Home again, home again....

We are now settled in to our new residence and back online, thank goodness! The following pictures will show you about our travels around the Northwest and many of the beautiful sights we saw. There are so many to share that I've only posted pics from our big camping trip up in the mountains near Bend, OR. I'll let those sit for awhile before adding new ones. Enjoy!

Jayna

P.S. I don't think all of the posts I added fit onto this first page. There are a few more pics to see near the bottom of the screen in "July Archives". Check them out if you get a chance!

Here is one of the things I miss the most, a good old campfire! 

Kurt put on those girly sunglasses and suddenly became someone else 

Sorry you have to look sideways for this one, but I couldn't resist sharing my catch for the trip! 

She may look sweet, but never trust a Aunt Liz with an axe! :-) 

Maddie is never more content than with a napkin to rip up. I'm deciding not to read anything into that fetish. 

Father-in-law and Son-in-law proud of their catch. 

I was loving the beautiful scenery.... 

...and so was Kurt 

Finally, just the two of us! 

Ahh, I do miss the great Northwest 

This pic documents Maddie's first ride in a boat. She may look a bit stunned, but she really loved every minute! 

Wes and Michael gearing up for the ride of Michael's life! 

Matthew had a love/hate relationship with the lake. It was so cold, yet so enticing 

Mark strangely seems like a Dr. Seuss character here, doesn't he? 

Here is Papa in a teachable moment with Mark 

Maddie and her Grammy :-) 

What is it about throwing rocks and boulders into the water that is so satisfying? 

Here I am thinking, "What am I doing?!!!!" 

Shawna and I survived tubing on Cultus Lake! However, my back has been complaining ever since. 

This was a complete rainbow circle around the sun! 

Beautiful sunset on Cultus Lake 

Here is my honey! What a catch! 

Here is Wes with his catch of the day 

Kurt truly bonded with the fam. My brother, Wes, is to the left with Uncle Bob in the back.  

Here we have Uncle Bob and Aunt Pam. Pam is a dream come true for Uncle Bob. She genuinely likes to hunt and fish! 

Uncle Bob and Aunt Pam are newlyweds. Ughhhh! 

This was taken right before we left the campground. We made some wonderful memories! 

Kurt and Dad with some other volcanic mountain that I can't remember the name of. We have plenty of those in Oregon 

Mount Batchelor stands behind us. That is where I first learned to ski when I was 12. 

This is Uncle Doug and Aunt Liz's beautiful backyard. Michael and Matthew are down in the middle somewhere. You can imagine that this place is a child's dream come true. 

Happy Fourth of July!