Brandan's nephew, Parker, flew out from Utah to visit our family this week. The first thing he did was find a place to hang his hammock. He and Abe are now neighbors in our backyard. They rearrange their hammocks a lot and even slept out in them one night.
Parker hasn't been to visit us in a long time and he especially wanted to return to the redwoods. We drove out to Stout Grove in the Jedidiah Smith State Park on Thursday.
A family of 10 was trying to hold hands around a very large tree and came up short. Our kids ran up to help. It took 16 people to complete the circle. You can see Parker on the left in a baseball hat.
We took a detour to the Smith River to play.
The fallen trees can be as impressive as the standing trees.
Abe wiggled into the middle of a decaying tree.
Here are Helen, Abe, Parker, Gibson and Sofi.
Next stop was Secret Beach. The air temperature was about 30 degrees cooler than back home. The water temperature was even colder, but that didn't stop Parker and Abe from running into the ocean.
You can see their heads bobbing in the water.
Cold! But that didn't stop them from going back again... and again.
Abe drew his name in the sand.
A beautiful waterfall spills onto the beach.
Gibson stayed dry and mostly warm while digging caves in the sand.
Here we are ready to go home.
From the left: Parker, Helen, Sofi, Abe and Gibson
On Friday Parker, Abe and Sofi did baptisms at the temple.
If you are Mormon in Southern Oregon, August means pear picking time. Parker cheerfully got up at 5:30 am on Saturday to come pick pears with us.
Abe and Sofi were a little less cheerful, but still willing and hard workers.
Back at home, we had crepes and the Olympics for breakfast.
We went rafting Saturday afternoon. It was a perfect day to be on the river.
Parker spent almost as much time in the water as he did in the raft. We're lucky enough to have him for a few more days before he goes home.
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