Spending Time Together!

Bill and I enjoyed a rare afternoon together at the coast. We started at Road's End in Lincoln City and ate "chip sandwiches." If you don't know what those are you need to make a trip to England! We had gulls standing on our windshield wipers staring at our bread through the window!

Next we drove to the base of Cascade Head and hiked a short trail next to the Salmon River that empties into the ocean here. We would like to kayak this area, but the trick is to catch the water when it's not too choppy! There are also some strong currents here.

We took a side road to the top of Cascade Head, and this is the view of the coast that greeted us. You can see the Salmon River where we just came from.










Our next stop was Neskowin...one of the best kept secrets on the Oregon Coast! This is the Hawk Cafe which provides a pretty tasty menu.


We enjoyed our walk down to the beach.
















This is the base of "Proposal Rock." Hmmmm...I wonder why it is called that?
The waves weren't very spectacular, but I couldn't help taking a picture anyway.











I guess Bill decided he needed to take a picture of me taking a picture :-).
Gull tracks in the sand...











There is a great stump on the beach where we want to get a family picture one day!

An Afternoon at the Portland Temple

Bill and I planned an evening at the Portland temple recently, but I arrived early and enjoyed taking several pictures.

It is a beautiful building with a beautiful purpose. The work we do in the temple allows families to be together forever.

Everything about the building points toward God's plan of salvation for his children. It is a place of hope and peace.

Charlotte and Jesse

Grandkids are so much fun!

Charlotte Pearl

Megan was more than ready to get the show on the road! Her little 8 lb. Charlotte was delivered safe and sound. Now everyone is falling in love with her beautiful new baby girl!











Taken RIGHT after she was born




Her proud Papa...













and Auntie Kristin...
Uncle Paul...

















Grandma...
Auntie Anne...












and Uncle Matt.
Charlotte's big brother Jesse is checking her out.











He thinks she's pretty cute too!
This is what I call very relaxed...




















Precious!















A miracle...



Falling in love...














Bright little star...
Cute as a bug...














She also smiles while she is looking at you, and she's not even a week old!



Adorable...














Lots of fun...


Cuddly...















Sweet as sugar...


loved by all...















Her daddy gave her the first bath and she didn't even fuss!
Have you ever seen anything so perfect?

(No prejudice here...hey, the doctor's gave her a "10")

Crisp, Vibrant, Beautiful Fall

We have a magnificent view from on top of our hill, especially when there is morning fog.


Our late fall continues to provide us with raspberries and tomatoes. My mom decided to pick them for me during her last visit since I was unable to do so. I recently had foot surgery again which has kept me from doing any outdoor work for over 6 weeks!













The reason for the funny look is because I insisted that Mom use a cane to navigate our hillside. It is uneven and lumpy! She does not use a cane, so I imagine she did not think this picture was necessary :-).

Although I have not been able to do much outside, I can still grab my camera when there is a good subject nearby!

Hairy Woodpeckers rarely come this close to the house. I had to take this picture through my window in order to keep from scaring him away.

I was also able to sit down and sew with my daughter, Megan. She was expecting her baby very soon at the time of this picture. We had a lot of fun making this pinwheel quilt. We were surprised that it took us 2 days to make it, though!