Rodney & Nina

Rumsey Kids 2003

2010-06-12T08:50:00.000-07:00

Just some fun pictures of the Rumsey kids I found the other day. I took the kids to different placed in Silverdale and we had some fun with lots of pictures. Maybe you can tell I had just learned a new trick in Photoshop.

Staisha by the pier.

Garett on the action toys.

Alyssa by the wrecked boat. They have removed the boat so there will be no more picture by this boat.

1978 Disnyland Trip with Mom & Dad

2010-06-11T11:27:00.000-07:00

Our family took a trip to Disneyland in1978 with Mom and Dad.

Here we are in Disneyland. Nina is taking the picture.

Brandon and Michele waiting for the tea cup ride.

Brandon and Michele with their new best friend.

Everyone hang on and do not get lost.

The way I look it must have been a pretty ruff trip.

1978 (aprox.) Random Photos 1

2010-06-10T09:17:00.000-07:00

Moving on t0 1978

Nina picking up some beauty sleep. It has worked so very well over the year. That is why she so beautiful.

Mary Anne came for a visit. I just love that suit coat, maybe it will came back in style. I'm sure I have it around here some where.

Brandon you cannot play with the train until I'm done.

I love the shirt and the drapes.

Sometimes those two kids could be so good.

1977 Random Pnotos 3

2010-06-08T09:57:00.000-07:00

More photos from 1977

We started Brandon & Michele working at an early age.

Guess who this family is.

Guess who this family is.

We wanted to compete with the Von Trapp family. They were very talented singers.

We like to coordinate the couch covering pattern with the wall paper pattern. It made it so the whole room blended together.

1977 Random Photos 2

2010-06-07T08:20:00.001-07:00

The title is "Random Photos" because I do not know why I picked them or why they are together.

Trying to get a cheep family portrait. It get tight in those little booths.

Our house on Barcelona St. in Vallejo

The family in 1977

The same family

Grandma & Grandpa and grand kids.

1977 Random Photos 1

2010-06-06T13:57:00.001-07:00

Now there's a group of goofy kids

Now this is a good looking group of kids. I think the tall one in the center with the big ears is the best looking.

The Orr family came to visit Vallejo in 1977.

Grandpa and Grandma Blanchard came to visit in 1977.

Grandpa and Grandma Ricks came to visit in 1977 and we harvested some grapes.

We get them ready to dive young in the Ricks family. Michele & Brandon trying on the dive gear.

44 D St Vallejo

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Where the Rodney Ricks family first lived.

Brandon and Michele were the cutest.

Posed outside the D St house.

Brandon working on weight training.

Looks like Michele had a Cootie problem.Brandon was always a cool dresser.

Misc Photos #1

2010-05-22T10:12:00.001-07:00

Just photos I have scanned in.

How did a Blanchard photo get in here?

Time has not been good to some of us. Oh how things have changed.

We took mom and dad on a SF Bay ferry ride.

Some of the Wades came for a visit at Easter Time.

Halloween with the Ricks kids

2010-05-20T08:11:00.000-07:00

There were several years of Halloween Costumes in the pictures I scanned. I thought the kids would appreciate me sharing the pictures with as wide an audience as possible.

Tonya as a witch.

Guess who.

You got to love what kids will do for Halloween.

Oh so cute.

Why take the picture in the hall?

Checking for Sharks

2010-05-19T08:34:00.000-07:00

Our backyard pool was so "large" that I would have Brandon don his dive gear and check it for sharks.

But all he ever found was a dolphin for two.

After he had made sure the pool was save I could enter and enjoy.

Later I would use his shark finding skills in the big ocean. I would send Brandon out first to clear the way of sharks or any other undesirable sea creatures.

So it turns out that kids can be useful for somethings.
As you may have noticed I am scanning a different set of photo albums.

The best looking kids in the world.

2010-05-18T11:41:00.000-07:00

Their mother has always known how to get the best pose from the kids when taking pictures. I think they have all be very patient in putting up with their mothers posing methods. I think / hope they have had fun doing it.

After this they did some fun shots.

Mary Anne's Pictures

2010-05-17T07:49:00.000-07:00

Mary Anne commented that there were not many pictures of her. Well when I was scanning mother pictures I found an envelope full of pictures of just Mary Anne. It looks like the folks made up for the lack of Mary Anne pictures later. I think the younger kids were just spoiled by dad and mother.

Lots of Mary Anne pictures.

Lots more Mary Anne pictures.

And even more Mary Anne pictures.

There was a Shark attach

2010-05-16T12:18:00.000-07:00

It seems that everyone likes to get thier picture taken with the shark.

Tonya and Michele.

Tonya and Brandon.

And Mother.

The changing family

2010-05-15T09:38:00.000-07:00

The family has change through the years.

1958

1960

1966

1974

1992

Fashion Show #3

2010-05-14T06:26:00.000-07:00

More new dresses for the girls. What is Deanna doing?

Even Lady Dog got in on the action.

As time goes on the grand kids get in on the action. ( and a little white dog)

More new dresses in front of the house.

Fashion Show #2

2010-05-13T08:12:00.000-07:00

There so many new dresses for the girl and no pictures of new clothes for the boys.

Fashion Show #1

2010-05-12T07:48:00.000-07:00

Funny Mary Anne should mention Mary Anne in the pictures, there she is. The girls seemed to get lots of new clothes. Because there are lots of pictures of them in their new clothes. The boys must not have gotten any new clothes because there are no picture of them at the side of the house with their new clothes on.

Decorating the Christmas tree, 1957

2010-05-11T08:41:00.000-07:00

Putting up the Christmas tree was a family affair.

And there was always someone ready to posse to make a good picture a great picture.

Mother had this picture labeled as Deanna but that looks like Susan to me.

Playful side of mother and dad

2010-05-10T08:21:00.000-07:00

This is a side of mother and dad's relationship I did not see too often. I to looks like they were just goofing around and thoroughly enjoying each other.

They were some very special parents.

1995 Embassey Hotel

2010-05-08T09:38:00.000-07:00

Dad and Mother took the grand kids to Salt Lake City and now Randy and Susan are taking their grand kids to Salt Lake City. A tradition is continued.

The pool and hot tub are always an attraction for the grand kids.

It looks like fun then and it's still fun now.

Places the Family ate when traveling

2010-05-07T09:23:00.001-07:00

When eating on a family trips we only ate at the best locations. We stopped where the action was with the best possible views. And the service was great, no waiting in lines.
Camping in the wide open spaces.

Sometimes it was a little crowded.

Other times the only thing you hear was the sound of passing cars.

Then there was the option of eating in the car on the go.

It was all part of the Dean Ricks trip experience.

Family fishing trip

2010-05-06T09:23:00.001-07:00

It looks like mother was taking the picture. So the entire family was going on this fishing trip. It almost looks like we are headed for the Warm River Rapids area to fish. That was one of dad's favorite spots to go fishing. I do not remember a family fishing trip like this appears to be. The girls looks like mighty young fishermen.

Yellowstone Park Bears

2010-05-05T08:34:00.000-07:00

This is one of my favorite pictures. I think this may be why they no longer allow feeding the bears in the park. The family is in the car (my family) with the window part way down. Mother is feeding the mother bear through the window. The is nothing to keep the bear from breaking the window and coming in for all the food (kids included). Dad has gotten out of the car came around to the side with the mother bear and her cubs to take pictures. If the mother bear got nerves about her cubs she could have gotten to dad very easily. But this is what everyone did at this time in Yellowstone Park (around 1957).

Great fishing trip

2010-05-04T08:42:00.001-07:00

They don't seem to want to let me go very far from the house or the hospital these days. So there's not too much to blog about. But I have been scanning in some old photos and thought some were worth sharing. So there we go.

This is what I call a great fishing trip. There were lots of fish in that little Clear Creek.

Day 15, Home sweet Home.

2010-01-04T11:03:00.000-08:00

Jan 3, 2010 Sunday. We made it home about 1:30 in the afternoon. The house was cold but still hear and in good shape. We had good weather all the way home, very little rain. Now to rest up from the vacation. It was a fun Christmas and very good to see all the kids (except Tonya, we will see her later).
I hope the new year is good for everyone.
Why the following picture? I do not know. I just liked it and thought the blog need a picture.

Day 14, On the way home, still.

2010-01-02T20:14:00.000-08:00

Jan 2, 2010 Saturday. We are still on the way home. We have now turned a 1 day trip into a 3 day trip.
We ran into some bad fog with some black ice (we almost stopped right there). It lasted for about 50 miles then cleared up.

There were horses and barns in the fields.

And there were horses on the overpasses.

Large wind farms. Not much wind for power generation today.

They must like their coffee in Oregon because they carry it in very big containers.

We did make it to Troutdale, Oregon (that's about 10 miles east of Portland). We are hoping to make it home tomorrow. The weather looks good, so maybe.

Day 13, On the way home for Christmas in Idaho 2009

2010-01-01T19:58:00.000-08:00

Jan 1, 2010 Friday (New Years Day). We started on our way home.
This is what the snow looks like in St. Anthony, Idaho. Big piles in the middle of the road.

This is what the roads looked like when we took off for home this morning. It was a bit scary.

This is what the fields looked like as we went through Idaho Falls.

This is the exit where we picked up Brandon and his family after their accident. It seemed a lot farther that night than it did today.

The roads where a lot better around Pocatello and we ended up in Boise. Now we will be rested and ready to go in the morning.

Day #6, Christmas Day in Idaho 2009

2009-12-26T13:06:00.000-08:00

Dec 25, 2009 Friday Christmas Day.
Lots of presents and lots of fun.

Christmas is a very happy time of year and family makes it the best.

Briana (7 yr old) was out giving the other kids a ride on the sleigh behind the 4 wheeler. She just loves to drive the 4 wheeler but it about drives the grandmother crazy.

Day #5, Christmas Eve in Idaho 2009

2009-12-25T10:43:00.000-08:00

Dec 24, 2009 Thursday, Christmas Eve.
Everyone went bowling at The REX.
Some times the pins went down and some times the ball just slipped by all the pins.

The following is Jordan and her dad bowling together. As you see Jordan bowled first but her ball takes the long way to the pins. While her day bowls second his ball gets to the pins first. But it's all good fun for all.

Everyone enjoyed the pizza. We even made Staisha serve us.

More games where played at home.

Grandma made jamies for all the grand kids.

Day #4, Christmas in Idaho 2009

2009-12-24T13:05:00.000-08:00

Dec 23, 2009 Wednesday.
The Ricks girls were at the Rumseyes while the Rumsey kids were at school.

Then the Rumseyes got home and the real fun started. Garett was pulling the girls behind the ATV trying to tip them. He fially got them off and was very proud of himself. Fun was had by all.

Day #3, Christmas in Idaho 2009

2009-12-23T10:40:00.000-08:00

Dec 22, 2009 Tuesday. This was a much more exciting day.
First we went to Briana's Christmas presentation at her school. She did an excellent job. She may be a performer in the making.

Then we went to visit Linda (Nina's sister). That is always an exciting experience. She cooked us some very good cheese sandwiches. She did make fun of the handicapped (the colored impaired) but I guess I will just need to get used to it.

Then at about 5:30 pm we got a call from Brandon & Terri telling us they had had an accident and rolled their car. No one was hurt. The paramedics were on the scene with in minutes. They just happened to be on the other side of the freeway and saw the accident happen. So Lyle & Michele & Nina & I drove about 175 mile to pick them up with all there Christmas stuff they were hauling. Some of the roads were very slick but we made it and got them to Michele's about 1:00 am today. Now the Rumey kids are at school and the Ricks kids are playing in the snow. The best of a bad thing is that no one was hurt.

Day #2, Christmas in Idaho

2009-12-23T10:28:00.000-08:00

Dec 21, 2009 Monday. Not much exciting happened today. We traveled for Pendleton to Egin.
The roads were not too bad but we had snow on the side of the road.

There were barns, lots of barns.

We made it to Idaho.

The cows were having some very cold meals.

There were signs of Christmas on the Road. Someone is going to get a small truck.

Day 01, Christmas in Idaho 2009

2009-12-20T19:58:00.000-08:00

Dec 20, 2009 Sunday. We are on the road again. On our way to Idaho for Christmas. All the grand kids will be at Michele's for Christmas and we just could not stand missing all the fun. Tonya is working Christmas so she is the only party pooper. Oh Well, I think her and her "friend" will have their own a good time for Christmas.

If was very overcast all day & rainy for most of the day. No snow so it was all good.

The new Tacoma Narrows Bridge looks good.

We flew by the Washington State Capital building in Olympia. But Nina got a picture.
Merry Christmas to all and to all Good Night from Pendleton Oregon.

Day #42, Roseburg OR to Siverdale WA (Home)

2009-11-21T10:12:00.000-08:00

Friday Nov 20, 2009 - Another travel day, from Roseburg to Silverdale (353 miles). It rained all day. The good news was that we did not see any snow.
The following is one of the reasons that Nina can get such good pictures of barns while we are traveling down the freeway at 7o mph. This picture shows that barn photos taken Friday and only on Friday (that's 111 total photos).

Things we saw on the freeway. Someone apparently got a new helicopter and did not know how to fly it yet. And then there was the car that need some minor work.

I liked the "Truck rebuilders" add. And the train as we were going out of Woodland WA.

The animal of the day. They are hard to see but they are cows.

Then "Home Sweet Home" - The End

I guess that now it's time to start planing for the next trip.

Day #41, Fairfield CA to Roseburg OR

2009-11-19T19:58:00.000-08:00

Thursday Nov 19, 2009 - Today was a travel day, from Fairfield to Roseburg (419 miles, wow that was a big day).
Along the freeway today.

Nina had a good day. There were lots of barns along the freeway.

Lots and lots of barns. Sorry but there just not much going on as you drive down a freeway at 7o mph.

We did see lots of trucks.

The animal of the day. Cows!

Tomorrow, home sweet home.

Day #40, Santa Rosa/Fairfield

2009-11-19T09:09:00.000-08:00

Wednesday Nov 18, 2009 - Today we went to Santa Rosa to visit friends, Bill and Gloria Stubbs.
Photos from on the road (note all photos are taken through the car windows at top speed).

Bill is into making his own boomerangs, so we went to a park and threw several that he had made. He gave me a blank and expects me to shape it and throw it. I will see how this all works out. It was a good day for a home cooked lunch and boomerangs.

More photos on the road back to Fairfield.

The animal of the day. It's not the best photo but it was taken in Santa Rosa in Bill's front yard.

Thursday we take off for home. It looks like lots of rain at home. Maybe we will just turn around and head for the South.

Day #39, Fairfield (area)

2009-11-17T21:34:00.000-08:00

Tuesday Nov 17, 2009 - Today we just hung around the Fairfield area. We took Brandon and Terri out for lunch. It is fun to be able to go out to lunch with your adult children. Their girls were at school.
Once again I spent some quality time in front of the Hancock Fabrics store. Lots and lots of quality time. Nina needed some quality shopping time.

The Rickses. This is one very special family. Even if some of them are a little goofy.

Some times Jordan's mother needs to give her a little tune up. But they all seem to get along very well as a group on the couch.

The animal of the day is just a black bird in the Hancock Fabric's parking lot.

Day #38, Modesto CA to Fairfield CA

2009-11-16T23:37:00.000-08:00

Monday Nov 16, 2009 - Today we traveled from Modesto to Fairfield via Sacramento (123 miles).
Things we saw on the way.

We visited the Sacramento Temple.

Saw many barns.

Found a real animal of the day at the Temple.

Added a new category - Plant of the day (The bug is a free extra).

We had pizza at the Rickses to night. I got some great pictures of the Ricks kids. The pictures are missing because I left the camera at their place. Ricks photos to be added tomorrow.

Day #37, Fresno CA to Modesto CA

2009-11-15T20:48:00.000-08:00

Sunday Nov 15, 2009 - Today we traveled from Fresno to Modesto Via Yosemite Park (240 miles).
The following is some of what we saw between Fresno and Yosemite Park. This tree farm had a tree house up on top of platform as part of the sign.

Yosemite Park was great. The weather was great and the crowds were very small.

The sign below noted that in 1997 the water in the valley was 6 ft above the valley floor. I cannot imagine that much water in that small valley.

We were definitely in farm / cow country. We saw huge feed yard all over between Yosemite Park and Modesto. Nina got lots of barn pictures.

The animals of the day. Yea, we got pictures of real animals. There were about 2 doz. Killdeers birds in an empty lot next to our hotel in the morning.

Tomorrow we go to the Brandon & Terri's.

Day #36, Barstow CA to Fresno CA

2009-11-14T19:07:00.000-08:00

Saturday Nov 14, 2009 - Today we traveled from Barstow to Fresno (243 miles). We are traveling farther each day.
Today we went "Outlet" shopping. In other words Nina went shopping, I went outlet waiting. I am not complaining but I think it took about 8 hours (maybe it just seamed that long). Oh well, fun was had by all. I know that because Nina told me so.

On the road to Bakersfield.

On the road to Fresno.

Nina was so happy because we were back in farm country where they have barns. This one farm had a very fancy barn. I wonder how much the cows appreciated the fancy barn.

Animal of the day. As you can see we did not get very good pictures of animals as we drove down the road.

This is a personal post for our daughters. Please do not read the following if you do not qualify.
You remember how you measure the height of a horse, right. Well, your mother saw a cute little girl walk by and she had "NAVY" on the back of her pants. Nina said they would need to put "MISSISSIPPI" on the back of her pants. When she said that she thought it was funny. If I would have said that it would not have been so funny.

Day #35, Las Vegas NV to Barstow CA

2009-11-13T22:35:00.000-08:00

Friday Nov 13, 2009 - Today we traveled from Las Vegas to Barstow with a side trip to Cima to see a ghost town (181 miles).
First thing today we went to the Las Vegas Temple. It is a beautiful building at a impressive location. It's quite a building to drive up on.

Then we went down to the strip and had lunch at the Stratosphere.

These are the photos as we where leaving Las Vegas. That plane looked like it was going to land on the freeway.

At the Nevada & California border we stopped at these casinos. They had major dirt bike races going on the the back. It always amazes me where they can put large casinos.

Then we took a side trip to see a California ghost down. The town did not turn out to be much but it was in interesting ride through the country. Many different kind of cactus. Long narrow straight roads. There was a sign on the road that said "Watch for tortoise on road". We watched but did not see and tortoises.

We stopped at Baker CA to see the worlds tallest thermomerter. You just never know what you will find where.

The Animal of the day. It's a horse. I figure if Susan can use stuffed animals this one will work.

Where to tomorrow?

Day #34, Laughlin NV to Las Vegas NV

2009-11-12T22:19:00.000-08:00

Thursday Nov 12, 2009 - Today we traveled from Laughlin to Las Vegas (100 miles). We did a final state count yesterday because we will not be going to any more new states this trip. We have been in 11 different states on our trip. We have now traveled 3395 miles.
Laughlin is a town on the Nevada side of the Colorado River that is made up of casinos. Big casinos that require a lot of people to support them. I cannot imagine where all the people come from. It is a long drive to anywhere from Laughlin.

On our way to Las Vegas we saw a dam, Bullhead City AZ, long straight roads, major dust storm in the desert, big cactus, a very used firetruck, and a sign to Christmas Tree Pass (we did not see any trees).

Then there was Las Vegas. It gets bigger and brighter every time we drop by. They are still building new large hotels and casinos. It's an amazing place.

More Las Vegas pictures.

The animal of the day. There were several cormorants at the Davis Dam. And that's about all the animals we saw today.

Day #33, Lake Havasu City AZ to Laughlin NV

2009-11-12T14:13:00.000-08:00

Wednesday Nov. 11, 2009 – Today we took a boat tour on Lake Havasu and traveled from Lake Havasu City, AZ to Laughlin, NV with a short trip into California. Wednesday's post is one day late because we did not have internet access at Laughlin hotel. They wanted to charge $11.50 for access and we were just too cheap. That has been the first place that did not provide free internet access.
We went on a boat tour that showed us additional lighthouses and other parts of Lake Havasu.

One thing that was a little depressing was a rock that people use to jump off of (about 30 ft high) where some people have died when they jumped off the rock. There has been a memorial placed on the rock for the people that died there.

The trip to Laughlin was hot, dry and not too much to see.

Animal of the day. We had several today. On the boat tour we saw a wild burro and a Desert Long Horned Sheep. Then there were fish, a very pretty black bird and some very friendly pigeons.

Now, on to Las Vegas, NV

Day #32, Lake Havasu City

2009-11-11T07:41:00.000-08:00

Tuesday Nov. 10, 2009 - Today and toured around the city and took a boat ride around the man made island. The London Bridge was build there on the land. Then the land under the bridge was removed to make a channel under the bridge. This made the land on the other side of the bridge an island. I think it would be a lot easier to build a bridge on land.
Photos around Lake Havasu City. The center bottom is the boat we rode. The upper right is our hotel. It is a time share and we went to the time share presentations.

On the boat ride around the island we saw lots of lighthouses.

All of the lighthouses on the island are models of lighthouses on the Great Lakes.

They were trying to have a sailboat race. But there was not wind at all. This was the second day they tried. There are boats here from all over the world for this race. They were all putting their sails up and then just sitting in the harbor.

The animal for the day. A big fish under London Bridge and a Red Winged Black Bird (Nina told me it was red).

Next stop, Laughin NV

Day #31, Phoenix to Lake Havasu City AZ

2009-11-09T21:30:00.000-08:00

Monday Nov. 9, 2009 - Today we drove from Phoenix to Lake Havasu City AZ. It's hard to believe how many RV's can be found in one area. There are used golf carts for sale every where. This is where many of the "Snowbirds" come for the winter.
The following are photos of statues that were in farm fields. The statues are about 20 ft high but looked very real.

Things we saw on the road to Lake Havasu City AZ. There are so many RV's and one very big chicken. We made a new state for this trip, California then back to Arizona.

Lake Havasu City AZ. They have small lighthouses, water, lots of sun and the London Bridge. In about 1964 someone bought the London Bridge and brought it to Arizona where he was developing Lake Havasu City. He reconstructed the bridge in the desert and the town grew up around the bridge. It is now a large city with lots of retired people mostly for the winter months.

The Animal of the day. Today Nina got some photos of quail and I got these photos of some black birds. We don't known what they are called but we see they alot in the southern states where is warm.

Tomorrow will be another day in Lake Havasu City for some boat rides.

Day #30, Phoenix AZ Area

2009-11-08T19:14:00.000-08:00

Sunday Nov. 8, 2009 - Today we just toured around down town Phoenix. Saw the Arizona Capitol Building and other stuff down town. Then we went back to the room for a nap and lunch. It was a rough day but we made it OK.
This is the Arizona Capitol building.

Buildings in down town Phoenix.

More buildings around down town Phoenix.

More buildings around down town Phoenix.

We are moving on to Lake Havasu City AZ. We're looking for lighthouses in Arizona.

Day #29, Tucson to Phoenix AZ

2009-11-08T07:08:00.000-08:00

Saturday Nov 7, 2009 - Today we traveled from Tucson to Phoenix AZ (114 miles). On the way we stopped a some Indian ruins and a Temple.
We stopped at "Casa Grande Ruins National Monument". Thousands of years ago the Indians farmed this area by using a large set of canals. This area is still being farmed using water from new canals. It looks like they grow mainly cotton and hay here.

Then we stopped in Mesa at the Temple. We saw more LDS Churches in Mesa than any other town we have been driving around in. Maybe we just got lucky.

The following are photos Nina took as we travel from Tucson to Phoenix. I don't know what the kid on the bike was doing but he could pull that cart mighty fast.

Sunday we plan to tour Phoenix.

Day #28, Tucson AZ Area

2009-11-06T21:17:00.000-08:00

Friday Nov 6, 2009 - Today we visited down town Tucson and the Mission San Xavier del Bac.
The following are photos of our hotel in Tucson. Fun, fun, fun hey it all I have to work with.

These photos are of down town Tucson. Big building, small buildings, statues and churches. Like any other big city.

Mission San Xavier del Bac (White Dove of the Desert). This is a Franciscan mission that has been in use for 200 years. It's used by the O'Odham Indians.

More mission photos.

Animal of the day. I will let you guess what it is. Hey its all I had to work with. I shot the photo while Nina was in shopping. I even had to feed it so I could take it's picture.

Tomorrow on the Phoenix AZ.

Day #27, Tucson AZ area

2009-11-06T08:53:00.000-08:00

Thursday Nov 5, 2009 - Today we visited "Old Tucson Studio" & the "Desert Museum". They are both located about 15 miles west of Tucson.
First we went to the "Old Tucson Studio". They have made many movies here. John Wayne did many old movies here. The sad thing is I recognized some of the sets for movies I have watched.
They did some of "Little House on the Prairie" here and many more.

More Studio shots. Clint Eastwood used the mission.

Next we went to the "Desert Museum" which was a lot of trails with some walk in bird cages. There were lots of cactus plants of all kinds.

Animal of the day. Most of the animals photos came from the "Desert Museum" cages. The rabbit is wild. It was great you could get up close to all the birds.

They like their cactus in Tucson. They have set aside an entire park just for cactus plants. They have cactus every where around there. Their bus stops even have a metal cactus at one end.

The following are just photos Nina took as we were driving to and from the sight we went to today.

There are jets flying over all the time. I like the big white dear. Looks like a Christmas gift project. Looks like they do have some Indians in Tucson.

Day #26, Silver City NM to Tucson AZ

2009-11-04T20:54:00.000-08:00

Wednesday Nov 4, 2009 - Today was a travel day from Silver City NM to Tucson AZ (200 Miles). That's another new state for the trip.
We left Silver City today. We visited the house we were told was Billy the Kids house. But it turned out to be a log cabin used in a movie. Oh well.

On the road we came across a lot of toilets along the edge of this driveway. There were hundreds of the toilets. They went all the way down to the house and even around the house. It was an amazing display.

They apparently have a lot of trouble with dust storms on this section of the freeway. There are a lot of warning signs for dust storms. The one pictures shows what was advertised as a ghost down but it looked like people were living there.

Here are just a few photos Nina shot as were drove around Tucson looking for a place to stay. They have very big cactus in this area.

Tomorrow, take a look around Tucson.

Day #25, Las Cruces to Silver City NM

2009-11-03T21:26:00.000-08:00

Tuesday Nov 3, 2009 - Today we traveled form Las Cruces to Silver City NM via El Paso TX (200 miles). That gets us a new state, Texas.
A little way outside of Las Cruces they erected a very large statue of a Roadrunner Bird. It is made up of junk. They built a frame, tied stuff to the frame and wrapped it all with wire mesh. It does not look like junk until you get very close to it. It so big you can see it for miles down the freeway. That's me under the bird (top, center).

We went and toured Old Down Town Las Cruces (The Plaza). It was pretty much like the other town plazas. Lots of tourists souvenirs and art galleries. All the buildings are in the adobe style.

Then on to Texas so we can add another state to our list for this trip. El Paso is a very large city. We passed the city limit sign about 15 miles from down town El Paso. They have what looks like some very poor places to live. We did not drive through but could see the areas from the freeway. We saw the border crossing and it was very busy. You had to wait in line in both directions.

The animal for the day (Jordy I'm sorry I have not been able to get a new animal every day). This was at a rest stop on the way to Silver City. After talking to the caretaker there, we found out that he feeds the quail so they are almost pets. And there I thought I was doing some amazing wildlife photography.

Silver City was not what we expected. They advertise heavy but there is not too much there. This is where Billy the Kid was born and spent his younger years. They have his mother's house at the visitor's center and you can go visit her grave. Many shops. But that is about it.

Wednesday, on to Tucson AZ.

Day #24, Albuquerque to Las Cruces NM

2009-11-02T20:30:00.000-08:00

Monday Nov. 2, 2009 - Today we traveled from Albuquerque NM to Las Cruces NM (That's about 212 mile, big distance for us). Deanna ask how long we plan to be traveling. The plan is about 40 days total or about until Nov. 20.
The following are pictures are some of the things we saw on the road to Las Cruces. As you can see Nina is doing all the driving. The temperature is up to where we are no longer worrying about snow and ice.

Here are some other thing we saw on our way.

They seem to like to paint their water tanks in this part of the country.

When we saw the following we just kept thinking of Max. There seemed to be a lot of horse on the road in this area.

Day #23, Albuquerque NM

2009-11-01T19:43:00.000-08:00

Sunday Nov 1, 2009 - (Its a new month) Today we spent the day touring in the Albuquerque area.
First, this is where we are living. I has 2 rooms 2 TVs a full kitchen. And if you believe Nina is cooking I have some swamp land I want to sell you (lower right).

As we drove around town these are some of the spots we saw.

We went to an area of town they called "Old Town". This is the tourist area of town.

Next we found the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science. This was a very large amazing area. You could spend a lot of time here.

They had an amazing group of statues showing early travels in the area.

Then on to Petroglyph National Monument. They have a lot of petroglyphs (old Indian symbols) in the area. There are trails going everywhere is see the many different ones.

Day #22, Santa Fe to Albuquerque NM

2009-10-31T19:31:00.000-07:00

Saturday Oct 31, 2009 - Today we traveled from Santa Fe to Albuquerque (that's 62 miles). First we looked up the LDS Temple and then rode the tram up the mountain.
The following pictures show what we saw on the road to Albuquerque.

We visited the Albuquerque Temple. It's up on a hill looking down on all of Albuquerque.

Then we went to ride the "longest tram in the world. The ride up took about 15 minutes to go up. The weather was beautiful.

Here you can see that Nina made it all the way to the top. She was even looking out and down for the entire ride. I think she is getting braver and braver.

These are pictures as we were driving around Albuquerque. I liked the couple at the bottom walking their dogs.

Day #21, Santa Fe

2009-10-30T21:29:00.001-07:00

Friday Oct 29, 2009 - Today we just toured around Santa Fe.
First we went to the State Capital building. It is round with a flat top. There are glass panels in the center of the building that gives it the appearance of a dome.

Then we went to the Cathedral near the Down Town Plaza. There were other churches in the area also.

The following are pictures from while we were driving around down town Santa Fe.

The following houses were in a housing development just out side of town.

More picture while driving around Santa Fe. The a furniture store named "Jackalope Furniture"

Day #20, Taos to Santa Fe NM

2009-10-29T21:35:00.000-07:00

Thursday Oct 29, 2009 - Traveled between Taos and Santa Fe. My back was feeling a lot better so we could travel. Nina drove and I sat in the passenger set and took pictures. I don't think I am as dedicated to the job as Nina is.
The following is what we saw between Taos and Santa Fe. I liked the house with the flag and Camel Rock.

When we got to Santa Fe the sun was out, it was cold, and then later it snowed hard. We just cannot seem to get away from the snow.

Day #19, Taos NM (Sick)

2009-10-28T19:53:00.001-07:00

Wednesday Oct 28, 2009 - Today I got sick. I went down to breakfast and was placing some apple juice on the table when a sharp pain went down my back. I was just able to make it back to the room. Apparently I have pinched my sciatica nerve in my back. I have been flat on my back for most of the day in a great deal of pain. We hope to move on the Santa Fe tomorrow, but we will just wait and see how I am feeling tomorrow.
The picture below shows how I have been feeling today. (in jail)

This is the room we spent the entire day.

The weather outside was not too good for traveling. There was snow all the way from Taos to Santa Fe. The temperature got down to the low 20's. We're hoping for a better day tomarrow.

Day #18, Taos NM

2009-10-27T21:09:00.000-07:00

Tuesday Oct 27, 2009 - Today was Taos day.
We first went to the "Taos Pueblo". Which is over 1000 years old. It is still being lived in, therefore it has been lived in continuously for 1000 yrs.

They practice both their Indian religion and the Catholic religion in the Pueblo. The building in the lower right was bombed by US troops killing 150 people after the Indians were involved in an uprising where the Governor was killed.

This is the St. Francisco de Assisi Church in down town Taos. This is the Catholic church used by the people in town.

These are pictures from our travels around Taos.

Animials for the day. I found a friend at the Taos Pueblo. Nina spotted a cat as we left the Pueblo. There were about 30 dogs and one lone cat. Then it looked like a hunter had a good hunt.

Day #17, Pueblo CO to Taos NM

2009-10-26T20:20:00.000-07:00

Monday Oct 26, 2009 - Today we traveled from Pueblo CO to Taos NM (205 miles) over a mountain pass with lots of snow. I had hoped that we had left the snow in Wyoming.
It was a beautiful drive. The snow in the trees looked like a Christmas Card. By the time we got to Taos the snow was gone.

Most of the buildings in Taos are of the adobe style.

Even the McDonald's building looks like an adobe building.

We went to see another bridge. This one was a real bridge used to handle traffic. While I walked out on the bridge to take pictures, Nina volunteered to stay back at the car and do some shopping at the jewelry counters.

Day #16, Colorado Springs to Pueblo Co.

2009-10-25T19:40:00.000-07:00

Sunday Oct 25, 2009 - Today we traveled from Colorado Springs, Co. to Pueblo, Co. via "Royal Gorge Bridge.
Things we saw on the road.

Royal Gorge Bridge was built as a tourist attraction. We first rode the tram across the gorge. This is about 1500 ft above the river below. The temperature was about 35 degrees with wind and rain. It was oh, so cold. In spite of all that, there were rafters going down the river.

Then we went over and rode the Incline Railway to the bottom of the gorge. Nina made it all the way on both rides.

Day #15, Colorado Springs

2009-10-24T20:54:00.000-07:00

Saturday Oct 24, 2009 - Today we went up Pikes Peak and visited the Air Force Academy.
The following are misc photos around the Colorado Springs. Some are fine some are strange.

There is a "Cog Train" that runs up Pikes Peak. It takes about 1 1/2 hours round trip. This time the trip was a little short because the snow on top was so bad that the trains could not get to the top.

You can see there is plenty of snow at the top. They ran a snowplow before our train but they could not get above 11,500 ft. That put us about the tree line and gave us a great view.

Next we went to the Air Force Academy. They have a great campus on a hug piece of land. The church building is still the center piece of the academy. They have 4 separate chapels in the one building. One for Catholic, one for Protestant, one for Jewish and one for Buddhist.

Day #14, Denver to Colorado Springs

2009-10-23T20:49:00.000-07:00

Friday Oct 23, 2009 - Today we traveled from Denver to Colorado Springs (That's 92 miles).
This is what we saw between the 2 towns.

We went to an area called the Garden of the Gods. It is a park donated to the city of Colorado Springs as long as they would not charge for access to the area. There are some amazing big rocks. The upper left photo is Nina coming to pick me up after my hike.

Then we went to a small town named Manitou Springs. They are having "coffin races" down their main street tomorrow. We were going there tomorrow to ride the "Cog Train" up Pikes Peak but because of the "coffin races" we will be waiting until the next day.

Day #13, Denver

2009-10-22T18:43:00.000-07:00

Thursday Oct 22, 2009 - We toured around Denver today. When we woke up this morning there was no snow outside our windows but by the time we got to the Temple there was lots of snow.
Check out the Denver Temple below in snow. The rest of the day the weather was just great.

Then we went to the center of Denver to the Plaza. The city building is at one end and the state capital is at the other end, city center is east and the museums are to the west. It is a very impressive area of Denver.

We had lunch with the fishes. We went to the Aquarium Restaurant and had lunch while watching the fish.

Then more travels around Denver. That's a 40ft bear looking into the Convention Center. The animal for the day is a squirrel. The theme park is in the center of Denver but at this time of the year it is very closed.

After all that the real excitement started. We went shopping at Joann's for a thingy for Nina to do at nights or when I need to take a nap.

Day #12, Cheyenne Wy to Denver Co

2009-10-21T20:49:00.000-07:00

Wednesday Oct 21, 2009 - We drove from Cheyenne to Denver via Nebraska. Nina wanted to go to Nebraska so we could count an additional state visited. This added 100 miles to the trip but we got to see the "Our Lady of Peace" statue.
The many states we visited today are shown below. Out of Wy into Ne out of Ne into Wy out of Wy into Co. Wow, that's a lot of states in one day.

The "Our lady of Peace" statue is over 5 stories tall and has 14 smaller statues located around it showing Christ's story. It was located in Pine Bluffs Wy. This is a very small town located about 50 miles east of Cheyenne.

Then we got to Denver Co. We drove around for a while. We had a chance to see down town Denver and then we found the Bronco's Stadium. Nina did found one lighthouse in Denver. Why Denver needs a lighthouse know one will ever know.

Day #11, Cheyenne

2009-10-21T07:39:00.000-07:00

Tuesday Oct 20, 2009 - We toured around Cheyenne today.
We went to the state capital building, saw strange motel signs, trains and President Lincoln is a big deal in Cheyenne area.

They have a large museum dedicated to the Rodeo in Cheyenne. They have a very big rodeo here in the summer. Check out the cool cowboy & cowgirl in the photo.

Cheyenne has boots, boots & more boots.

Day #10, Rawlins Wy to Cheyenne Wy

2009-10-19T19:17:00.000-07:00

Monday Oct 19, 2009 - We traveled from Rawlins Wy to Cheyenne Wy (159 miles). We saw small towns, wind turbines, old buildings and a lot of wide open spaces.
We tried to go the State Penitentiary in Rawlins but they had it closed to decorate for a special Halloween showing. So we headed for Cheyenne.

On our way we went through Hanna, Medicine Bow, Rock River, Bosler and Laramie. Most of the towns looked like the pictures below.

Laramie was a lot bigger and we found a place to have lunch.

Then we got to Cheyenne. Drove around and got our bearings in preparation for our tour of Cheyenne tomorrow.

The animal for today was a dead deer in the back of this pickup. It is deer season here and there are lots of hunters everywhere you go.

Day #9, Casper Wy to Rawlins Wy

2009-10-18T19:46:00.000-07:00

Sunday Oct 18, 2009 - On our travels from Casper to Rawlins we saw dams, handcarts, deer, rocks and Rawlins.
They have a deep little canyon named Fremont Canyon. There is a 3 mile tunnel running from here to the Dam. It looked like we could have driven into the tunnel.

Then we found the Pathfinder dam. It was at a beautiful site. It is amazing the different kind of dams they get built.

The we went to the Mormon Handcart display, Martin's Cove. The LDS Church bought a ranch were Martin's Cove was located. It is a working ranch with over500,000 acreas, 1000 cattle and most of the work is done by elder missionaries. We talked with a missionary couple that had served with Roger & Gaye.

Animal of the day was many deer at the handcart display.

Then we pulled into Rawlins. Nina was impressed with the drive-up liquor stores.

Day #8, Casper Wy

2009-10-17T20:43:00.000-07:00

Saturday Oct 17, 2009 - We toured around Casper today.
We first went to the The National Historic Trails Interpretive Center. We rode a wagon acrossed a river, pulled a handcart, rode in a stage coach, petted a buffalo

Then we went to Fort Caspar. The fort was named after Lt Caspar after he lost control of his horse and it headed into the attacking Indians (go figure). The town of Casper was also named after him but someone misspelled his name and the town became "Casper" not "Caspar".

Next we went to a county park "Ayres Natural Bridge Park". It was an impressive rock formation at a small stream had cut from what appears to be solid rock.

Around here Jackalopes are a big deal. Today we were lucky enough to see the animals that get together to create that very special animal.

Day #7, Jackson Wy to Casper Wy

2009-10-16T19:35:00.000-07:00

Friday Oct 16, 2009 - We made it from Jackson Wy to Casper Wy (285 miles). Today will help increase our miles per day for this trip.
Nina got some excellent pictures of the Tetons this morning before the clouds covered them. She wanted to get the barn with the Tetons with snow on them.

We saw many different kinds of animals along the road. Some real some not so real.

They were working on the road over the pass and it was the biggest mess I have ever seen for a road. The car washes after the pass where doing a land office business. Lots of snow on the pass. The guy in the lower right was in Casper but he looked like he had been over the pass.

Lots of long straight roads in the desert. We saw of Indians tepees but felt no threat as we drove along.

We finally got to Casper and it felt so good.

Day #6, Jackson, Wy

2009-10-15T16:53:00.000-07:00

Oct 15, 2009 - Today we made a new state, Wyoming (that's 4 states). We are on schedule we made our goal of 82 miles today. This trip may take longer than I had planned at that rate.

I was a very good day for barns.

Things we saw on our way and in Jackson.

This is where we are staying, Snow King in Jackson. It's right on the ski slopes. This seems to be their slow time. There's not too many people here with us.

Wednesday, Oct 14

2009-10-14T19:14:00.001-07:00

Today was another Rexburg area day. (Day #5 of our trip)
We drove around BYU-I, the Temple and the Galaxy Apartments.

Galaxy Apartments, the Temple and BYU-I

The Rumsey's activity night at home.

Briana's fashion show

This is my family. You've got to love them all.

Tuesday, Oct 13

2009-10-13T19:39:00.000-07:00

Today was another Rexburg area day.(Day # 4 of trip)
We went to see Briana's gymnasics class. She was amazing what she could do. She did a 5 second hand stand (photo to the right). Grandkids are the best.

Hadley home from school getting ready for a motorcycle ride and Alyssa going to work. These are some of the best grandkids every.

The Rumseyes are growing up too fast. They are doing adult things and they should still be cute little kids.

Monday, Oct 12

2009-10-12T18:43:00.000-07:00

Today was spent in Rexburg and the area around there.

This is my family. You just have to love them all. Garett is fond of duct tape, he puts it on his mouth and on this hair, you just have to love him. It sounds like the Blanchard sisters all had a good time at Bonnie's. Whenever you get all those girls together a good time will be had.

Sunday, Oct 11

2009-10-11T21:40:00.000-07:00

Today we went from LaGrande Oregon to St Anthony Idaho. That makes one more state.

The above photos are on the road between LaGrande and Twin Falls. The picture of the temple was taken from a speeding (65mph) car. Not bad for a pass by.

We went into Twin Falls to see the temple and get some pictures. Then we stopped for photos of the gorge and the bridge over the gorge.

Western States Trip, Saturday

2009-10-10T20:48:00.000-07:00

This is what we saw between Silverdale, Wa and LaGrande, Oregon.

Nina and I are now on our Western State Trip. We made 2 state today, Washington and Oregon. That's pretty good for us on the first day. We went down south to Portland and then east to LaGrande. That was day 1. We are planning to visit 9 western states. Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada and California. We'll see if we make it.

Our Raccoon Visitors

2009-10-06T11:16:00.000-07:00

When I am working in the garage I will hear these strange noises at the door. When I raise the door here will be 3 or 4 raccoons looking for food. It's a mother and 3 babies we have seen grow up here this summer. They have me trained to feed them when they come to the door.

September Project

2009-09-29T11:48:00.001-07:00

This is my project for September. A model Kenworth Dump Truck from a Joys and Toys drawing.

I create a 3D model from the original drawing then print out my own version of the 2D drawing. Then some times the results even look like the original drawing.

Port Townsend, Sept 22, 2009

2009-09-23T13:19:00.000-07:00

Our trips have been down sized. Yesterday the weather was so great we went to Port Townsend for lunch. As usual we saw barns and lighthouses. They have one fake lighthouse in town. They also have one of the cutest little ferries in the Washington Ferry System.

They have a real lighthouse out at the state park. All in all it was a good trip. We decided we needed to enjoy the good weather because it will not last forever.

2009 Alaska Cruise

2009-09-15T17:14:00.000-07:00

During our cruise to Alaska we did not have internet access so I did not blog about the cruise. Then when we got back I guess the thrill was gone and I have not bolgged until now. We cruised during the week of 8/29/09 - 9/5/09. We started in Seattle and made 4 stops on our round trip back to Seattle.

In Seattle they feed you, let you rest for a while and then there's always the life boat drill. The weather was great.

We had Sunday at sea and Monday we stopped at Ketchikan. We saw eagles, salmon and loggers

Next stop was Juneau. From there we cruised to the glaciers.

Next stop was Skagway. There were 4 very large cruise ships in Skagway that day. That puts about 8,000 people in town at once. That's a lot of people in a very small town.

Next stop was Prince Rupert in Canada. We saw eagles, a lighthouse and whales.

Lots of whales. They were feeding. The guide called it bubble net feeding. One whale goes down and swims around blowing bubbles that cause the fish to come the the surface and the other whale come up under the fish and feed on they. The birds know where the whales are doing this and follow them. This lets us know where the whales will be coming up.

Then they brought us home and the cruise was over.

My August Projects

2009-08-28T10:25:00.000-07:00

Nina has had me busy this month.
She said she wanted to raise the bed in the spare room because it was too close to the floor. I thought storage under the bed would be a good idea. So this was the result. Six new drawers to support the bed.

Then she told me that the drawers she used next to her sewing machine were always falling out. She said a new set of wooden drawers like the one I built for the garage would be good. She is always saying I build thing that are to nice for the garage. I'm just following my dad, he said he deserved good cabinets in his garage. Anyway the drawers below are the result of her request. Because I know my answer to Nina must be "yes Mam, right now and thank you".

Tomorrow we start our 2009 Alaska cruise. I'm ready to go.

Hydroplane Boat Races

2009-08-17T07:41:00.001-07:00

Silverdale had Hydroplane Boat Races on Dyes Inlet Saturday and Sunday. These boat are very load. We could hear them from our backyard. They would races the big boats then in between they would have races for the small boats (R/C boats).

The following are pictures of the big boats. As you can see sometimes they made it back to the dock and some times they did not.

They used a crane to get the boats in and out of the water.

Then there were the little boats. As you can see some times the little boats did not make it back to the dock. So they would send out a recovery boat. A small row boat with Slim at the oars. There seems to always be problems of some kind.

I caught this R/C boat when it did a barrel roll.

Wooden Wagon Wheels

2009-08-15T14:44:00.001-07:00

I was taking to Mary Anne the other day and she ask what I do with my time now that I am retired when I am not traveling. I told her I do stuff. I decided that was not a very good answer so this post show what I have been doing lately.
I made 4 wooden wagon wheels. They are about 36" in diameter. I intend to use them to support a 2 wheel cart for flower planter and to support a teeter-totter. Now that give me something else to do with my time.

Seattle Trip, Day 1

2009-08-13T06:43:00.000-07:00

Nina & I went in to Seattle the other day to show her the Seattle Aquarium. When we got inside she started recognize things. We finally decided that she had been to the aquarium before. It had changed a lot, so we both got to see the new version of the aquarium.

Oh, and there will not be a "Day 2" to the Seattle trip. We can get to Seattle & back in 1 Day.

Briana Photo Shoot

2009-07-30T07:48:00.000-07:00

Talk about your cute grandkid. When the Rumseys were here visiting us Nina & Briana did a photo shoot with hats. Briana just seems to be a natural photo model. Nina enjoys working with any one that will change outfits and pose for pictures. The resulting photos that Nina get are amazing to see. Remember to feed the fish.

Raccoon Family #2

2009-07-23T09:13:00.001-07:00

We had a new raccoon family vist yesterday. We know its a new family because there are 3 babies.
The mother just wanted some rest.

But the little ones would not let her rest very long.

If the babies get scared up a tree they go.

Raccoon Family

2009-07-21T21:00:00.001-07:00

We have been feeding this mother raccoon all summer hoping she would bring her babies so we could see them. Well she brought them today. All three seemed very comfortable so I think we will see more of them. You can see how little it take to get us excited here in Washington.

I realize that not everyone enjoys raccoons like we do. But the little ones are so cute.

Day 10, Brookings, Or. to Home

2009-07-19T09:28:00.000-07:00

Today we traveled 521 miles. That's a big day for us.
We had to go south back in to California from Brookings then back into Oregon.
Things we saw along our way.

Barns, Barns and more Barns.

This photo is for Darla.

We got home safe and sound about 10pm Saturday night.

Day 9, Eureka to Brookings Oregon

2009-07-18T09:02:00.000-07:00

Today we made it to Oregon. Found 3 lighthouses, Paul Bunion and Elk.

One lighthouse above and 2 below. The lower right does not count, its in a someones yard.

The ocean that rocked us to sleep.

Day 8 , Fort Bragg to Eureka

2009-07-16T23:15:00.000-07:00

Today we traveled from Fort Bragg to Eureka. That's 135 miles in one day. At this rate we will be home by Christmas.
On the way we went to a lighthouse at Shelter Cove (1 hr 30 min to go 24 miles, one way).

Then we went though the "Avenue of the Giants". These are huge Redwood Trees.

In Eugene we found, after much stumbling around, the Table Bluff Lighthouse. They like large things in Eureka. Large boots, Large Sailors.

I saw this snail on the path and just thought of Deanna. We have snails here too.

This picture if for Brandon. To show him how the ocean look every day for our trip. Looked like there would be a bunch of abalone for the taking.

Day 7, Bodega Bay to Fort Bragg

2009-07-15T22:17:00.000-07:00

Today we found 2 lighthouses and a lot of California coast line. Highway 1 has a lot of curves and it takes a lot of time to travel a small distance. The ocean was beautiful but foggy.
First to Fort Ross and then on to Salt Point State Park.

Then the Lighthouse at Point Arena

Then the lighthouse at Point Carbillo

Then for Fort Bragg for the night.

Day 6, Fairfield to Bodega Bay

2009-07-14T21:49:00.000-07:00

Today we traveled from Fairfield to Bodega Bay via Point Reyes National Seashore. We went to Point Reyes to see the Point Reyes Lighthouse. You cannot get to close but Nina took the photo below. There was a sign about "watch for elk crossing" and there were actually elk next to the road. The sign got it right.

We stayed at a hotel in Bodega Bay with a view of the bay. They have a sail boat there that was beached 2 years ago and is still there.

Day 5, the Ricks Family

2009-07-14T09:26:00.001-07:00

Today was spent with the Ricks family.

At the Steinhart Aquarium.

Then at the hotel pool.

Day 4, Sunday, hanging with the Ricks family

2009-07-12T21:56:00.000-07:00

Today we were just hanging with the Ricks family.

Day 3, Jordan's Baptism

2009-07-12T09:32:00.000-07:00

Saturday was Jordan's baptism. After the baptism Brandon had a big celebration party at his home for a group of friends. The photo in the upper left is a rainbow that showed after a very small shower at the party.

Brandon and Jordan did good.

Day 2, Eugene, Or to Fairfield, Ca

2009-07-11T10:01:00.000-07:00

The following is what the trip was like between Eugene and Fairfield.
Lots of barns and trucks and a long, long freeway.
Here are a few of the trucks.

And a few of the barns

Traveling to California

2009-07-09T21:21:00.000-07:00

We are now on our way to California to attend Jordan's baptism on Saturday. We got off a little late and only got to Eugene, Oregon. The pictures below show about all we saw between Silverdale and Eugene.

Beach combing, airplanes and going home.

2009-07-09T08:50:00.000-07:00

Today was when the Rumsey family left for home. A sad day because their tripe was over. But also a happy day because our trip to California begins.

Yesterday was a day for swinging and flying airplanes.

And beach combing.

Kayaking on the Hood Canal

2009-07-07T20:03:00.000-07:00

Today we went Kayaking on the Hood Canal. Everyone had a good paddle, even Briana. A new rental place opened up about 3 mile from our house on the Hood Canal.

Fun, fun and more fun.

Stashia

Michele and Briana

4th of fJuly

2009-07-05T12:19:00.000-07:00

We had a hotdog roast in the backyard. Does anyone recognize the hotdog roasting sticks? They are getting old.

There was some swinging on the rope swing. I have got to remember to not turn the camera when taking videos.

And there was fireworks in the backyard.

And then there are the Rumsey kids.

The Beach

2009-07-04T09:18:00.000-07:00

And then they all went to the beach.