Jessica Lemmons Photography Blog, Longview Washington (Wa.) photographer.

It was Saturday.  I was supposed to be in my house processing photos and working hard to get caught up on the crazy amount of work I’ve had lately.  But the sunshine and cool water was calling my name.  So I did the unthinkable and took the day off.   It was wonderful!

My husband, kids and I headed up to Silver Lake near Castle Rock for a fun day of sunshine, swimming, wakeboarding, and boating with my parents and my younger sisters.   I got a tan and some seriously sore arms from wakeboarding – still hurting and its Thursday!  Can you say “out of shape?” 

Here’s some of the shots I took – I am SO excited for summer!

My husband rocks the wakeboard – that’s Mt. Rainier in the background.

Kalama took out Woodland in an exciting season opening game!

Quoted from The Daily News of Longview Wa.

Kalama senior Robby Sanders won’t need breakfast today. Maybe not even lunch or dinner.

Sanders took 20 big bites out of Woodland’s turf Friday night, and chewed up 115 yards and spit out a touchdown as the Chinooks overpowered the error-prone Beavers 40-21 in the nonleague season opener for both teams.

The Chinooks defeated their I-5 rivals for the second straight year, taking advantage of seven Beaver turnovers — including three interceptions that were returned for touchdowns.

But the big-play defense and Sanders’ insatiable appetite weren’t the only keys for Kalama.

“The real reason we won is that after our pasta dinner (Thursday night), we were sitting around a fire and we caught a lizard. We cooked the lizard in the fire and put it in a s’more, and Cody Mazza ate it,” Sanders said. “Then Nick Braman danced in the fire. That’s why we won.”

Whatever works.”

and that about sums it up!