MadDog Moments and Memories: August 2022

Monday, August 22, 2022

Deer Valley Getaway

Rod and I got to spend a couple of days at the beautiful Stein Eriksen Lodge in Deer Valley with the State Auto Achievers Club.

The Stein Eriksen Lodge is absolutely beautiful inside and out!

Our room was huge and it was such a nice getaway!

It was so nice to be in the mountains - and the live band just added to the ambiance.

They treated us to a couple of activities - one of them being a day at the

Utah Olympic Park.

We had so much fun!

We did the Alpine Slide, the zipline, the scenic chairlift ride,

walked through the museum, etc.

They bused us to this beautiful property for an outdoor cowboy dinner.

The setting was gorgeous!

One of my favorite things was walking around the lodge property.

I just happened to catch this little guy getting some food!

We even enjoyed our night walks - look how beautiful everything was lit up!

We are so lucky to live in such a beautiful place!

Saturday, August 20, 2022

We tried . . . Tyleigh's 18th Birthday

Rod, Carsyn, Braiden I decided to drive up to Washington to surprise Tyleigh for her 18th Birthday.

Dang i-phones and apple watches. She suspected we were coming. We turned off our location, but Carsyn forgot to turn off her watch. Tyleigh pretty much knew the whole time.

It was so fun to watch her play in one of her college games!

She is so freaking tough!

It was an extra bonus to get to see Mika and Lauren as well!

Lucky for us, Ty's birthday fell at the same time as the Squirrel Fest in Longview!

Yes, that's a real thing.

"Squirrel Fest is the first of its kind on the West Coast and in the Mount St. Helens region! We’re nuts over this celebration in honor or our furry friends and so are our 3,500+ guests we reconnect with annually. Longview is known for its Squirrel bridges near the Civic Center and we’re excited to invite you to celebrate with us! With a wide variety of nutty activities, Squirrel Fest offers something for everyone. Located at Longview Civic Center Park, the event features local vendors, performances, children’s activities, delicious foods and more!"

The guy in the picture was so funny! He was so excited to see Lower Columbia College soccer players and wanted to give them a special tour of the train and get a picture with them. Apparently these girls are a BIG deal!

We couldn't pass up getting squirrel pictures!

Some of the local gardeners were giving away produce.

Tyleigh wanted to show us some of the beautiful places she had been. We hiked to Beaver Falls in Oregon, which is right on the border of where she lives.

She was right- it is gorgeous there!

Everything was SO green and lush!

This picture doesn't even do justice to the size of this slug! They were all over the ground!

Leaving Ty behind again was so hard and emotional, but she is going to do great things in Washington!

We wanted to show Carsyn and Braiden Multnomah Falls on the way home. It's really an incredible waterfall! If you look closely, you can see people on the bridge, which tells you how huge the falls are!