"Best day EVVVEEEERRRRRR!!!!!"

 BEST DAY EVVVEEEERRRRRRRR.........was the motto of the day! I got a text from my sister KayDee about 11:00 am Saturday morning. "Do you and Tyler want to go to the lake today in my boat? We are leaving in an hour". Here at home it was cloudy and cool. She said it will clear up and the lake will be nice. Ok!!! Find some snacks. Find a swimsuit (yikes!). Get Tyler out of bed! ASAP! Then I get a call from my darling newphew Drake "Aunt Missy, can you come pick me up on your way to the lake?" Sure! Be ready I will be there soon! (Nicole and LeRoy had to work. Donna was busy and Gunner was fishing, so it ended up being this motley crue).

 OMG........what a great day! Had so much fun. Shinnaneghins. Lots of pics of coarse. Junk food and relaxing. Thanks so much girls for taking us! The boys had a blast. No one got sunburnt. (I use the highest SPF sunscreen you can buy and Brandi uses baby oil. ahahahahaaaa.......I have white skin that I don't want to fry like a chicken!)

 Tyler was so happy his cousin Drake came too.

 We ended up at Green Peter Lake. Was windy when we got there. Boat launch went off without a hitch.  Brandi backed to boat down the launch and did great!Weather turned nice. Boys swam and swam and swam. We just hung out and visited and listened to music. KayDee is antsy-pantsy and doesn't sit still very well. She kept asking everyone if we wanted to ski or tube or wakeboard...............we were all happy just hanging out......and drifting...........

 Alot of napping too.............

 KayDee...........................WHAT are you doing???!!!!!!!!! Oh.........I think we all know! ha!

 As afternoon turned into evening the wind had finally settled down. We went up to an arm of the lake towards Quartsville..................de ja vu of my childhood.................the early evening on the lake...the wind had settled so the lake was smooth as glass.......the smell of campfire.........the scenery (we used to camp right by this bridge!)........and Drake decided to be brave and try out the wakeboard for the 1st time.

 Here we go! Was cool that Aunt KayDee and Brandi were teaching him. Also reminded me of when I learned to water ski back in the day................

 He never really got up. This pic looks like he did....................he looks pretty cool!

 But it was more of this............................he put in a great effort and I think was a little frustrated that he didn't get up. He is an awesome athlete and young and is good at everything. So to not master it right off was frustrating for him. He got tired and we called it a day. I told him next time he will get it! A+ for effort!

 I love the fast boat rides.............hang on cause KayDee is driving!

 At little more napping (I think her mouth is open!)

 A little bonding with my family.........

 At lot of silly (I believe in this pic we were driving really fast...............why weren't her hands on the wheel????????!!!!!!!!)

 This pic pretty much sums these two up................

 BEST DAY EVVVVEEEEERRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks again for the great day!!!!
(and as a sidenote******)
*******we only lost one lifejacket! But recovered it later.....................her friends boat ran out of gas.........and poor Brandi lost her bling diamond ring in the lake. I felt so bad for her!!!! I think i felt her heart sink as her ring sank into the bottom of the lake.............

"I love my family......."

 It's nice when we all have to get dressed up and go somewhere together (in this case a beautiful summer outdoor wedding).

It's rare now days to have my entire family in one place for more than 5 minutes. That is not a joke. The kids are so busy with friends and jobs and their own social interests..........I'm not usually on the list! I'm feeling a little left out! They are growing up so fast and are independent and have their own interests. I thank God everyday that I have LeRoy. He is my man. Celebrating our 21st wedding anniversary this year. How the years have flown. The summer is flying by as well. I want to spend more time with my family. Extended family as well. My sisters. My nephews. My parents. My friends. (we see LeRoy's parents all the time so they are already on the list!). Everyone seems to be so busy all the time, we forget how important it is to spend quality time with the ones we love..............All I want is time hanging out and enjoying each others company............

"Happy 4th of July!!"

 Happy 4th of July!!!! Our annual trip to the coast! Watched the firework over the bay. Walked the docks. Went to the beach. Made smores. BBQ'd. Walked on the waterfront. All the fun stuff we do on the 4th.

 My kids were actually getting along with each other!!!!!

 Tyler and I always walk the docks in the bay and look at all the boats. Always a good time with my son.

 We have an amazing view of the bay the bridge and the boats from our balcony.

 Me and the hubs....

 Nicole's "friend" that is a boy (she says they are just hanging out) Zack drove over to have dinner with us and hang out. Good times.........

 This year they brought in a barge to light the fireworks off in the bay. Was best fireworks show I have ever seen. Was awesome. Enjoyed sitting on our balcony with the kids and the hubs and grandma and grandpa Mary watching the show.

 The next day me, LeRoy and Tyler went down to South Beach by the south Jetty. We took the metal detector. What fun Tyler had! (Nicole went shopping with grandma).

 He found a quarter buried right off. Lots of soda cans. bottle caps. He was so sweet. He said he was going to find me a diamond ring. So cute! Unfortunatley he didn't find a ring. But had fun on the beach searching for treasures. Once LeRoy showed him what to do.......he was off!

 He covered alot of area in one afternoon. He decided we needed to go to a more traveled beach next time so he could find better stuff! Beach was cold and windy as usual. But still fun!

 We have spend ALOT of time on the Oregon Coast this year! Almost every weekend. It's close to home. Good family bonding time. And I love the beach! Another fun 4th of July..............