Well Greg and I have been doing the annual physical/doctor appointments the past few weeks. We had to establish new doctors here in Yakima so it has taken a while to get in but we are just about finished and glad to get that out of the way.
The weather has really changed. In fact, this morning it is actually raining. It's kind of a nice change and we sure need it around here. Very, very dry time of the year. The leaves are turning slightly and starting to drop. The temperatures are dropping too. The expected high today is only 77 degrees. It's been running around 85 - 90 up until now. By Wednesday, it is supposed to be a high of 67 during the day and dropping down to 34 at night. So fall and winter are definitely on the way. Which makes me think of the holidays and the possibility of snow at Christmas. It probably sounds strange to many of you but I am actually looking forward to seeing some snow this year. Greg isn't too excited about it but I sure am. A white Christmas -how beautiful that would be.
Greg is fly fishing today. He headed up to Leech Lake this morning which is about 45 min to 1 hour from Yakima near White Pass. He fished this lake a couple of weeks ago and was successful so wanted to try his float tube out again before the weather turns much colder. The fishing is "catch and release" at Leech Lake so guess we won't be having fish for dinner. I am so glad he has found a place he can go to fly fishing. He really enjoys it!!
We have both been continuing on our quest for fitness. We both have been very consistent at working out 3 times a week and hoping it pays off soon. Actually, we are both starting to see some changes so we are happy about that.
We are looking forward to the holidays and time with family. Our trip south to Mexico will be here all too soon. I am sure we will be ready by January though.
Enjoy the changes autumn will bring us in the next few weeks. Monday, September 22 is the first day of autumn and we're looking forward to the change of colors here in the Yakima area.
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Our latest trip to see the kids......
Last weekend, we headed over to the Seattle area with my Mom and Jackie to visit the kids. Due to the distance between where our children live in the Seattle area and the short trip, I spent time with my kids and Greg met Laura and Melanie and the grandchildren at a park in Bellevue. They had a fun afternoon together. Sorry Greg didn't get any pictures. :( My Mom had a nice visit with her brother Dick and her nephew Willie who live in Bellevue and with Cindy and Andy, my brother and sister. They all had breakfast together on Sunday at Cindy's new apartment in Bothell.
We had a chance to see the other kids too, including our newest grandson, Lucas. Hence all the pics of Lucas. :) He's sure a cutie, really growing fast and such a good baby. We had fun on Saturday night playing Trivial Pursuit (90's edition). Enjoy the pictures below.
Recently, Jessica and Serena and Joel, Sarah and Jordyn moved into a new home in the Kent area. It's a beautiful, 2 year old, 4 bedroom Quadrant home. http://www.quadranthomes.com/about/ It's very spacious with lots of room for Jordyn and Serena. We are very happy they were able to find a home that could accommodate all of them; helping them to save on housing expenses which are extremely high in the Seattle area.
We had a chance to see the other kids too, including our newest grandson, Lucas. Hence all the pics of Lucas. :) He's sure a cutie, really growing fast and such a good baby. We had fun on Saturday night playing Trivial Pursuit (90's edition). Enjoy the pictures below.
Friday, September 05, 2008
Thursday, September 04, 2008
Our trip to Idaho Falls & Star Valley, Wyoming
We took a road trip to Idaho and Wyoming over Labor Day weekend. My sister and her family live in Idaho Falls and have a beautiful cabin in Star Valley, Wyoming, just 50 miles from Jackson Hole.
We traveled to Idaho Falls last Thursday with my sister Deannie and her husband Scott who live in Yakima too. Deannie is my sister who was diagnosed with breast cancer this year and just completed 6 months of chemotherapy. My sister, Martha, who lives in Idaho Falls had a great idea to throw a "barn dance" for Deannie to celebrate her fight against cancer. Deannie has for many years had a dream of some day having a barn dance and Martha wanted to make this dream come true.
On Friday, the three of us spent the day together shopping and as you see in this picture below enjoying a glass of wine or two along the way. The barn dance was a surprise for Deannie so Martha and I had to keep her busy all day, as the party didn't start until 6:00 pm and she thought we were headed to the cabin sometime on Friday. The guys were in on all the fibs we made up to postpone our drive to the cabin.
We finally told Deannie we weren't going to the cabin because Martha's husband, John had been called unexpectedly to a meeting at his work and because it would be late we were going to just go out and have a glass wine with their good friends, Ron and Lisa who owned the barn and were so kind to let us use it for the barn dance. When we got there, we told Deannie about the party and in this video below Martha and I are getting her dressed in her country/western duds. She was sooooooo surprised!!
Doesn't Deannie look fabulous in her country duds?"
Deannie finds out the "barn dance" is in her honor. It's a "HOE-DOWN"!!
From left, Kyle (John & Martha's son), Ashley (Kyle's girlfriend), Scott (Deannie's husband), Deannie (my sister), Ali (John & Martha's daughter), Greg, Sharon, Martha (my sister) & John (her husband).
Yee Hah.......
There was even country dance lessons at the Hoe-Down.
Now with music.
Deannie and Greg learning the dance steps.
More country dance steps to learn.
Ali and her boyfriend, Nick.
Kyle and his girlfriend, Ashley.
The three amigos, from left, John, Scott and Greg enjoying a cooooool one.
Scott and Deannie
The suns a goin down sista......
Group picture of guests at the Hoe-Down in honor of our sister, Deannie. Even John Wayne showed up.
On Saturday morning, we headed for the cabin were we spent a wonderful two days. The girls enjoyed yoga, the sauna, movies and lots of wine tasting while the guys had fun playing horse shoes and making lots of drinks at John's newly completed bar. The cabin has been in the process of being built over the past 10 or so years and is now fully completed and just beautiful.
Enjoying some wine tasting with a bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon (Martha's favorite) from Edgefield Winery in Troutdale, Oregon.
The guys enjoying a game of horseshoes.
Kyle cooked up a delicious stir fry on Saturday night.
Paco loves relaxing at the cabin.
John and Martha cooked an outdoor dutch oven dinner on Sunday. It included ribs, beans and potatoes and was just delicious!!
On Sunday, a storm blew in and we enjoyed watching it's approach. On Monday morning after we left we understand it snowed. That is the earliest it has ever snowed in Star Valley. Just going along with the strange weather we have had this year.
Come on storm, bring it on.........
We're ready!!
We had a great visit with John, Martha, Ali, Kyle & Ashley and even Paco. John, Martha and Ali are planning a trip to Yakima in October. It will be great to see them again.
We traveled to Idaho Falls last Thursday with my sister Deannie and her husband Scott who live in Yakima too. Deannie is my sister who was diagnosed with breast cancer this year and just completed 6 months of chemotherapy. My sister, Martha, who lives in Idaho Falls had a great idea to throw a "barn dance" for Deannie to celebrate her fight against cancer. Deannie has for many years had a dream of some day having a barn dance and Martha wanted to make this dream come true.
On Friday, the three of us spent the day together shopping and as you see in this picture below enjoying a glass of wine or two along the way. The barn dance was a surprise for Deannie so Martha and I had to keep her busy all day, as the party didn't start until 6:00 pm and she thought we were headed to the cabin sometime on Friday. The guys were in on all the fibs we made up to postpone our drive to the cabin.
We finally told Deannie we weren't going to the cabin because Martha's husband, John had been called unexpectedly to a meeting at his work and because it would be late we were going to just go out and have a glass wine with their good friends, Ron and Lisa who owned the barn and were so kind to let us use it for the barn dance. When we got there, we told Deannie about the party and in this video below Martha and I are getting her dressed in her country/western duds. She was sooooooo surprised!!
Doesn't Deannie look fabulous in her country duds?"
Deannie finds out the "barn dance" is in her honor. It's a "HOE-DOWN"!!
From left, Kyle (John & Martha's son), Ashley (Kyle's girlfriend), Scott (Deannie's husband), Deannie (my sister), Ali (John & Martha's daughter), Greg, Sharon, Martha (my sister) & John (her husband).
Yee Hah.......
There was even country dance lessons at the Hoe-Down.
Now with music.
Deannie and Greg learning the dance steps.
More country dance steps to learn.
Ali and her boyfriend, Nick.
Kyle and his girlfriend, Ashley.
The three amigos, from left, John, Scott and Greg enjoying a cooooool one.
Scott and Deannie
The suns a goin down sista......
Group picture of guests at the Hoe-Down in honor of our sister, Deannie. Even John Wayne showed up.
On Saturday morning, we headed for the cabin were we spent a wonderful two days. The girls enjoyed yoga, the sauna, movies and lots of wine tasting while the guys had fun playing horse shoes and making lots of drinks at John's newly completed bar. The cabin has been in the process of being built over the past 10 or so years and is now fully completed and just beautiful.
Enjoying some wine tasting with a bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon (Martha's favorite) from Edgefield Winery in Troutdale, Oregon.
The guys enjoying a game of horseshoes.
Kyle cooked up a delicious stir fry on Saturday night.
Paco loves relaxing at the cabin.
John and Martha cooked an outdoor dutch oven dinner on Sunday. It included ribs, beans and potatoes and was just delicious!!
On Sunday, a storm blew in and we enjoyed watching it's approach. On Monday morning after we left we understand it snowed. That is the earliest it has ever snowed in Star Valley. Just going along with the strange weather we have had this year.
Come on storm, bring it on.........
We're ready!!
We had a great visit with John, Martha, Ali, Kyle & Ashley and even Paco. John, Martha and Ali are planning a trip to Yakima in October. It will be great to see them again.
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