We've been going out a lot more recently. On July 6th, Josh and I drove to a new area at the lake for a picnic. July 6th, 2010

Last Thursday, the day after the girls got home from Texas, Tim, Josh and Chloe went on a bike ride by the lake. July 22, 2010

Notice the cool new seat for Chloe on Tim's bike. Much more fun for both of them than a seat behind Tim.

Chloe walks toward the lake.

Straight out of the camera - a $60 Kodak M340. Super slim and tiny. Just like Chloe.

You can zoom in on these (view Original size) to see our faces close up.

We rode our bikes deep into the woods and got down for a walk.

I didn't tell her to do that!

Joshua Paul Howland, age 14 & 1/2, July 2010.

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Chloe, Josh, and Tim Howland - July 2010

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Look at the height difference between these two!

Thanks Josh for taking this picture! I love it!

The very next day, Friday July 23rd, Tim, Abigail, and Chloe went geocaching, following GPS coordinates to a local park, then on foot into the woods, and across this creek. The "treasure" we were looking for was hidden by local Cub Scouts. We never found it, and realized we were in an area that was flooded in May.

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We found ourselves blocked by this pile of brush behind Chloe. Believe it or not, we took the plank you see there, and placed it into the water, and with a couple jumps were able to go around the pile. It was very exciting!

Chloe holds up the new car GPS we use for geocaching. A Wal-Mart $120 Garmin Nuvi 1300. It is amazingly accurate, and has a pedestrian mode for going off road. Don't miss page 3...

Our view from the pile of brush. You can see the bank we are trying to reach - a flat rock in the top left corner. We made it!

That's all folks!