GOING TO HAVE A NICE 4TH

Beautiful Makena
Welcome Sandy (from China)!!!

Taking a hike around the Nature Center
A dream come true! We talked about Sandy visiting us in Sunriver and now she is here. All of us girls are going to have fun together while my loving husband is on Maui taking care of business. He'll be back soon though.

FUN PICTURES

Girls hanging out with their cousins.
Elk Lake

Sunset from our deck
Blowup pic of Mt. Bachelor from our deck

PONY RIDES NO MORE

Dale was thrilled to be going riding with the girls. Got to ride twice today. The last one was a two hour ride with Kau`i. (Sorry Kau`i, no pic of you.)
Not 7 years old yet but no problem.
As soon as Maile got off her horse, she said "I want to go again!"
Spectacular show of geese.
More than 33 miles of bicycle paths to explore.

DADDY'S BACK!

Our girls got dressed first thing in the morning to pick up their dad at the airport. I told them the night before dad will arrive in the evening around 9:40 p.m. Well Maile, being Maile, had to take off and put on her dress three times throughout the day in excitement. What a great Father's Day!

HORSING AROUND

Makena all smiles!
Maile's Shaka sign.
Horse loved the carrots.

FUN IN THE SUN

Started the day with Lexia, math then ceramic's class, swimming, etc. Talk about a full day!

FISHING AT CALDERA SPRINGS

A very big event every year in Sunriver. The second week of June children up to age 14 are invited to fish for free and without a fishing license. Before the children actually fished, they get a lesson on casting, see the insides of a trout, and view what creatures live in lakes. Maile caught five trout, Makena four and Kau`i caught three. We were thrilled!

DOWN TO FOUR

Just for a little while... My better half, Desiree and Ry left today. I must say our home is quiet! and I am not fond of quiet. The three girls and I cleaned house, went to the library and did errands. Tomorrow we will walk off our sadness and have a great day.

COLD BUT FUN DAY

Too many things to mention. We worked and played and road bikes for miles and miles. Girls and Ry are tired and fast asleep.

GRADUATED

Six-year-old Makena is now officially going mountain biking. She is so proud of her 20" bike!

ENJOYING NATURE

We had a visitor last night because someone forgot to lock the garbage lid tight! We are slowly learning how to change our lifestyle because Sunriver is in the middle of the Deschutes National Forest. There is so much excitement in our family every time we see one of God's creatures.

Our daughter Desiree is almost seven months pregnant. Her son Ryland has been walking around with a stuffed animal under his shirt because he says he has a baby too! It's so cute. We try to distract his attention, but he won't let go and wants to be like mommy. He has been very protective of her. Ry knows he will be a brother soon to a baby sister.