On Saturday Aaron had a birthday! We celebrated by going to West Virginia for camping and whitewater rafting on Friday and Saturday. On Sunday after church we went hiking to the Cascades with our Sunday School class, and then my parents cooked a big birthday dinner for him on Sunday night. It was an awesome weekend. 
Aaron built the fire...
and set up the tent. Where was I? Actually, I did help a little. But it was also good for me to sit and watch and praise his manlihood. ;)
After a while, we were so hungry that Aaron just put the entire bag of charcoal in the fire...literally. We cooked tin foil dinners and baked potato and broccoli. It was delicious.
Saturday morning we got up early to meet our guide for the rafting. We wore wetsuits...it was chilly in the morning, and although the sun was warm in the afternoon, the water was pretty cold. Wish we could have gotten a close-up picture of us, but we were wisely advised to not bring our camera. This is the picture we bought from the company. You might have to click on it to see a larger version. You can see that we are all paddling hard and concentrating, while the birthday boy was just along for the ride. I love his grin.
The Cascades were our final destination on the hike. The view was well worth the uphill climb.
We stopped only a few times along the way to play in the water.
Nathan took some better shots of me and Aaron beside the waterfall (I dropped my camera on a rock and broke it). I will get those from him and post them.
We hung out with some cool kids on the hike. They sweet-talked Aaron into carrying them :)
When we finished, MaryLynn served this cake for Aaron's birthday. MmMmM...homemade strawberry.
That night we had a real birthday party at my parent's house, with candles on the cake, balloons, and presents. It was the perfect end to a perfect weekend. Happy birthday, Aaron!
Aaron built the fire...
and set up the tent. Where was I? Actually, I did help a little. But it was also good for me to sit and watch and praise his manlihood. ;)
After a while, we were so hungry that Aaron just put the entire bag of charcoal in the fire...literally. We cooked tin foil dinners and baked potato and broccoli. It was delicious.Saturday morning we got up early to meet our guide for the rafting. We wore wetsuits...it was chilly in the morning, and although the sun was warm in the afternoon, the water was pretty cold. Wish we could have gotten a close-up picture of us, but we were wisely advised to not bring our camera. This is the picture we bought from the company. You might have to click on it to see a larger version. You can see that we are all paddling hard and concentrating, while the birthday boy was just along for the ride. I love his grin. The rafting was fun but my heart was beating fast the whole time. We weren't thrilled with our guide...Aaron had to rescue her from the water 3 times! The people in our boat were very fun. It was a great birthday activity...we recommend it!
On Sunday we went hiking with our Sunday School class. It was a beautiful day and we were surrounded by beautiful people.
The Cascades were our final destination on the hike. The view was well worth the uphill climb. We stopped only a few times along the way to play in the water.Nathan took some better shots of me and Aaron beside the waterfall (I dropped my camera on a rock and broke it). I will get those from him and post them.We hung out with some cool kids on the hike. They sweet-talked Aaron into carrying them :)When we finished, MaryLynn served this cake for Aaron's birthday. MmMmM...homemade strawberry.That night we had a real birthday party at my parent's house, with candles on the cake, balloons, and presents. It was the perfect end to a perfect weekend. Happy birthday, Aaron!
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