Summer-time activities June, 2012

 SUMMER TIME ACTIVITIES, JUNE 2012

Cumorah in red with her big sister, Lucy

Just a review of a few things we missed.  Lucy Giles graduated from kindergarten.  Their school held a little ceremony for the children as they advanced into first grade.  We have been able to attend several of them in the past.  It's quite unique.  Congratulations Lucy.  You are a big first grade girl now.
 Some activities we are involved in this summer is helping Willy and Alex with their

Cub Scout achievements and Scout merit badges, and learning as they learn.  Willy

worked on his art requirement, outdoor picture and construction picture and the color

wheel. Here are a couple of pictures he did.  Alex is trying to finish as many merit badges

as he can towards his Eagle Scout.  It's interesting to me because it provides an old

grandma with  motivation to learn something new. While Alex worked on his Community badge he included the history of Moses Lake.  Here is a small description of Moses Lake

history for those of my family who are not familiar with it.

History of the Moses Lake Area

The City of Sulktalthscosum Lake? That could have been our city's name had early 

Presbyterian missionaries at Lapwai not given that Indian chief the name "Moses."

Chief Moses was born in 1829. He was the chief of the tribe of Indians inhabiting this area. They were called Kowalchina and sometimes Sinkiuse and Columbias.

The history of our community began in 1910. It was then that the hamlet of Neppel was founded to serve the needs of a small group of pioneering farmers who settled on the shores of the lake. In 1938 U. S. Highway 10, a former transcontinental highway, was built through the town. Also, in September of 1938, by a vote of 71 to 41, the residents of Neppel voted to change the town's name to Moses Lake.

The first real spurt of growth came with the war years in the early 40's. The U. S. Army established a Bomber Training Base. In 1948 this establishment was renamed Larson Air
Force Base and became a multi-million dollar military installation. By 1950 the population
of Moses Lake had suddenly increased to 1,679. The city had experienced moderate growth
over the years. In 2008 the city's population neared 20,000. As a result of the city's growth,
it has become known as a commercial, recreational, and service center for the entire area.



 

Alex worked on an environmental badge in which he marked off a 10 yard by 10 yard area and describe the habitat and plants occupying it.  I told him he could do our backyard and garden.  It has an interesting habitat.  The plants included a Ponderosa pine, Blue Spruce pine, vegetables, grass, apple tree, Juniper bush, raspberry plants, etc.  The birds and mannals included a Dove's nest in the Blue Spruce tree, black birds in a bird hotel Lanny built, sparrows and finches, one magpie, hawks who soar through the sky in the early evenings, and

occasionally rest on the railroad ties at the end of the driveway,  humming birds, earth worms, earwigs, and one white pomeranium named Izzie.  Across the highway and down the hill is the lake.

And Philip has been helping out in the garden digging up old plants and removing sand from the sandbox, so hopefully clean sand may be added for the little granddaughters to play in on the 4th.  He has also been watering the flowers and lawn in the front yard.   I told him I was going to post a video of him I had taken. I didn't see any hostile response, so here's presenting

Philip in all his glory! 

Stefanie shared a quote by Liddell about his feelings for Stew. 

I will share it here.  Should we take a vote, all who likes stew, write to grandma; all who has the feeings Liddell has for stew, write to grandma.  Shall we have stew for our 4th of July celebration?

"A mi no me gustan stew porque adentro hay zanahorias y a mi no me gusta zanahoria porgue zanahorias era vegetales.
Segundo, a mi no me gustan stew porque hay papas y yo no le gustan papas solo que era aplastar. Finalmente, a mi no
me gustan stew porque stew hueles muy, muy, muy, muy malo." by Liddell Giles

In a few days we will be celebrating our independence.  We will have a backyard campout, BBQ and will go watch the fireworks downtown.  Moses Lake does a good job at providing a spectacular display.  Hiromi especially likes it.  Lets have your thoughts, poems, pictures, etc. about this special day we are about to celebrate. 
Love, Grandma and Grandpa