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The Gorge

To celebrate my last weekend before school starts, I got to go camping for the first time. Annabel and I loved it and can’t wait to ask Santa for camping supplies of our very own.

We camped at Vantage River Resort on the Columbia River.

Dave Matthews Band Caravan was performing at the Gorge- but most importantly we were there to watch our good pal Christian perform with Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. We got to go back stage and even on stage (practically) to watch the show.

Megan and Zubin came too (luckily my mom and dad had some expert campers to show us how it’s done.)

Enjoy the slide show.

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Posted by benbbillings on 09/06/2011 in Me and my friends, Places I've been, Stuff I'm into

OC with the Atchitys

15 Jul

Because summer hadn’t found it’s way to Seattle yet, we spent two wonderful days at the beach with Mark, Shauna and Anthony and Katy. The Forment cousins from San Diego came and joined us one day too! My cousin Cody took Anthony out to ride the waves – we can’t wait to go back!

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Posted by benbbillings on 07/15/2011 in Family matters, Places I've been

Los Angeles Part 2

09 Jul

Last month we got to go to California AGAIN – this time to celebrate my Uncle Matt’s wedding. (Those pictures to come in an upcoming post).

I got to spend a lot of time with my cousins and I can’t wait to go back.

The first day there, we went to practice Uncle Matt and Aunt Jennifer’s wedding and out to Marino’s for a delicious Italian dinner.

Here’s the bridal party being told what to do:

Grandma helped try to keep Annabel quiet:

My Dad looking sharp in his new suit:

And of course, me looking good as usual:

The next day, we went to LA Brea Tar Pits.
Here we are in front of the stinky tar pit:

Learning about the Saber-tooth cat:

Jidi was telling us about the time that he worked with oil:

An ancient Camel skeleton:

Here is Anthony planning his future career:

We drove by my Mom’s old house:

The next day was Matt and Jennifer’s Wedding and then we spent two days at the beach!

More pictures to come!

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Posted by benbbillings on 07/09/2011 in Family matters, My favorite pics of me, Places I've been

PEPS and Lake Chelan

21 Jun

We spent a weekend with our PEPS group in Lake Chelan. If you don’t know what my PEPS group is – check out some older pictures of us. We’ve been friends since birth and now we each have a little sibling to share in our group fun. Four families went together and loved it!

Lake Chelan is a 55-mile-long lake in Central Washington – East of the Cascades. It was our first time over the Cascades and we were delighted to discover more of the beauty of our home state. We’re looking forward to discovering more soon. This is the largest lake in Washington and you pronounce is like “Shay-laan”.

Click on any photo link below to see the whole Peps album.

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I enjoyed kayaking with my dad – but I seem to be doing all the work.

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Tristan and Phoebe captained mom and Annabel’s canoe.

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Max’s and his Dad.

Nothing beats good pals:

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Hiking:

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Olive and Annabel:

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Annabel discovers nature:

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New York City Day 2

06 Mar

Dear Annabel,

To be honest, jet lag set in today so we had a pretty mellow day…I had a blister on my foot, I was over tired and over hungry.

We walked down to Battery Park to get a good view of the Statue of Liberty, walked by Ground Zero and Wall Street. Here’s a few shots of me exploring the Big Apple. I miss you!

Love, Ben

YUM, Pizza: