A Bit of Catching Up

No, I haven't blogged lately. Too much fun!!! I will catch you all up on my summer through the next few blogs. So our summer started out at the beach. I love the Oregon Coast!! We spent 5 relaxing days there with family. Then there was the family reunion at the Lake. Perfect weather, family, lake, what more could we ask for??? Here is a view from the dock in the morning.

Then I got to go see Montgomery Gentry & Toby Keith in Concert!!! So fun!!!

Rebekah went to Cheer Camp. I got to drive to Eugene,Or (U of O) to pick her up along with 6 other cheerleaders and bring them home on my birthday. Good times!

Next I flew to Detroit, Michigan to visit my sister. It was so fun to see her and play with my niece and nephews. Here is Syd with Cooper. They just adopted him. Isn't he adorable??

The Lake

Just a few (3) photos from the lake for now. I'll add more when I get a bit more time (ha,ha).
Here is Brandyn with the kayak he made, just before the maiden voyage. He had a blast in it all week.

Brandyn, Rebekah, Cody, Nathon, Jessica on the dock @ the Lake.

Here is a view of the lake in the morning. Beautiful, huh?

Beach

Brandyn, Rebekah, and Nathon at the Beach. We had such a good time. I tried to pick out a few photos (of the 439 that I took) to show you all about our trip.Here I am with one of the many starfish we saw. We went on a day hike to Drift Creek Falls.Here are all the cousins. This is on the hike.
L-R: Kami, Kierstin, Kaitlyn, Kayli, Rebekah, Kari, Nathon, Brandyn. The waves crashing over the rocks was so majestic.Ever see a six-legged starfish???

Here is Rebekah with her cousins: Kari, Kayli, and Kami. Even though the ocean is not very warm here in Oregon, the girls got wet every day. Often they were the only ones in the ocean.

We saw tons of starfish. We went out at low tide daily.

One of my favorite photos of the ocean.

We spent 5 days at the Beach in Lincoln City. It was wonderful!!!

Recent Happenings

This water lily is from Camporee (overnight camp for Girl Scouts) which I attended with Rebekah and her troop - one other girl and her mom is the co-leader.

Nathon just received his Brown belt in Tae Kwon Do. This is part of his test requirements. Don't mess with him!!

First Blog

OK, I joined the blogging world today. Here is my first attempt at this. I really enjoy taking photos, and this is my favorite right now. As I get more into this I will add photos of the kids too.