Utah

 Temple Square

 Pattie's little dog Pepper

 Mormon Tabernacle Choir

 

Visited with DeAnn and Pattie; so great to catch up after all these years.

Oregon

 Our cabin on West Coast

 Sam liked to play in the sand

 Phil & J on the boat

 Whale watching with Sam. We saw a gray whale several times.

 

Pacific Ocean very cold

 Bec had strawberry shortcake waiting when I arrived in Oregon. Yummy. She is such a good cook and showed off her culinary talents while I was there.

 At Silver Falls in Oregon with James, Sam and Lizzy

 Fourth of July: James didn't care for the fireworks Phil was setting off and had to be in mama's lap.

 Liz, Sam,Bec, J

 J likes to drink from the water hose outside. So cute.

Road Trip Summer 2011

 

Ankles swollen when arrived in Oregon after cross-country trip; sure wish the car was equipped with cruise control.  Very nice drive, though--loved to see this beautiful land. Took 3 days from Ohio to Oregon.

Spending time with grandkids this summer

 Spencer's birthday

 Julia

 

Alec ball game