Montana family.....

Happy Birthday Justin--Our bicentennial baby!

Tucker is so happy Janessa came!

We head for San Juan Island.."Hmmm, just how many cars can fit on this boat?" We loved having my niece Melanie, her husband Duane and their delightful 2, Janessa and Logan for a couple days.

Lime Kiln--no whales today, just porpoises,gorgeous water views, seaweed smells and a picnic lunch. mmmm...wonderful!



Roche Harbor............Terry and Duane decided they could easily live on one of these boats. I have heard this refrain before :o) Melanie and I are considering it--!



Lavendar farm

madrona tree

Log houses are lots of work!!
Munchkin turns 3!! "Can I serve you Uncle Chip?"
Auntie and Uncle Vern and Aunt Bea...
Auntie still plays "old favorites" for us.

Vancouver's Seawall

Olympic Village 2010--in progress.....

A gorgeous day, Starbucks in Gas Town, really good sushi, a walk on the seawall, gelato, tour through Olympic Village,wonderful company of kids, and did I mention gorgeous evening?--Can summer really be here in the Pacific NW--ahhhh!

Southern California

Terry had wanted to see the LaBrea Tar Pits in downtown LA for 55 years! So he was delighted to finally see it. It was fascinating and well worth the wait. Sally had wanted to see it too and she was a great tour guide for much of our stay! Double click to enlarge photo.


We went out to Morino Valley for a lovely week with our friends there.

Joey was a favorite! Hmmm...can he fly?

Dilu and Ianthi are great BBQ grillers!

We head for the Ronald Reagan Library in Simi Valley. It was in a beautiful spot overlooking the Pacific on a clear day. Most delightful was Air Force One--polished and gleaming.
An actual piece of the Berlin Wall.
Simi Valley

We visit Malibu Beach. Wow..it really is beautiful. Perfect temperature and warm water.




A familiar sight, Sally looking for shells.


We stayed most of our time here with Nancy and Merritt. What a wonderful couple and Scoobey was another very big hit!


Taking Scoobey for a walk was a most hilarious journey! He would "herd" us to the door after dinner. I think he was a "people"!