July 2016

What a Month!

We started the month at the St. Paul Rodeo.  The Burlingham’s from ORI
got us special VIP tickets for the Rodeo.  We also saw the Halters and Gary Simon too. 
We had such a great time!
I have always wanted to see a real rodeo!

Brandon, Karen, Ben & Anna were in Sunriver for the Fourth of July
S’mores!  Yum!

On the Fourth, we all went into the Bend Pet Parade.
Hundreds of pets…..  all kinds – Birds, Cows, Horses, Chickens, Lizards
Dogs, Cats and many more!

Our little gymnast on a paddle board while floating down the Deschutes.

Next, we went up to Kent Washington to watch Ben play in the
Little League State tournament.  His team came in 4^th.

We took a quick trip up to the Pike’s Street Market before an afternoon game.

Oh – those fresh fruits and veggies…..they look so good!

We spent a few days with Marc & Maria to watch Colby in his JBO
District finals.  Unfortunately, Colby suffered a concussion and a bruised
femur and had to leave the final game to go to the Emergency Room.
GOOD NEWS!  With a few days rest, he’s fine now.

Just a few days later, we are on our way north again.
We spent a night with Neil Peterson on his fabulous
houseboat in Seattle.

This is Neil’s view from his deck.  His houseboat is
unbelievable……. Gorgeous! 
Windows everywhere and not a single curtain!

From Seattle, we drove up to Chase, British Columbia to visit with
Dan and Shirley Brumbaugh – ORI friends.
Wow!  Their home is fantastic.
We stayed on their houseboat – what fun!

Dan & Shirley live on Adams Lake.  A simply beautiful lake
with very few people or boats on it.

We went into the woods on Dan’s Razor.  I had a blast! 

Dan and his girl, Jennie on their Skidoo.
The weather was great!

Shirley & I drove into Salmon Arm in her birthday present!

It is a 2016 gorgeous white Corvette!

Dan took Mike & I up to Margaret Falls…… 
A beautiful walk in the woods.

We finished the month back in Vancouver, WA.
My niece, Kristin & her husband Rick had a great party
to celebrate their recent marriage. 
It was wonderful to catch up with my sisters and their families!

Whew!  What a busy month!

June 2016

Summer is Here!!

June is the birthday of our youngest granddaughter, Anna.
So grown up – Anna is now 11

We have a new member of the Fox family,
Brandon & Karen adopted Luna, a new little feisty kitty.

We had many visitors on our lot in Sunriver this year.
It must have been a hard winter, we don’t have nearly as many
dear as usual…. And no fawns this spring.

Look closely, can you see the squirrel?  He is very bold, sitting
on the plant holder on the deck.

And a beautiful Heron on the canal behind our lot.

We took the motorhome up to Lake Simtustus for a long Father’s Day
camping weekend with Brandon, Karen and family.  They got the
chance to try out their new kayaks.

Then… a last minute….fabulous week at Pueblo Bonito at Sunset Beach
in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.  It was a beautiful resort!

Built on a hillside on the Pacific side
in Cabo.  They had golf carts that would
take us all over the resort.

Our favorite spot in the resort was the …very quiet..
adult pool.  Wonderful!

Cabo is famous for “Lands End” the very tip of the Baja Peninsula

The resort offered a free shuttle into town where we could
enjoy the two sister resorts.  They were also beautiful.

What a wonderful month!

May 2016

 In May….. We have been on the move

While up in Lake Havasu visiting with Mike’s sister and brother,

we stopped by at Fox’s RV Resort. 

Here are the two Fox boys posing at their sign.

We also fed the very tame donkey’s. 
They come up to the car along side the highway. 
They somehow knew that we had apple slices!

Down on the Colorado River near Parker,
we stopped at a great bar for a drink.  

Back in Indio, it was time to close up our lot and head north for the summer. 
I always hate to leave Indio…. But it’s starting to get hot.

We headed up Highway 395 – So incredibly beautiful. 
The Sierra’s are covered with snow – just what California needs. 
It has been a very dry winter. 

We finally made it to Sunriver. 
We had a welcome from our Canadian friends.

The snow last winter was pretty rough……
We had two trees down and the roof on our pump house had caved in.

We had an unexpected visit with Tom and Linda West from Alabama. 
It was great seeing them

We drove up to Redmond and stayed at Eagle Crest with
Marc, Maria and Colby over the Memorial Day Weekend. 
Colby was there for a Baseball Tournament so
we got some wonderful game watching time.

Colby is 13 now and so very grown up. 
We had a great time over the weekend.

My knee is wonderful. 
I walk 2 miles every other day and ride my bike on the opposite days. 
I take two Tylenol no more than once a day.  I’m feeling GREAT!

April 2016

Lots of fun in April

Our “topless group” took a convertible ride up to Big Bear Lake.

Beautiful Day!

We had a Anniversary potluck for Paul & Evelyn…….
68 years!

We got a Custom Shade Cover and had it moved (on a rainy day)
and installed on our lot.

All set up – We love it!
We are so happy

We helped a good friend of ours celebrate his 70^th birthday

We drove up to Lake Havasu for a four day weekend…

How lucky – It just happened to be the big fancy boat weekend!

Pat, Rollie, Chuck, Eva, Mike and I went out in Pat & Rollie’s pontoon

boat to watch the big boys parade by

Beautiful boats……. One of them caught on fire and burned up
what a waste

Even a cute little car/boat 

Rollie, Pat, Chuck, Eva and Mike……
fun weekend!

My physical therapy continues and my knee is better every day!

Many times, I even forget that I had a knee replacement!

March 2016

I was right – March has been a much better month!

Look at my new knee…. It is so much better than the old one!
It doesn’t hurt!

We took a “Topless” run up to Lake Arrowhead and I saw daffodils.

The first time in years.  They were so beautiful

The restaurant at Lake Arrowhead overlooked the water and was
decorated with a nautical theme.

In March we had a visit from Pat and Rollie.  They drove over from Lake Havasu to
spend a few days with us and to go on one of our “Topless” runs.
This trip was to Julian – where they make luscious apple pies!

Along the road, the wild flowers are in beautiful bloom.

That night, we had a great dinner at ORI in the clubhouse.
We had a great visit with Pat and Rollie.

Our “End of the Season” party was on a beautiful day  (they all are beautiful)
We had the best food, entertainment, snow cones, open bar and water volleyball!

We had a wonderful Easter… we started the day with church, then a fabulous brunch and topped the day off with a wonderful dinner at Jim and Gayle McNeeces.

Great March – Looking forward to April.