It feels like Fall already

I decided to try a "Kari" post. She always makes simple things interesting. Today it is cooler, cloudy and has been sprinkling rain drops occasionally. Maybe that was why I am craving home- made soup and caramel apples.

I started with this....

Then.....

And finally!

Now add some home-made Pasta Fezule and I am happy.

Hmmmm, maybe some garlic-cheddar biscuits and THEN I will be happy.

Yachats, Oregon

I had never heard of Yachats, Oregon until my brother Andy announced that is where he and Lindsay would get married. I then preceded to do tons of research on this little town and became excited about the sandy beach, the hiking trails at the National Park, and the cute little beach towns. Even after all the research in the back of my mind I still wondered why they chose this particular town.

We have now returned and there is no longer a question (besides how did they discover this little gem!). I loved this place. Even though all the hotels stated they were booked, you would never know from walking the beach or taking a quiet drive through town. If you want to get a way from the crowds and relax with your family, this is a great place to be.

Since I am usually about the pictures and not so much the words, here we go.

This is where we stayed for the four day weekend.

This was an interesting little house. You cant get any better on the location. The ocean water is just missing my heels when I took this picture.


We spent most of our time here. Playing on the beach, relaxing on the beach, sitting and staring at the beach....you get the picture.







Now for the reason we all were here. Andy and Lindsay's wedding. Heceta Head Lighthouse is in the background. (The following few pictures were stolen off of Lindsay's facebook, thanks to who ever took them )

The Reception. Inside a tent thank the heavens! It was a windy day.

We had to take advantage of the gorgeous scenery and brave the wind for a quick family picture.

The next day we took a break from relaxing on the beach to visit Devil's Churn National Park. A fun little hike with lots of picture opportunities.

That evening I finally remembered to take a picture of the gorgeous sunset from our back porch.

I can't wait to visit again

Arizona in June 2009

Arizona in June is HOT. Jake has hit the age where we have to be thoughtful of when we pull him out of school. That means a 2 week trip to visit family and friends must be in the less ideal Arizona summer. We still had a nice relaxing vacation, nothing exciting and that was the plan.

You can't beat hanging out with good food, nothing but time, and the people you love.

The Williams-Packer's

Chris and Lori

Joe and Mom

The troublemakers...every last one of them!

A rare picture of Joe and I together. One of us is usually taking the picture.

Jake decided he would rather have spending money then take a little side jaunt to Legoland. It is tough being the only person who loves amusement parks in this family. Anyways, he spent some of his money on the above scooter. He only had a short window in the morning's and evenings to ride it before the heat was unbearable.

Joe actually let me take a few pictures of him. This one he didn't approve of.....

...... Or this one.

Jake and Logan at Peter Piper Pizza

Good friends. We always make time for Ken and Jen.....

And their wonderful kids!

I can't remember exactly what Ken was trying to do here.

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Until next time.