In Like a Lion, Out like a Lion

What’s with the snow in Spring 2011?????     We had to take pictures of the yard in another white blanket of snow.   I visited my mother in Boise in Feb. and we took  her out for dinner with Kay and Brian.   Mom has always enjoyed dinners out and she felt well enough to go a couple of times while I was in Boise.   When I got home for Boise, the girls wanted to have a “sleep over” at grandma and grandpa’s house.    I know this doesn’t look like a “sleep over” but we took them to Chucks Market for geloto and Verne had to take a picture of the girls in front of these old cars in the produce section.   Evelyn and Baylor came over for a dip in the hot tub, and I had them pose in their floaties.   All the grandkids love to go in the hot tub.   FUN, FUN, FUN.

Munson Creek Falls Spontaneous Road Trip and More

Eggs come in many different sizes.

It snowed on the 16th of Feb. Brrrrrrrrrrrr.

So…. Sat. Feb. 19th Verne came up with an idea to go see a waterfall we hadn’t seen before.  He said it was the largest fall in the Coastal Range Mt. and the 2nd largest in Oregon.   The Munson Falls were just about 6 miles from Tillamook, Oregon and we went to see them.    Of coarse in Tillamook we had to stop at the cheese factory, which we hadn’t done since the kids were little.   We got a bowl of ice cream and some “designer” cheese.   The falls were very impressive and we started heading North on Hwy. 101 on our way home.   Each town we came to we had not seen for some time and didn’t remember even being in some of the towns.    It was a beautiful day and the ice cream was not enough to take the place of a meal.    The closer we got to Cannon Beach our mouths were watering for the halibut fish and chips from Ecola Fish Market.     Well it just so happens that Callie and Brandon and the kids were at the beach house so we gave them a call.   Callie was so funny when we told her we were about 20 min. away and would stop and say “hi”  on our way back to Vancouver.    We found her and the kids on the beach and when she said to the kids, “Look who’s here!!!”   They all looked up and said,…”BONZI”  Oh, well.   We played in the sand for a while and gave the the babes a hug good-bye.   We really had a most enjoyable day.      

Car show 2011

Mom and I went with the Hills to the Auto Show.

We saw the old and the new. It was a fun evening. The old black car is from 1909, a Detroit Electric. Would go 90 miles at 30 mph. We have come full circle.

It’s A New year, Let’s Roll

The Dyers went with us to the coast to use the Christmas present the girls gave us, which was a weekend at the beach. We had a wonderful weekend. The Hills beach house is so nice, quiet and close to the beach.

The chickens have been busy too.  They are really gearing up for some production.

Mom has been busy making a new quilt for Brookee B. It is for her 9th. birthday. Very Nice!!!

The Baldwin's were over yesterday, as were the Hills. Callie, Porter, Brooklyn, and Mary Leigh moved and stacked a big pile of wood that was in the pasture. While the Baldwin's were here Nathan fell and split his head open. Needless to say he needed stitches. So here he is.

I came home from Mount Norway ward conference and this is what was waiting for me mmmmmmm…………… This is for Ashley.