So, a few pictures from yesterday's trip to Grand Ronde, 18 June, car show (in the rain) :

 

I didn't take a lot of pictures, it started raining pretty steady. So, we had breakfast and drove home.

Last Sunday, 12 June 2016, we went to the airport and got to visit a little with Mikayla, Madison, and Grace. It was Madison's Birthday :)  We talked with The Douglas family for a little while, then rushed to the other end of the airport to pick up Kelly, Savannah, and Jackson. After a short nap session we had a small window of good weather at the coast...so, Cannon Beach was our destination !!

The wind was pretty strong, so we didn't stay too long. But, the kids got to "go to the beach" and I got my ocean fix. We had lots of fun visiting and catching up on what the kids are up to this summer.

 

Thursday we took Kelly and the kids back to the airport :(   Carol and I had breakfast and went to Hillsboro to look at a Honda we've had our eyes on...

We traded the 2002 Ford van in on this 2016 CRV. We took it to Grand Ronde yesterday for the Car Show and got 32.9 MPG :)

Will share pictures of the car show soon. HAPPY FATHER'S DAY to all you Dad's out there!!!

I honestly don't know where the time goes! So much has happened since my last posting!! Here goes...hope I can remember everything :)

On Saturday, 21 May, we went to Clay and Cindy Nagel's house for dinner, along with the  Lash's and the Bartlow's. After dinner we all went to Lake Oswego and attended the play "Man of La Mancha". I've seen it done before, and thought they did a great job! Fun night out! 

Friday, 27 May, Carol and I packed up the van and headed for Redding, CA to visit with Roberta and the kids. Great weather and smooth driving all the way. It was really great to see everyone and the kids are growing like weeds!!! Charity and Joy brought their families and we had a BBQ while the kids were swimming. The added bonus was... we got to talk to Andrew on the phone. We had to leave in the late afternoon and stopped at Seven Feathers in Cannyonville, OR overnight. Sunday morning we were back on the road home. This was the Memorial Day weekend, so I had Monday off. 

Today, 12 June, we're getting ready for Kelly and the girls to fly in from Denver. So, I'll post more soon and do better with pictures!

On Friday, 13 May 2016, we had a few chores to complete prior to headding for Lincoln City. Haircut, lawn, gym, and a visit with Mom Peters....then load the van and head west. We stopped on the North side of Lincoln City and had dinner at McMinnamins - cloudy and cool...54 degrees. Then, a nice walk on the beach while things were still warm and dry.  

 

 



I got up the next morning to get my coffee and it was pouring! But, that never stopped us before...on to the Christmas Cottage to pick up a few things. We had lunch at the buffet at Grand Ronde...if you go late morning, you still get breakfast items and lunch stuff :) That evening we went to the Bijou Theater and saw the movie Money Monster (really bad language) about the stock market. Today, it was overcast and mid-fifties....breakfast at McDonalds and drive home. Another Great weekend adventure!!! Next outing will be to California in two weeks to see relatives...more then.   

Work has been crazy lately...but, Friday, 6 May, 2016 (after work) we loaded the van and headed for Cannon Beach, OR. We had dinner at Mo's, then took a walk on the beach with Payton. Here's what we got to see...

 



 

We put the chairs in the sand and watched the sun go down...great evening! More good stuff soon.

 



Saturday, April 9th, I helped the Patterson Team breakdown and move all the equipment from the Convention Center, back to the shop. A quick shower and a little dinner...then we picked up Jim & Vonnie Lash and went downtown to the Aladin Theater to hear - HOME FREE. What a great concert!!! If you haven't seen or heard these guys...you need to :) Check them out on youtube!

 

More good things happening soon!

 

Thursday, April 7th, the Portland area set a new record high temp. of 80 - so, after work Carol and I took off for Cannon Beach. We had dinner at Mo's after a little walk on the beach.

After the sun went down (behind the clouds on the horizon) all the clouds turned bright pink. Lots of people had camp fires going...great night!!!