Spring is definitely upon us in the great NW, and summer weather keeps trying to sneak in from time to time too. Last weekend it was in the mid-70's and Zoya decided to set up a lemonade stand on the corner. She ended up making over $10! At 25 cents a cup, that's a lot of lemonade!
Brother helped a little too (for a small fee) :) 
A few weeks ago the weather was nice enough that we were able to go on our first hiking trip of the year - we went up to the Boulder River waterfall. It was so beautiful and lush, and the smell of the spring forest was so yummy! It was about 4 miles round trip, and the fact that Zoya made it without whining gives me hope that we might be able to do some real camping this summer (you know, the kind where you hike into an alpine lake and stay for a week. Well, maybe not a week, but at least a few days)
This area is one of few remaining low elevation old-growth forests in the Cascades. Some of these trees are as old as 750 yrs!
Dylan contemplating life's mysteries at the smaller waterfall
An attempt at sibling affection
It's hard to see in the small version of this picture, but you may note that Dylan is, in fact, taller than his Dad.
This tree was so cool - its roots are wrapped around a nurse-log (stump, actually)
Here they are at the end of the trail. They NEVER cooperate with a good pose for these pictures!
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