"Jamboree weekend......and a wrecked car..."

 Nicole went to the Jamboree with her friends and stayed at my sisters house for the weekend. Sounds like the weekend was great and they had fun and went to the lake and all the concerts. Sunday night her and Hannah were headed home and they got into an accident. It wasn't her fault and luckily everyone was ok and just minor bruises. The poor kid that hit her was only 16 and had only had his license a month and had his little brother with him! And everyone was wearing seatbelts and airbags deployed. It was about 2 miles from our house and we got there in about 2 minutes after she called me.

 Her car is totalled.........

 I just thank God that everyone walked away from it. Scary call to get from your teenager that she was in a car accident.

And what are the chances of 2 cars of ours being totalled within a month of each other?????? And neither was our fault. So now we are down 2 cars. And have 3 drivers and we all have jobs that are different hours.............I'm hoping good things are to come our way! (But still so grateful that all the teenagers walked away without serious injuries.)

"Misc. summer fun........."

 We have been working alot and trying to balance work and play all summer. Tyler doesn't drive yet and his sister is working alot too so he is left home alot. So I decided after work to take him mini golfing. Me, LeRoy and Tyler were off..........

 I had two hole in ones but that still didn't keep Tyler from beating us both games! Was nice to get Tyler out for some friendly competition!

 These shoes just make me smile. Glittery and pink! I wore them to work and they aren't the most comfortable shoes to wear for an entire work day. Maybe a half day...................but they are cute!

 I took a weekday off (can you believe it!) Tyler and I decided to go to Corvallis to visit my friend Erin that works at OSU. We went to lunch and hung out at the coffee shop and walked around campus. Tyler thought is was funny to wear a "duck" shirt to OSU campus. Until we started walking around. ha! Then he doubted his decision alittle. But at least it wasn't bright green or yellow! He came out alive. Good thing it was summer and most of the students are gone.

 I love pinterest! Found this hairstyle on there and tried it out on myself! Cuteness~

 I wear my hair up alot. From the front (and in pics) it just looks like I have my hair pulled back. But usually there is something cute like this going on in the back! Love pinterest ideas!

 We started out the summer visiting the Oregon Coast almost every weekend. Life has gotten in the way and we haven't been lately! I'm ready to go.............

 Tyler is a very funny kid. I found bottled old school pepsi at the grocery store. I bought a bottle for Tyler and told him soda just tastes better out of a glass bottle. I put it in the fridge and he forgot about it. So a few days ago I reminded him it was in there. He said "oh, that weird bottle that you got from Mexico?" ahahahahaha......I'm not sure why he thought it was from Mexico???? but he said it was the best pop ever!

 Me and my girl....

 And Tylers best friend Parker moved away this summer to Arizona............Bummer............Tyler has been sad. Him and Parker had so much fun and hung out alot. School starts soon so he will have to make some new friends............

"Linn County Fair"

 Linn County Fair!! My nephews Gunner and Drake show pigs at the fair. It's so fun to go watch them show and just hang out. This was Drakes 1st year and Gunner has shown before. We went last year too. So funny. My sis Donna took her trailer and camped at the fairgrounds so it was fun to  just go hang out (and bring her an emergency bottle of wine which may or may not have been consumed from red solo cups!)

 The boys did good and had fun. We went to support and Grandma Mac came too! We went 2 days and lucky the weather wasn't too hot this year.

 We saw Amber there. Her daughter was showing too. Was like a family reunion! Good times.........

"BBQ with my peeps"

 BBQ at my sista KayDee's house! Good times. Good laughs. (Where is Tyler in this picture?????)

I'm sure we were up to something? BBQ was great. Met some new people. Then we all went to Foster Lake to watch fireworks for the sportsman holiday weekend. The hubs were with us too but they aren't as quick to jump into pictures like we are! Love hanging out with my sisters and family :)

"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............