Family Fun at South Hill Aquatics Center-Spokane
We have been hearing all summer about the new Spokane County Aquatics Center at 61st and Freya and how you get to take your toddlers on the slides. My son loves slides so earlier this week dad got off a little early from work and we headed up.
The South Hill Aquatics Center is open 7 days a week from 10:30-5:30. The cost is $5 for adults, $2.50 for children 3-7 and children under 3 are free. (Children under 3 must be in a swim diaper even if they are potty trained. Our friend’s learned the hard way, but they do sell them for $1.65.) Read the rest of Family Fun at South Hill Aquatics Center-Spokane »
I had been avoiding Frolf for over a year. Every time I was invited I had a sound enough excuse to fool even myself. Competitive by nature (“Amy, it’s just a game!” never carried much weight with me.) I struggle with games and sports where I can’t run off my frustration. Tennis, put-put, ping pong, and, sadly, Frolf. Still lots of people like it, so I think it’s worth mentioning.
This past weekend we wanted to get together with some friends and play a pickup game of softball. However, I really wanted to go somewhere that had more to do than just softball. Therefore, we decided to head to Linwood Park on Country Holmes Blvd. (1100 W. Eastmont). Linwood Park is located off of Country Holmes Blvd. north of Francis and South of Wall Street. 
There is a restaurant in Spokane Valley called HuHot that is a type of Mongolian Grill restaurant. I recently planned a surprise birthday party for someone with about a group of 15 in attendance. I had never been to HuHot, but I had heard rave reviews from friends and it was the birthday girl’s favorite restaurant. 
On July 19th we loaded up two vehicles and headed to Jump Off Joe Lake. It is above Loon Lake and about 37 miles North of Spokane along highway 395. We should have taken the boat but my son in law wanted to check it out before hauling the boat along. 
I walk weekly with a girlfriend and we try to find different places to walk around north Spokane. Last week she talked me into walking on the Centennial Trail at the Military Cemetery entrance. This can be reach from Government Way at mile marker 28. For us, we went past Spokane Falls Community College and turned right on Government Way and approximately 2 miles later you will see a sign for the Military Cemetery. 
Nearly every year since our family moved to the Spokane area we have attended the annual Royal Fireworks Concert and Baroque Festival in Riverfront Park, Spokane, Washington.
One of the places our family loves to visit during the warm summer months is Pine River Park. Take Division to 395 and exit right onto Wandermere Rd just past the shopping mall. Turn left onto North Dartford Drive, follow to the stop sign and turn right on North Mill Road. North Mill Rd becomes North Little Spokane Drive. Follow it until you come to East Green Leaf Drive, take a right and immediately after take another right into Pine River Park a County Park that is along the Little Spokane River. 
My birthday was last week and I got to decide where we would go for dinner. I really love Italian food and pizza is probably my favorite, so I decided that we would go to Rock City Grill in downtown Spokane because they have delicious pizzas.
When the weather is pleasant and not too hot, Riverfront Park is a great place to go for a walk, enjoy the scenery and have some fun. Some friends and I recently went for a stroll in the park on a Sunday afternoon. We were actually trying to simultaneously pass time and enjoy the weather and our walk did just that. We started our walk near the carousel and new fountain. We made our way northward across the bridge that crossed the Spokane River. Standing on the bridge facing up the river gave us a beautiful view of the park’s famous clock tower. Also located on the bridge on that day was a place that rented out bikes for people to use to explore the park. Biking would be a fun way to explore the whole park without wearing yourself out.
