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Here's a little background on this little town... "Local tradition tells us that on a bright Indian summer morning in 1905, two men on horseback, Elza Dean and F.L. Pitman, pulled their mounts to a halt halfway between then new towns of Sunnyside and Prosser. They saw Snipes Mountain rising in the foreground, and the snow-capped peaks of Mt. Adams and Mt. Rainier were outlined against the sky. “It’s a grand view!” one of the riders exclaimed. The other nodded. They unfolded a map of the Sunnyside Railway and Granger Land Company and one of the riders pointed to a spot on the north part of Section 23 while the other made an “X” with a stubby pencil and wrote “Grand View” and on April 25, 1906 the plat of the new town site was filed for record."
We enjoyed our time with Gary & Carol (Ron's mother and step father) in Grandview. They returned from their mission from South Korea in early spring and had their new home finished just in time for July family reunions! The pool, hot tub, deck and home are just wonderful! Behind their home is acres of cherry orchards and hay. Down the road are grape vineyards, hops, peach orchard and many other produce that we all enjoy in our local grocery stores! I enjoyed sitting on the deck in the evenings watching the sun set and smelling the fresh cut hay. The temperatures were perfect and there wasn't a lick of humidity! Got to love that! Thank you Grandma and Grandpa for the FUN, FUN memories!
We pulled this strawberry out of a Costco package...it was four strawberries all grown together.
Playing with Grandma.
This pool was so much fun! The kids had a blast and were in it quite a bit!
Tiffany in the hot tub.
Aunt Judy. Ron's oldest sister.
Gary (Grandpa Avery)
Success! Tiffany finally got on the sea horse and stayed on!
Tiffany enjoying smores, smores, and more smores...with 6 Hershey squares each! (Thanks Grandma!)
Playing "George Washington" in the hot tub....see their hair do's?
Look how many nails were painted in one morning! Harrison's included! (yikes!)
How many people can fit in a hot tub?
Almost every morning Grandma made "Big as your face" Mikey Mouse pancakes!
Magnifying glass wood art!
Hanging out with the cousins in the pool!
Corinne and Brianne
Brianne dressed up as Grandma Avery.
Austin
Victoria throwing Redden.
Crazy Tori coming off the slide...she was the little kid's entertainment.
Redden leaping for the sea horse....did he make it? Yes!
Austin and Courtney....wow, not Caitlin.....hummmmm?!
Brianne on the slip n' slide.
A flower in Grandma's garden.
View from the back deck...the farmer baling his hay.
What time is it?
Tiffany always seemed to find Uncle Rich! (Ron's brother)
The next few pictures were of the Talent Show!
Aunt Judy's Red Velvet perfection.
The following photos were taken at the Diarygold Factory Tour, in Sunnyside, Washington.
First elevator in Sunnyside, WA.
Carol (Ron's mom) and Danielle
Carol's cherry pie filling empanatas. (Delicious!)
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