Hey... I forgot to share a couple of pictures of the car we rented from Alamo in Denver:

Yes...that's a 2016 Dodge Charger...not a Hemi, but plenty of power and the ride is very smooth! It eats a little more gas than I thought...but, that's okay :)

Last week, I took Tuesday, Oct. 27th off of work. Carol and I went to Salem, OR to have dinner and listen to Home Free. If you haven't heard this group...they're on you-tube. They sang at the Elsinore Theater...it's like stepping back in time. The concert was great and we had balcony seats...not bad. 



On Wednesday, Oct. 28th, we flew to Denver, rented a car and drove to Ft. Collins to see Jackson (our newest Grandson). Thursday we spent the day with Kelly and Jackson. We took in a football game ...Mikayla was playing in the marching band.

On Friday, Oct. 30th, the little girls had Holoween Parties at their school. We went to Savannah's...and they paraded into other classrooms.

Late morning, I drove to Cheyenne and met my brothers... Bob, Don, and my Mom for lunch at the Flying J (Denny's). I want to thank everyone who worked us into their busy schedule!!! It was so good to see you all and to hold Mr. Jackson (he rules the house!)  I'll post more soon...back to work!

The forecast for the weekend was rain...so, Thursday evening (after work) we loaded the van and headed for Cannon Beach. We decided that even if we were to miss the great sunset, we could still have a great meal at Mo's :)  We parked, grabbed Payton and headed down to the beach and this is what we saw...

 

just beautiful!!! Dinner was super...like always! Very nice weather, slight wind, great for walking on the beach!  One more day before the weekend! Write more soon.

Friday evening, October 2nd, Carol and I had a very nice dinner at home. I fired up the grill and chopped up some veggies and threw on a couple of small Omaha steaks. Carol deep fried some coconut shrimp. Oh, my, had to go to the gym early Saturday morning! I raked leaves and Carol worked on the house most of the morning. Then we packed up the van and headed for Seattle around noon. Ofcourse, we had to stop at Spiffy's for a light lunch. We got to Tacoma around 3:00pm and checked into the Tacoma Dome Best Western. It's located right outside the back gate of the Tacoma Dome....and...a block away from

 

We went inside and talked to the folks at the info. desk - they said to allow 3 hours to tour. Since we only had an hour before we had to leave for Jazz Alley...we took a bunch of flyers and told them we'd have to make a return trip.

On to Jazz Alley in Seattle!!! We had dinner and listened to Euge Groove - played a great saxaphone!

I heard about him through the Smooth Jazz Cruise line up for this year. And the local jazz station plays his songs. What a great evening! We didn't stay for "meet and greet" ...the line was really long! And he had another performance after ours. We went back to the hotel and crashed...long day! Very fun weekend...Happy Birthday, Carol!!!

  

On Friday, September 25th, I went to the PDX Airport and picked up Nancy Dyer. She flew in From Denver to spend the weekend with Mom Peters and celebrate her 89th Birthday.  We all had a quick bite to eat at our house, then took Mom and Nancy to Rock Creek.

Saturday, we picked up Mom and Nancy and headed for McMinnville Aviation Museum to see the IMAX movie "Living In The Age". It told the story of mans' means of travel and the timelines. Very interesting! Then, we drove to Spirit Mountain in Grand Ronde and ate at the best buffet in Oregon!

Sunday, we picked up the Ladies, and headed for the coast. Lunch was at Mo's in Cannon Beach - by request :)

It was kinda windy and temps were in the mid-60's. Carol and Nancy braved the weather, while Mom & I stayed in the van. We made it home in time to celebrate Mom's Birthday:

and to take in a play in Lake Oswego - "Anything Goes". Mom wasn't feeling well, so Carol, Nancy and I went. I loved it!

Monday, I took Nancy to the airport. We'd kinda like to keep her around, but, there's some younger folks that would probably be missing her, alot!!!

I'll be posting more soon - taking Carol to Seattle for her birthday this weekend.

It's been a while since I posted...no good excuse...but, way too much work and not enough exploring! I've noticed the days getting shorter and the sun goes down much sooner.  So, our trips to the coast after work have to be planned a little better.

Cannon Beach is one of our favorite places to go. We were afraid we'd have no sunset due to the clouds...but, the second picture shows we were wrong :)

 

This weekend we spent a little time gathering leaves, etc. Then, a little time to shop for some of those Fall specials. Last weekend Ron & Linda thought of us and brought us the nicest patio table. So, we were looking for some chairs and umbrella to fit the table:

 we found these on sale at Lowes! Time to get ready for another week. Hope everyone is doing well.
We'll try to update soon...Nancy Dyer will be here Friday :) You know what that means....road trip to Mo's @ Cannon Beach!!!

Today we ventured out to Pacific City, Oregon. Carol saw a write-up in our room guide at Pelican Shores, so we decided to drive over and check this place out. The nice beaches, Pelican Brewery, and Fat Freddies looked to be the highlights of the town.

They also had their version of Haystack Rock. We got there early, so we didn't stop to eat. But, at 10:30 a.m. it was 65 degrees and windy. The parking lot was filling up fast (must be a popular place).

We drove North to Cannon Beach and ate lunch at Pigs 'n Pancake.

More news to come...