Madison's B-Day

Happy Birthday to Madison - Big #9! Hope you had a nice day, sure was great to have everyone over. Carol cooked a great dinner, the Mariner's won, and Jeff Gordon won the NASCAR race - so it WAS a GREAT Day!!! And the Maverick's won too!

I'll post more soon.

Friday, May 27th, we loaded the van and picked up Mikayla and Madison and headed south for Russ & Roberta's 30th Anniversary. We spent the night at Canyonville, OR and drove the rest of the way (Redding, CA) the next day. In Ashland, OR we hit rain that turned into snow!? We checked in at the La Quinta and cleaned up a bit before going to The Wegner Ranch. It was so good to see Mom, Dad, Susan, and Uncle Bob & Aunt Ev Crowder! Getting all of the kids together all at once was a real treat. I can't believe how they've all grown.
The renewing of vows was so nice - and the food was perfect. What a great time! The next morning we had a small breakfast and got on the road, heading back to Oregon. The girls were really good, and I think they had fun swimming and playing at the arcade. We had them home by dinner.

More news soon.

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!