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Sunday, July 17, 2011

Summer/Fall

Okay, if you live in Oregon you know this summer has sucked. There has maybe been one 4 day stretch of sunshine before it rained on our short summer parade. This weather feels more like fall than summer which, surprisingly, I don't mind. The reason I don't mind is because I love fall, maybe a little more than summer. There is a certain internal warmth of fall. All of the warm colors, new flavors, and sense of purpose. Fall was always the start of a new school year which I loved and the start of a new holiday season. Before I get too excited about fall coming, which I forgot to mention also brings my birthday, I have captured a few fun summer pictures so far.

Sammie being still while I snap a picture.
Wonderful breakfast with the lovely Amber.
Ah, the food. It's the description of my breakfast.
Fresh baked Banana bread.
Laying out by the pool reading Bossypants.

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Camping!

Over the July 4th weekend we went camping! It was the first camping trip of the summer. We went with our friends Amber and Jared with their two dogs Winchester and Penny. The trip was a bit last minute so the boys decided to go out earlier on Friday hoping to find a spot since all reserved campgrounds were booked by the time we decided to go camping. Luke and Jared were driving about 5 hours....with 3 dogs!! Poor guys! That is basically torture.
Penny, Winchester, Sammie
They landed a spot around 7:30pm on Friday night with Amber and I already on our way praying they would find something before we got there!

Our campground wasn't anything special but it served its' purpose. Our spot was huge so the dogs were able to run, play and sniff around as they pleased without annoying other campers.
Winchester Sperry, very patient dog.
Most of the weekend we actually spent at Suttle Lake. The dogs are HUGE water lovers so I believe they had the best weekend of their lives! A lot of barking, splashing, stick getting and Winchester has the skills to hunt for large rocks. It is quite hilarious. You toss a large rock into the shallow water and he will paw around, feel it, poke his whole head into the water and come up with the rock in his mouth. He is a unique one.
Winchester and Sammie fetching sticks.

Swimming and hunting for sticks.

Penny hopping like a bunny in the water.
Us humans, we laid out, tanned, drank some cold beers and swam. It was super nice to have warm weather. I think I almost forgot what it felt like....especially since I burned. 
Jared and Luke enjoying nature and their beer.

Great idea by Luke Buchanan.

Amber and Jared being cute with their dogs.
By the end when we were ready to head out on Monday, I think I had over 20 mosquito bites. I attract bugs like crazy!! I was just itching to get a nice long shower (pun intended)! Overall the weekend was super fun and relaxing. I definitely feel like summer has begun.
Winchester being a stud.