Busy Summer Time...

This summer is just whizzing past me! I keep thinking I need to update this blog, but always seem to be on the run. Mel and I have been able to spend almost every other weekend at our beach house this summer, and are loving every minute of it. When not down there it seems like we have other places to go. I went to the Oregon Jamboree this summer and got to see Randy Owen of the group Alabama. He is touring on his own now, but still sings a lot of the old songs, so I loved it. Jeanne H and I got to go backstage and see him and get autographs and have our pictures taken with him. That was the topping on the cake that weekend.

I have gotten to see Quintin a lot this summer too and love it. He is a very busy little boy, just like his Daddy used to be. And I love talking to Kaeden and Kailer on the phone. I called Kaeden while I was watching Randy Owen and let him listen to him sing. He was so excited about it, and also liked it when I sent him some pictures that I took. Kai Kai is always jabbering to me. Most of the time I can get the jest of the conversation, but sometimes Jen has to interpret for me. I love that she sends me pictures of them too. I am going to be going up to their birthday party soon.

Lance and Bobbi are expecting a new daughter any day now, so Lexus will be a big sister to Bailee Rae (unless they change her name). I went over last night and took some "belly" pictures for Bobbi.

I am attaching a few of my favorite pictures over the summer. I hope to be better in the future at posting on this blog.

Til later..

I have 3rd row, corner of the stage seats, but this year when Randy came on, a friend of mine who has 2nd row center stage seats, traded with me. She said she knew he was "my man" and knew how much it would mean to me. I thought that was so awesome of her!

Hmmm...look who had his arm around me...and mine aroung him. I saw him in concert for the 43rd time, and loved every one of them:

Randy Owen in Sweet Home:

We bought these bar stools the last time we were at the coast:

Jeanne and I with Mr. Sailor:

Mel and I with Mr. Sailor, our house mascot:

Ronald made Mr. Sailor for us right after we started building the house, so I had to have a picture of them together. I try to have a picture taken of the people who stay at the house with Mr. Sailor before they leave:


Tammy & Mr Q at the ocean:


Jen & Kai at the ocean:


The wall in our master bathroom. I love how it turned out. The little picture is Jen and Kai at the beach, and the picture on the counter is Tammy and Quintin at the ocean
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Ken & Karen came down & Ken took me for a ride on his bike. It was fun


These are all pictures I took at the Oregon Jamboree from my seat:

Williams and Ree (The indian and the white guy) at the Oregon Jamboree:

Sugarland at the Oregon Jamboree:

Phil Stacey (Former American Idol Finalist) at the Oregon Jamboree:

Kelly Pickler (Former American Idol finalist) at the Oregon Jamboree:

Joe Nichols at the Oregon Jamboree:

Neal McCoy at the Oregon Jamboree:

We even got to see Glen Campbell...he is sure looking old, but still sounds good:

We even had fun doing these pictures at the Jamboree:

Announcing that we are going to have a GRANDDAUGHTER!

While I was out of town Monday, Jared & Tammy found out that they are expecting a little girl. Jared called me while I was in Lincoln City and gave me the news. Quintin sounds so cute saying "I am going to have a baby sister".

Here is the U/S that isn't very graphic, but the words say it all.

I will post more later...

July Calendar

This is the July calendar that I made. Jenny took the "fireworks" picture that I used as the background. Love how it turned out. She is quite the photographer. Here is also a picture of the newest additions to her family...Jazzi had 6 puppies and Sally had 3.



Sally the Dachshund had 3 males-all purebred, and Jazzi the Boston terrier had 6 puppies...3 boys and 3 girls. The father is a dachshund, and the puppies are "designer dogs" called Bo dachs (sounds like bow doc's).
They are starting to move around and have their eyes open now.

Til later...

Summer at the beach...

Mel and I have spent 2 of the last 4 weekends in Lincoln City enjoying our home, and we are going back down again this next weekend. LOVE that place!

We enjoyed some cool weather down there over the 4th of July. It was 103 degrees when we left Hermiston, so the misty rain was a nice change.

Here are some updated pictures of things we've done.

The top of the bar: Jenny & Steven gave us some of the floats and Mom and Dad gave us some of them. They went perfectly up there.

The back of the bar:



The Foosball game we bought at a yard sale for $60:


Picture of Jared, Tammy & Quintin on the master bedroom dresser:

Picture of Jennifer, Steven, Kaeden and Kailer on the master bedroom dresser:

The dresser:

My new laundry sign:

And after I put some words on it:

The windsurfers in Hood River that we watched on our way home:

The kite room after I hung the valance up:

When we were at the ocean over the 4th of July, we went into a consignment shop and I found the largest picture that is hanging here on the bathroom wall. I fell in love with it, and knew it would go perfect in here, so I bought it:

Here are 2 pictures that are in the bathroom...Jen and Kai in the one on the wall, and Tammy & Q sitting by the sink:


These are the shelves in the master bathroom:


This is a picture Mel bought for me, and it is in the "friendship" bedroom:

Mel's brother, Ronald made Mr. Sailor for us when we first started building the house, so it was nice that I actually got a picture of him with Mr. Sailor:

Mel & I with Mr. Sailor:


Til later...

Summertime fun...

We have been having a busy summer. A friend of mine, Pam Martin, and I took Quintin and Nathan to Hood River to ride "Thomas the Train" on June 28th. It happened to be the first HOT weekend in Hood River this summer. It was 103 degrees that day, so was a little hard to enjoy. Thy boys did like playing at Great Grandpa Curt and Great Grandma Marcelle's house before the ride, and the shaved ice we got them at the train station was a big hit. Here are some pictures from the trip:


Thomas the Train, Quintin's favorite thing at this time in his life:



Mr Q watching out of the train:


Nathan on the train:


Gramma Vicki & Quintin riding on Thomas the Train:


Pam & Nathan riding on Thomas the Train: