treated the moms to a wonderful breakfast complete with red roses! We are excited to have a found a new favorite spot and look forward to coming back soon!