Mt. Ranier, Herman, Sheri leaves

Last Monday we took a little adventure down to Enumclaw and stayed overnight with Uncle Ron and Aunt Alice. Our plan was to take a drive up Chinock Pass and enjoy a picnic while looking at Mt. Ranier. The mountain looks so huge from there but we never did get to see it because after having a beautiful week the clouds decided to obscure our view. This was the most we saw of the mountain!

We saw a few huge trees however!!!

And the scenery was breathtaking! The Mountain Ash were full of berries and looked beautiful.

Oops! Still no Mt. Ranier!!! This was the view most of the day.

But this view was what I saw when I turned my back on Mt Ranier!! So pretty! We didn't feel slighted in the least.

We drove up into the clouds and stopped for our picnic. I thought it was so beautiful! Here is a real cute guy on a rock!!

Isn't it beautiful up there?

Aunt Alice made the most wonderful picnic lunch that we really enjoyed!

It wasn't as cold as it looks but it was damp from the fog. The type of damp that goes right through ya and yells I need a jacket!

Dave, Aunt Cathern Harston, Pops, Mom, Aunt Alice & Uncle Ron Brownell
It was a perfect day and now we must go back to see what the clouds hid!

Herman Gets a New Family Look

Herman has been stuck in that tree for years and finally received a new "Family" look. The hairdu seems to fit. I have been watching for a new face for a long time but they were all too scary and grotesque. This week I finally found this one at the thrift store for $1.25. Was it worth it? Pops says he looks a little too happy but I'd be happy too if I finally got a new face after wearing the one he had for so many years!

Oops I guess you can't really see his face. Sorry... mom says it isn't happy but a grimmise. Whatever?!

Sherilyn and Joel leave for Nauvoo

Friday Sherilyn and Joel took their 5th wheel (after living in it here on the property for a year) and left on a long extended vacation. They will go see Lynn and Sharon in Nauvoo then go down south.
Ellie wasn't sure she wanted to travel in her carseat that far but Seth was already asleep by the time they left!

It was quite a job hooking it all up and unpluging from life here after a year!

There they go!! That is one BIG travel trailer!!! We already miss them.

Mish Mash

I called this post Mish Mash because it is a lot of little stuff that I should have blogged ages ago but didn't get around to doing it. I didn't even take very good pictures but plan to remedy that in the future!

This first picture was taken at Randy and Lisas in Coupeville. They invited us last Monday for Family Home Evening. Randy caught some Salmon that morning and barbequed it for us. It was SOOOO good!
Here is Pops and Dave sitting on Randys new patio with the kids playing and having fun on the trampoline.
Last Saturday Sheri had a yardsale in our carport to make some money for their trip to visit Lynn and Sharon in Nauvoo in 2 weeks.
There was lots of stuff!!! We all took advantage and cleaned out lots of closets. We hope she made lots of money. It was fun and full of people.
Pops has been going to Physical therapy twice a week and also doing some at home everyday because of his accident. Here he is with his elastic exercises
Today Mom and Pops and Dave and I froze 20 packages of Corn. Yummmmmm we love frozen corn from the garden!
We still have our deer coming thru our yard every day. There are several bucks, does and fawns.

We really enjoy watching them!

Jenny and Bryant came and stayed the night Sunday and enjoyed Labor day with us. They have just moved here to Fort Lewis from Cincinatti. We had a fun barbeque. They have a neat family.

A couple of really nice old men who hang around here!

Oops! Where is Tera? Wrong picture! Oh well. Tera and Erick came to bring their car to ship it to Germany. It has to be shipped from Seattle or LA, We were so glad they chose Seattle so we get to see them again before they leave. We did a bit of sightseeing because Erick has never been here. We took them to Deception Pass. That is the bridge behind Erick.
Here is Tera with Erick up on the Deception Pass bridge. We enjoyed them for a few days and will really miss them!
Meledie and I spent a day at Friday Harbor. This is a lighthouse on the island. It was all so beautiful!
But what was really cool is there were Orca whale out there . We watched several of them out in the waves.

What a day!

Where are they??? Oh ya there they are!!! It was a really cool day and I'm so glad I got to go.