Friday Night get-away

Last night , after work, we decided to "hit the beach". Carol readied a cooler and the doggie bed, and we were off to Seaside. We had dinner at Pizza Hut and made our way to the beach. I thought we'd be able to post some great sunset pictures, but it got really cloudy (as you can see).
But, it was fairly warm and low wind factor - good beach walking weather! Payton was excited that he didn't have to stay home :) Next weekend we're off to Russ & Roberta's for their 30th Anniversary - so, more to come soon!

Sleep-over

We had Mikayla, Madison, & Gracie spend the night Friday. I got home from work late, and Carol & the girls decided to go out for dinner - Red Robbin. We just had a quiet evening at home.

This morning we got up and Carol fixed a great breakfast for everyone. Then everyone went outside to play...including Payton! Here's a few pics. More soon.

Easter Sunday

After church we had Mike, Kelly, the girls, and Mom Peters over for dinner. I can't believe how the girls are growing - way too fast!

Lunch at Mo's - Cannon Beach

Our first really nice Saturday finally arrived and we took full advantage of it! Carol, myself and Mom Peters took a drive to the coast for lunch at Mo's. It was clear and in the low 60's. Lot's of people were walking their dogs and some kite flying. We took Payton and he enjoyed being out - instead of being left at home. He sat on Carol's lap most of the way. When we got home, we made a Home Depot run and worked in the yard and washed the bugs off the van.

Looking forward to Easter Sunday events...more pics coming!

Gracy's Birthday Party

On Tuesday, April 19th we went to Kelly & Mike's place to cellebrate Gracy's birthday (#4). It seems like yesterday that she was born! There were lots of kids and the party was a hit. The house was decorated and Grace was in a really cute dress. Madison and Mikayla helped keep the party goin' - way to go girls!

The next day - Wednesday, April 20th, I took Carol to OHSU - along with Jim & Vonnie Lash - for a radiation body scan. This was to make sure the radiation pills she had to take - did their job and destroyed any residual cancer cells from the Thyroid removal operation (several months ago). After her scan we went to lunch. And when we returned, an e-mail stated that Carol was totally "good to go". We want to thank family and friends for all of the prayers, phone calls, e-mails, etc. during this time!

Back to work after a little vaction time. In between rain storms, I shot this picture of University Falls on the way to Tillamook, OR on Thursday. Toward the end of the week we started to dry out. And yesterday, Saturday, we actually got a chance to mow the back yard! After church today, we washed Carol's car, rotated her tires and picked up Mom Peters for homemade lunch. And, ofcourse, we watched the NASCAR race at Martinsville, VA. I'm not ready for a new week - but, hold on...it's comin' fast! Have a great week!

Spring Break

I took a little time off from work and it just so happened to be Spring Break for the kids in Oregon. Carol & I loaded the van Sunday, March 20th and headed south toward Russ & Roberta's house (Redding, CA). We were watching the weather pretty close and decided to stay in Canyonville, OR. We got up early and met Russ & Roberta around noon on Tuesday. Most of the kids were in school and Andrew watched the little ones left at the house, so we could have lunch and go for a little ride to Shasta Dam. When we returned to the house, the kids were home from school so we got to visit for a while. We spent the night in Redding and left early the next morning. On the way home we ran into snow at Black Butte, but we followed the Big Trucks and got home before dark.

What a time the younger kids had on a Disney cruise. Great idea for family fun. Hope everone is doing well. We'll post more soon!