Sunday, July 20, 2008

Nile Valley Days with Laura, Jesse and Baylor    ナイルバレーデー

My sister-in-law, Laura, and I went to the Nile Valley Days, about 30 miles west of Yakima yesterday. They advertised watermelon eating contest, egg toss, pony rides, amateur wood events, archery, and black powder gun demonstration. Jacob wanted to go too, but he had to work :( It was hot but a nice day. Laura and I had great fun driving and seeing a smalle town festival. 昨日3人目の義姉(といっても年下)のローラとヤキマからほぼ50km西にあるナイルというとても小さな町のイベントに来ました。スイカ食い競争、卵投げ、ポニー乗馬、木工、アーチェリー、黒色火薬銃があると聞いて遊ぶ気満々で来ました!ジェイコブも来たかったけど、休みが取れず。。。暑かったけどとても晴れたいい日でした。
I forgot a battery in my camera and Laura forgot her memory card but my memory card fit into Laura's camera. With our 2 brains, we didn't miss our great shots :D And Laura's camera was REALLY nice (o.o)
実はカメラのバッテリーを忘れて、「エー、めちゃ残念」と思ってたら、ローラが「私カメラあるよ」と。「やったー」と思ったらローラも「メモリーカード忘れた~」 もう、二人ともぬけてる・・・。しかし、私のメモリーカードがローラのカメラに運良くあって、忘れっぽくても2人集まれば何とかなったー!(笑)ローラのカメラはめちゃめちゃいいカメラでした。
Strolling by the river.
川の横をお散歩。
Almost 9-month-old baby, Baylor. He was so good throughout the trip. Isn't he adorable??? 9ヶ月の男の子、ベイラー。1日とってもいい子でした。かわいいでしょ?
Yaaay! イエーイ!
Emma's rosy cheeks! ピンクのほっぺ。
The cutest shot! He was a silly boy. べ~!
I was so ready to hit somebody with eggs and also get dirty, but this is the egg toss they had. The eggs were not even real; they were ping-pong balls... >.< 卵投げ、めっちゃ期待して汚れる準備万端だったのにピンポン玉って・・・・(泣) Black power gun and target. I wanted to take more pictures but Emma got scared and we had to leave...
銃とターゲット。もっといろいろな角度から写真を撮るつもりが、エマが怖がったのですぐ引き返すことに・・・。そりゃそうよね。だいたい5分おきに銃声がとどろいていました。 Lydia missed swinging in a swing. Look at her smile! ひっさしぶりのブランコめっちゃうれしそう!
Emma missed it too! People in Nile were very friendly and warm-hearted. As soon as they noticed I was trying to take pictures, this grandmother started pushing Emma's swing and I didn't feel uncomfortable about it at all.

エマもブランコ大好き!ナイルの人はヤキマの人よりも一段親しみやすくて私がカメラを構えてるのを見たらすぐにブランコを押してくれました。 This is the family who were nice to us at the swing. What a cute baby girl!

優しい家族の赤ちゃん、かわいい。
Wherever we go, children are interested in playground. Jesse quicly made friends with this boy who shared a Fruit Burst candy with him :)
こんな遠くに来てもやっぱり公園が一番の興味。青いシャツを着た子がキャンディーをくれてジェシーとすぐに仲良しになりました。 We have a chair like this at home. It was $40 but they usually run from $170 to $400.


うちのいすは4千円くらいで買ったけど、こういう椅子はだいたい1万7千から4万円くらい。見た目よりもすわり心地は良し。
The smallest yorkshire terrier I've ever seen. He is a chihuahua mix. Oh, I was ready to take him home :)
チワワミックスの極小ヨークシャーテリア。つれて帰りたかったわー。

Laura bought yummy icecream for everyone. She wanted the Huckleberry flavor but when she asked Emma which one Emma wanted, she replied, "Pink one!!" Sorry, Laura, and thank you :) ローラがアイスクリームを買ってくれました。ほんとはローラがハックルベリー味を食べる予定だったのに、エマが「ピンクがいい!」と・・・。ローラが「女の子はそうやんな~、読みが浅かった」とつぶやいてました^^ This grandpa was walking like this with this beautiful 11 y/o macaw on his head. His name is "Cracker." As I tried to pet him, I was warned that he might peck me. He could say "Hello!" 11歳のコンゴウインコ、クラッカー。なでようとしたら、「指食われるで!」と止められました。「ハロー!」って挨拶してたから人懐っこいかと思ったのに。。。 Look at his beautiful long tail!  

背中もめっちゃきれい!長いしっぽもお見事!(しまった、写真が横のままだった。。。)This is SO Nile! I had never seen a raffle for winning a truck load of gravel. We could use them, though.

これはナイルならでは、でしょう(笑)くじが当たった人には砂利トラック一台分!うち欲しかったなー。
The log-house information center. 雰囲気のあるインフォセンター。
After this harmonica player, they had country music for a long time.

このハーモニカのあとはカントリーミュージック。こういう所にはぴったり合ってました。 Do you see the atomosphere? It's almost like a campground event.

なんだかキャンプのイベントみたい。
I bet they have a very strong tie. People in Nile were so nice that they were quick to smile and always had something to say. It was a very relaxing time.

ナイルの女の人って仲いいだろうなー。みんなすぐにニコッとするし、話しやすい人たちでした。なんだか心が温まる一日でした。

3 comments:

Laura said...

Those pictures sure turned out great! That was a lot of fun! Thanks for inviting me. :D

June said...

Oh, your camera was fabulous! I like how your camera focuses and blends out the background. It adds a nice atomosphere. Actually, I had to make these pictures 80% smaller to load them up! If I didn't, I bet these ones would have sparkled on my web :D

June said...

Thank you for coming with us despite all the things you had to do that day! It was fun going on a day trip with you!