{{and home again}}

...and we're home again.

Just a few snapshots from our trip.

More to come...

Convention Weekend

We were priviledged to spend four days

with dear loved ones obtaining bread for our souls.

Fishing Weekend

This is the seventh year that we've traveled to La Grande for

the annual boys' fishing weekend. It's the only time during

the year that most of the men/boys on Bob's side of the family

are able to spend time together. This year, we celebrated J's 11th birthday first, and then they were off to the mountains.

For the first time, this was an all-boy plus one-girl fishing weekend.

Emma's old enough to rather be up with the guys than sitting back

at the house. As an added bonus, I was able to enjoy

a few quiet days.

The small group that left from the house.

The rest met them at camp.

Can you tell that she's excited?

And these two, too?

(The remainder of the photos were taken by my bro-in-law)

They went to a new place this year as the boys had outgrown

the ponds. The water was roughly 30 feet up the bank due to the

amount of rain they've had this spring, but they still had a great time.

Emmalee, Paul, J, and Ryan

The whole gang

Emmalee...totally worn out!

A pause

Just a short note that my posts are going to be

very sporadic over the next several weeks.

We'll be seeing relearning old lessons, spending lots

of time with family, witnessing a wedding,

enjoying the sunshine (hopefully).

And when it's all over, I'll be back with

LOTS of photos and stories to share.

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See you soon.

Summer has arrived!

~home~
~childhood memories of what happened here...
and here...and here~

~mom's roses~

(have you ever seen anything more perfect?)

~color...texture~

~what remains of our climbing/shade/Tarzan tree~

(and has now become Emma's dancing stage...yes, it's that big)

~roses...from when Dad's parents lived here...

if not longer~

~and, oh, the smell~

~the beauty...the detail~

~multiplied~

~colors mingling~

~blending~

~going home...priceless~