Friday, August 28, 2009

Riding Bikes and Picking Blackberries at Minto Brown

Have I ever mentioned that this is one of our favorite things to do? :-)

Bill, Megan and Jesse

Jesse is pretty content as we haul him around.


Evening is creeping in...















The geese are in the fields, but we aren't sure what's growing.


The view along the river is beautiful, but we need to hurry before it goes completely dark!


The second time we went biking, we forgot Jesse's glasses so he wore his Mom's. They didn't quite fit him.
Jesse loved feeding the ducks...the same place our kids fed ducks when they were little!












We can never pass up the blackberries at Minto Brown...they are the best!
Jesse enjoyed wandering wherever he wanted to go!












We finally got to see what was growing in those acres of fields...
gorgeous pumpkins!!!











Jesse is snitching our blackberries!

Can you tell?


















And this is what we made out of them...yummy!!!













Summer Fun

A ride on the carousel in Riverfront Park...


























Relaxing by the pool (Megan, Kristin and Jesse)...


The beach at Lincoln City...

Spending Time With Jesse

It is fun to have a grandson in our home. This was taken at a wedding open house.











Taking time to smell the flowers...



Jesse and "Papa"

Family Fun!

Music has always been an important part of our family. Now that Anne and Megan are back in Oregon and can get together, they are carrying on that tradition!


Can you tell they're having fun?!

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Driving Home

Bill drove home to Oregon and I stayed another week in Utah. Then Megan, Jesse and I drove home to Oregon. Megan and her husband, Andy, are moving in with us for a time, and look forward to living here in Oregon.


Megan and I stopped at a viewpoint in the Columbia Gorge where Jesse could feel the wind and throw some rocks!


















Wind surfers in the Gorge



Of course, we had to stop at the Cousins Restaurant and have one of those giant cinnamon rolls! Jesse is cooling his off!











Riding a giant horse statue
"Driving" the tractor




















We took time out for a swim in our hotel
















Logan Zoo

We visited the most wonderful little zoo with Will and Julie, Megan, Lisa and the grandkids. It was a very hot day, but the park had a thick canopy of trees that helped us to stay fairly cool. Most of the animals in the zoo had been injured or rescued in some way.

Jesse loves to swing!

Drew and his dad.
















This is what we do when we are too hot!
Billy and Maggie











Turkey Vulture
Porcupine



The kids loved this tortoise!








Bald Eagle

Will, taking a break
















Drew, Billy, Lisa, Julie, Megan


What kind of a goose is this?















Pelican
A beautiful Trumpeter Swan











Julie and Drew


Papa gets a kiss from Drew