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Well, we sure have been enjoying summer here in beautiful Snoqualmie, Wa. The weather has been sunny and hot. In fact, we had a heat wave in July with temps hovering at 100 degrees for 3 days. I think the record high was 104 one day. We had no air conditioning (although we do now....) and spent the day either swimming in the river or laying next to a fan eating popsicles....
Millie left a crayon on the front porch and it turned into a soggy, melted mess, which is exactly how we felt that entire week!
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Michael had his 21st birthday and Lola and Grandpa drove over from Spokane to celebrate his big day. The weather was still hot, so we cooked outside and then ate a yummy cake. Plenty of drinks went around and the party got silly....
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A touching father and son moment...
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HAPPY 21ST BIRTHDAY!
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Earlier in the week Millie, Mike and I took a water taxi from Alki Beach to the waterfront pier in Seattle.
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My handsome man posing in front of the "city" as Millie likes to call it.
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Millie laughing as the spray and surf splashes her face...
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The view from the boat on the way back home. This is a real deal at only $3 round trip, and Millie loved the boat ride (so did I!) Can we go again?