When you get a few clouds in the evening sunsets can be spectacular.
The first set was from July on our back deck. The second set was late August when Kelly and I hiked the trail just outside of our neighborhood.
For Hunter's birthday and Pat's birthday (April) we got them both a ticket to fly on a ford Tri-motor from the 1920's. Its probably one of the last ones of its kind to fly. You may remember seeing it in Indiana Jones movies. It was an amazing experience.
We missed the lunar eclipse last night due to cloud cover, but awoke to a beautiful moonset this morning coming down right behind North Sister.
Christmas eve dinner and Christmas morning
We were also blessed with a white Christmas. It started snowing on Christmas eve and we had a great walk Christmas day.
We have been coming out in the mornings recently to see a great horned owl swoop off our back porch. Pat was able to capture a picture of our new resident on our neighbors fence! What a beautiful bird... and hopefully he/she cleans up some chipmunks and maybe a rabbit around our place.
A great day starting off with the annual pet parade, followed by swimming, bbq and backyard fire. Thanks to Pat for taking some great photos!
At the end of each year the students are award character and academic awards.
We are so proud of our kiddos!
The summer solstice is still a few weeks away but with the calendar turn to June, and some beautiful weather this weekend, we will call this the formal kick off to summer in central Oregon. Kelly was gone on girls weekend so it was the rest of the crew making the best of it! Campfire in the backyard Friday night and a day at Scout lake on Saturday. Ending of Saturday evening with a glorious sunset off the back porch.
Abbie spent St. Paddy's day performing at many retirement homes in Bend and ending the day at a pub in town. It was a fun day for Abbie and all the dancers.
A few weeks ago LuLu and Papa were visiting and were able to attend Grandparent's Day at school. They took some funny pictures and had a great morning.
