Yes, I am still here!!

Hello!! Long time, no see! :D I have decided to start blogging again. Well, I will give it a try! LOL! I got a new camera, and I am anxious to start posting pics again! For those of you that know me, I like to pretend I am a photographer!! Truth is, I just love taking pictures! I am definitely an amateur, not that great at all. I have just stepped into the world of Digital SLR photography, so lets hope I learn a lot! I like to take pics of just about anything, so no telling what will end up on the blog! LOL!!

Yesterday, my husband and I ran over to Port Orford (Oregon Coast) for lunch. Yes, I said for lunch. What?!? Doesn't everyone drive 3 hours for lunch? :D We like to go for drives to get a chance to spend time with each other. We are both road trip people, and both of us bring our cameras for repeated stop & clicks! So, here are some of my shots from yesterday. I hope you enjoy. :)

(pics can be blown up when clicked...i don't recommend blowing up the hawk pic, him & I were both moving..which doesn't make for the clearest shot :P)















---animals from different points along way, tree from side of Face Rock, rock and waves from Port Orford Dock area, and last 2 pics of the old Port Orford City Jail

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Crater Lake!

The fam and I decided to take a trip to Crater Lake a couple of weeks ago. It was a fun, weird, scary trip! LOL! We have this GPS system for the car, and we decided to give it a go. It took us straight from Canyonville to Crater Lake. Yep, straight across the map! Well, some of those roads are not meant for cars! It may have been 1/3 of the mileage, but it took twice as long! At times I was scared we would be trapped in the woods! LOL! My husband was as cool as a cucumber. He thought my fear was quite ridiculous! :D Anyway, we made it safe and sound! The kids had never been there before. Ted and I went once before, about 11 years ago. I couldn't believe how snowy it still was! You would have thought it was December, not June! LOL! I took tons of pics, and tried to narrow it down to a few. I still have too many, but oh well! You will have to deal! :P

Here are a couple of nice shots I got of Jackson Creek on the way.

Ted got some cute pics of the kiddos. Ted squatted down to take their pic, and then they squatted down too. What a bunch of nerds!! LOL!!

Dylan took a pic of Ted, but we never did get a pic of me. We tried to take a group self-portrait. That failed miserably!! Here are 2 of the attempts...too funny!! LOL!!

Last, but not least....we have pics of Crater Lake! LOL! Only a couple, I filled the post with pics of people! :P Look how high the snow is on the side of the road!! Holy cow!!

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Go Ducks!!

I have been a HUGE Duck football fan for as long as I can remember. The Ducks are from the University of Oregon. We have been lucky enough to catch a few home games the last few seasons. It is such a great family-fun day. I love when we get to do things like that together. It's one of the things you know that your kids will remember forever. We have only been to one, so far, this season. I hope we get to at least one more. I could never get tired of it! I need my own season tickets, darn it! LOL!

As always, I got some pics! LOL! Don't mind my hair...what is up with that?? :P Stop! I was sick that day! LOL!!

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Catch Up Day 2!

~OUR DAY AT THE BEACH~

The kids and I went over to Bandon with Addie & Gabe the day after Dylan's birthday. Once again, I didn't get around to posting pics! LOL!! It was such a fun day. The sky was clear, the sun was out, & it was fairly warm! I don't think I have ever been on the Oregon Coast on a prettier day...and that's saying a lot! The kids just played hard, and us ladies just gabbed. :) My babies went in water so deep! It scared the bejeebers out of me! Not Ash so much, but Dylan for sure! Little pooper! Anyway, not much else to say about it. We all had a blast! Now, on to the pics!! :P

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Friday's Foto Finish Fiesta!

Can you see them? My babies at the beach! :P

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Join us in the FFFF fun!!

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