September 23

Liz has been spending quite a bit of time at my house while mom is running. We had to help Grandpa George with his Cat  dozer at the Miller Ranch. 

She sat in the truck while I helped with the skid steer loader. 

I found some new Barbie toys that I had collected years ago. 

The peach tree at Jerm and Amy's produced lots of peaches this year. I think they had 3 last year. Jeremy is away for work. A storm is forecast, so Amy and the boys let the peaches ripen until the last minute. Then they worked like crazy to get them picked and in the house. Good work guys!

Colleen, Jenelle, Kate, and Kristy did the Monument Marathon in Scottsbluff Saturday September 24. 

Snow over at Elk Mtn this morning 9/24

Moose hunting at the Double 8

Someone bought a governors tag for moose. They stayed at the ranch and the guys there helped get the moose. 

Looks like Todd had a fun day. 

September

This guy was eating tomatoes in the greenhouse. He took bites and dropped some, and trampled the plants. Luckily, we caught him before he ruined too much. 

Then his friends came to call at 9:30 am. 

I didn't answer the door, so they headed for the trash barrels. A 4th one came out from under the deck. Wish I was more handy with a gun!

The flowers in the greenhouse are so lush this time of year. 

The tomatoes are going crazy. Cucumbers are done for the year. 

The greenhouse is starting to look like fall. 

We made aprons for Kate and Liz. 

On the way home

We stopped at Jeremy and Amys for the 2nd night of our trip home. Amy's parents were there too. 

A nice BBQ place in a nearby town finished off the evening. 

Aug 4th week

This old truck is on the way to Boring convention. It is all moss covered. 

The tree trimmers are improving the ocean view. 

George got a king today. Happy George!!

Dave went out with a commercial crabber while George cut trees and did projects. This is supper tonight. 

The grandkids had a fun time salting the slugs the last time they were out here. 

A nice picture of Allison our oldest granddaughter. 

We loved sleeping with the patio door open this trip.  The ocean roar is gentler in the summertime. 

Back to school

It's that time again!  Summer seems so short!

Chase and Chet first day. 

Talee and Corbin. Kindergarten and 2nd

Starting on a rainy day. 6th, 9th, and 10th. 

Rory is in Middle School now. Has to leave about an hour before Jace and commute to another town. 

Jace first day. 

Way out west

Barges on the Columbia. The Astoria Bridge. 

There were 10 freighters tied and waiting for cargo. I couldn't get all of them in the picture. 

We took a walk to the beach. 

The hydrangeas behind the house are so pretty. They dry up and are pretty then too. 

Chinook marina. Lots of activity. 

Hundreds of salmon fishing boats fishing is not too good, though. 

We bought fresh blueberries from a stand. 

George and I put out 60 bags of red bark. Ouch!!

This is the after picture. 

Whales at the Astoria bridge. So much bait fish coming up the river that the salmon aren't hungry either. 

Whales showing off. They haven't tipped any boats over yet.