Our long holiday weekend began on Friday night (after I got home from work). We had a quick dinner, then headed out to Fish Lake Trail for a walk. The girls decided they wanted to ride their bikes, so Martin hooked them onto the car and away we went. It was a beautiful evening with a cool breeze -- just perfect for us. The trail begins near the intersection of the Sunset Hwy, Interstate 90, and SR 195. We got to cross over the busy freeway and see Downtown Spokane from a new perspective. 
Audriana is "showing off" her new new bike gloves that Dad just bought her.
An Alfaro Clasic pose........LOL!
Happy 4th of July! The girls began the day by helping me get the house clean, then they decided that they needed some decorations for the front door, so they got out their colors and began crafting. They also used the window crayons to write "Happy 4th of July" on the front windows.
We were all very excited because the Sandbergs were coming to dinner! The girls began asking "when are they going to be here?" at 8am and didn't stop until they arrived at 4pm! 
The girls also decided to make 4th of July headbands for all the kids -- actually, Martin and I got one, too! Very cute. Here is a picture of Martin bbq-ing with his hat on. Sofia made this one and it has a firework on the front of it! Genius!
Here are Ryan and Audriana in their headbands.......best friends forever!
Here is a cute shot of all the kids....together in their festive headbands.
After our bbq of Carne Asada, black beans, rice, and salad (YUMMY!), we decided to head down to Avista Stadium for the Indians game. We had decided a couple of days ago that we would take in the game on July 4th because they were going to be doing fireworks afterwards. How perfect -- a baseball game with the family, then firworks! Yah! No Riverfront Park craziness! What a great idea. But, as we found out, the best idea is that we purchased tickets online the day before -- we had no idea that the game would be sold out when Lisa, Scott and the boys got there to buy tickets. The only tickets they were selling was "standing room only" for $6. Not a bad price, but not fun with 3 kids. They made the decision to drive back home. The kids were dissappointed, but we promised that we would try to take in another game together before the summer ended. It was so nice of them to drive all the way from Ephrata to have the bbq with us! The kids had so much fun together, as usual. :-)
We took a quick shot of all the kids in front of the entrance before the Sandbergs left.
This was Martin's first Indians game!
We had so much fun, that we decided that this just might have to be a July 4th tradition. We will have to remember to make sure to buy our tickets early, though! By the way, the Indians won the game - 6 to 2! The game ended by 8:50 and the firworks began by 9pm. It was awesome! What a great way to end our weekend!
Happy Birthday USA!
One of our favorite places in the world is Manson, WA. It's the place of many wonderful family memories for us. It's where my grandpa and grandma Keeney raised my mom, Aunt Tonn, Uncle Tom and Uncle Dave. It's where my mom and dad took us each summer to visit our grandparents. Memories of running through the apple orchards, climbing cherry trees, swimming in the lake, driving into "town" (Chelan) in grandpa's big green truck, root beer floats, and being with family. It's a cherished place for all of us Keeney's and a place that I want my husband and girls to know and love. Last summer all of the Keeney's spent a week together as we laid Aunt Tonn to rest -- a sad time for sure, but also gave us a renewed sense of the importance of all of us being in Manson together. So this year, we did it again! A whole week together! Uncle Tom, Uncle Dave, and Mom rented a house on Wapato Point - big enough for all of us kids and grandkids. Fun, Fun, Fun!
This is the house we rented -- it doesn't look too big from the outside, but it was enormous! The best part of the house was the deck overlooking Lake Chelan. All of us fit -- Uncle Dave and Aunt Kathleen, Shannon and Neil and Clara, Tim, Marc and Jenny and new baby Hannah, Uncle Tom and Aunt Bonnie, Mom and Jay, Kristi, Mike and the 4 of us!
Here is the view from the deck looking towards Wapato Beach.
Finally warm enough to hit the beach! The girls had a good time digging in the sand.
Mike decided to bring his scuba gear and take a look beneath the lake -- it was fun for all of us to see him get "geared up" and dissapear beneath the water. 
Mom, Jay, Martin and the girls and I decided to go into Chelan in search of the Chelan museum. It was awsome! I want to go again when I can really spend some time looking and reading -- the girls always seem to get through museums much quicker than Martin and I! 
Sofia, of course, has no idea what this old record player is all about! 
The house below is the house that the Keeney's lived in on Wapato Point (before it was a resort, of course!). The 4 Keeney kids had to walk straight up the hill all the way to school each day. It's also the house that my Mom and Dad had their wedding reception in the backyard in! After my mom got married and moved out, my grandparents sold this house and bought the one up on the hill in the midst of the apple orchards that I remember going to each summer to visit my grandparents. During this trip my mom was able to reminise about this house and pass on some great stories to all of us.
