Celebrating Vince’s birthday

8/31/2024 We left St. Florian tied up in Anacortes for a few days and drove to Orting, WA to spend the weekend celebrating cousin Vince’s 60th birthday. Vince and Suzy have an amazing property that was perfect for hosting more than forty family and friends for the weekend.

Vince working on birthday candles

Suzy presenting the birthday cake

Family and friends enjoying the shade

Brad found a comfy place to sit

Suzy, Linda, Kathy, and Shane enjoying the lazy river that runs through the yard

Chet and Evelyn enjoy a float in the river (Suzy and Vince’s son and granddaughter )

Vince and Rick getting ready to use their newest toy, a portable mill

This machine is rather intimidating

Brady admiring progress on a new bench made from lumber created a few minutes ago on the portable mill

Teri and Shirley (mom) work on salads

Vince’s smoker got quite the workout this day!

Quentin did an amazing job with all of the bbq

The Budinger Homestead in Orting - what a great place