June 2009

It’s June and we have decided it’s time to escape the heat of Southern California. I finished my hand appliquéd and hand quilted quilt and gave it to my dear sister-in-law, Cathie in Reno.


On our trip north, we stopped for a few days in Redding California and met Mike’s brother Chuck and his wife Eva. We spent a great day seeing the sights of Redding. At the Turtle Bay Park, we saw this dinosaur named “Sue”. She was found in South Dakota. Sue is the largest preserved Tyrannosaurus Rex ever found.

Also at Turtle Bay, we walked across this modernistic foot bridge to see the flower gardens.

In the afternoon, we went up to Angels Camp in the mountains to see the “Glory Hole”……..an crazy spillway for the nearby dam.

We spent 10 days in the Portland area so Janet could get her “Grandkid Fix.” While spending time with Brandon and Karen, we were able to watch Brandon participate in a triathlon. In this picture, he is very near the end …..and still smiling.

We were in Vancouver just in time for Anna’s 4th birthday party. What fun! I can’t believe the little princess is four already!

Next we headed south of Portland (to Sherwood) to spend time with Marc and Maria. We had a great time. We were able to see Colby play baseball twice. He was really good. I think he’s a natural (just like his Dad was)

Camryn and Janet had fun watching Colby’s games. Camryn is now 9 and so very grown up. It was wonderful spending time with her. We went to see “Up” (a great kids movie) and then out to dinner that evening.

After we left Sherwood, we met up with Brandon and Karen at Silver Falls State Park (just outside of Salem) for a fun “Father’s Day” Weekend.

We finished out June back in our Sunriver home. The lot looks good and it is nice to be back. The weather is wonderful during the day (in the 80’s) but dips down to the low 40’s every night. We sleep so good on those cool nights.