Camille's Wedding

Camille..............the very happy bride!
The cake was made by a good friend of Camille's. Love the green! The vows............beautiful wedding as usual!
Camille and her dad..............

The girls.............Diana, Me, Debbie (with Lucas), Camille, Melinda, Evaughn and Julie.
Cutting the cake...................and it was delicious!
Best of Buds..........Me and Melinda...........also known as "Double Trouble 1 & 2"! LOL!!
The first dance as husband and wife.
The food was great............was so happy they had salmon!

And, they are off!
Love is in the air.............
To the get away car!
Throwing rice at the happy couple.
Mike and Camille.............the DJ called her "Tinker Bell" in her going away dress!

Today, we all gathered once again for a wedding. This time it was for our friends, Camille and Mike . Everything was just beautiful and a great time was definately had! Good food, good music and good company. How many more weddings are left? I love all my friends, but hope there are no more for awhile! I need a break from weddings.............just for the remainder of the year please! Much love and happiness to Camille and Mike.............we love you guys!!

First Day of School

Being released to the parents..........the first day is over!
Mom, with Allen and Deirdre. Allen now can look my mom in the eye! How scary!
Deirdre and Allen...........can you believe that Deirdre is 5 months older than Allen? Look at the height difference!
Deirdre and Alyssa...............such a sweet picture of these cousins!

Deirdre standing where her class will line up everyday.
Among fellow classmates.........
Going into class..............there is her teacher Miss Petersen.
Gee mom...............you can go now!!! I am a big girl................LOL!!!

Finally...........after a summer of fun and heat, the first day of school has arrived! Deirdre is now in the 4th grade and was so glad to see her friends! This is also her school's first year wearing uniforms (which I for one am very glad they have done this). Here are a few pictures from this morning...........

Those Silly Girls!!!

Emily and Deirdre.............you may not wanna ask! They were just flat out silly!!
She thinks she is a bride. I think she had too much soda!
Emily, Deirdre and Roddy (the dog-groom).........he looks excited.
Deirdre................check out that form! She is a natural............
And, Emily too! Good form and looks natural.............

Today we had Emily. Deirdre was so glad to have her here to play with her. We took the girls to Chuck E. Cheese (you have no idea how much I can't stand that place) and then brought them back home to play dress up (you will roll over with laughter at the pictures) and do some archery in the backyard.

Ricky Nelson's Kids

As many of you know, I love Ricky Nelson. I also became a fan of his son's, Matthew and Gunnar, who were better known as Nelson. Now they are known as The Nelson Brothers. They now perform alot of their father's music from way back (very cool). I decided to put a clip or two here on my blog. Enjoy!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE6mcW3SY5o

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpTnmLIJCNE

Hope this works............we will find out! Gotta love the music!!!!!

Kirkwood Bald Eagle

Here is the Bald Eagle of Lake Kirkwood. My mom was able to get this picture of him. She cropped it and send it to me. This was one hard bird to photograph! But well worth sitting in the canoe for a time to try to get one camera to focus, while the other person was able to really get a picture! Thanks mom!!!!!!!!!!

Here are some happy fish!!!

Meet Tiger and Rose...........Deirdre most beloved fish. They seem to be enjoying their fresh and clean water!
Rose is our carnival fish from almost 2 years ago. This should of been a dead fish after a few days! But, it seems to wanna hang around................lol!
Looking for the fish flakes................and the look at the pretty shell among the gravel.

This is what you get when you actually clean your fish tank................HAPPY FISH!! Now, Tiger, Rose and Mo Mo have to dirty the tank all over again and get it just the way they want it!

More Camping 2008

Okay......we went to the campfire program the last night of session 2 for Two Sentinels Girl Scout camp. Here we are with Staar (who by the way was in the delivery room when Deirdre was born and was her baby doctor as well).
The gang........on the way down to the Falls! This is before we go to slide down rocks!


My baby girl at Grover Hot Springs (this is in the cold pool). I just love the smile on her face!

I am still waiting for more pictures. So, keep checking back! There will be a picture of a Bald Eagle, and more from our hikes. There is so many pictures to choose from, it is hard to say which I wanna put here!

Nevada or Bust!!

Here is Deirdre at Uncle Randy and Aunt Linda's house in Minden, Nevada. She is just fasinated with their coo-coo clock that they have had since I was real young! Mom, Me and Aunt Linda! I do have to say Deirdre can really use a camera!
Deirdre and Aunt Linda. I think she likes Deirdre...........who doesn't like Deirdre?? LOL!
This is Uncle Randy............he wanted my dad to see how much hair he still has compared to my dad!
And...............Ginger (named by Deirdre)! She is now repaired and ready to go home to Antioch.


We had a nice drive up and a fun visit with Uncle Randy and Aunt Linda (my folk's good friends.......they are just like family). It was a little hot (okay 100 degrees), but it was good to be with some of the people we love!

Camping at Lake Kirkwood 2008

Lake Winnemuca, Dan and I hiked to this beautiful lake on August 9th. We caught a total of 3 gorgeous fish here. The wind was very gusty, but an enjoyable day.


And so...........we had a total of 5 fish for dinner that night! It was just yummy! Glad there were no bears nearby to join us for dinner!
My mom, neice Emily and Deirdre enjoying the first night's campfire. They later roasted marshmellows. Believe it or not...........Deirdre is now loving s'mores!

Horseshoe time at the Kirkwood Inn. The girls really enjoy this game. Great way to unwind after a nice lunch before heading back to the campground.
Deirdre at the Falls. We all went down to this beautiful spot not too far from camp.


Here are the 3 fish that were caught at Lake Winnemuca. Check out the colors!!

Lake Kirkwood and the Two Sentinels. Or..............heaven on earth!
What is this? Camp wildlife? Oh no.........that is my kid and my neice! They had a creative moment the first day.
Me and my mom. I warned her this would end up on my blog! I believe this is the second morning camping.
We let the girls paddle the canoe too! They didn't do too bad actually. You know how hard it is to get a picture of people behind you?? LOL!!

Emily and Deirdre after a swim in Lake Kirkwood. They look refereshed and somewhat clean!

There are lots more pictures to come. We had a great week and wished we could of stayed much longer. So, for now these are the pictures I wanted to share with all of you! Be sure to check back for the other pictures as I get them!!!!!!