At the end of June we drove up to see Mom and Dad in Payette, Idaho. My Aunt Dee and my cousin Laura and her husband LeRoye were there. We had an open house for my Aunt Dee's 80th birthday. Got to see a whole bunch of people from when I was a kid.
We drove with Mom and Dad and my sister Natalie up to Wallowa Lake for a week.
While at Wallowa we played Mini Golf, the kids went with Tim and my Dad fishing, we went swimming, Skyped with my brother Drex and his family while they were in Paris, and fed the deer that were all around our cabin. We even had to shoo them off our deck.
Then we drove home, thru Nevada as usual... such beautiful scenery...
We stopped in Reno to spend an extra day. We stayed at the Peppermill... who knew this was here? I didn't. Reno is usually just a place we drive thru... anyway, I would recommend the Peppermill's Tuscan Tower suites. VERY nice.
Hannah turned 15 in August... Her BFF turned 15 the day before... here they are with the cake at their birthday party. We had a car rally. Kind of a scavenger hunt on wheels. It was really fun.
The day before school started we went to the water park in Paso Robles. It was only about 96 that day.. so very nice. The kids had a great time. One last fling before school.
First Day of school. Hannah is in 10th grade. Bekah is in 6th grade. Our last year in elementary school... we have been coming to this school every year since Hannah started Kindergarten in 1999!
Over Labor Day weekend, our kids had Tuesday off as well. We went to the beach for a friend's birthday party. It was SO nice. The summer crowds are all gone and our best weather of the year is just starting.... I can see several more beach trips in September and October.
So, that is our summer in a whirlwind tour. For the whole story you will have to check out my scrapbooks!
3 comments:
Nettie!!
Welcome back...it's been a L-o-n-g time since you put any pix up for us to admire! Thanks, honeybun...I especially liked the one of rural Nevada - it DOES look pretty empty, doesn't it. And the girls' first-day-of-school outfits remind me of a shopping trip in July to Maurices, right? They both look GREAT!
See you in a month....Mom and Mimi
It was nice to see all you photos. I like the Nevada Road photo too.
So, I had given up on you! I am so glad to see some new pictures and hear about your summer (my favorite time of year to see the family pics)! Missing you all...
Hugs, Becca (the big Becca)
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