Smorgasbord of Pictures

Hello, hello!!

It's been a while since I've posted anything here. Yes, it has been quite the year (understatement, right?). Lots of hard, hard things going on. But ya know, there's been plenty of beautiful mixed in. So why not rejoice in that, I say?!  

I just dumped all the pictures from my phone onto the computer. When I go into blogger to paste pictures, the square with the pictures is super small. Normally, I would look through all the pictures on the computer first and write down numbers of the pictures that I want to use. Then I would put them in order sequentially. In the old days, I would write up a nice commentary.  Not much of that going on here today.  These are all out of order and I don't have time to look through and pick the best ones. I just clicked away and this is what we get. Better than nothing!!

Enjoy!!  Much love from me to you!!!  

Doug took this pic today. This is the book we got Rusty's name from. Read it to M scores of times. 

M's new neighborhood friend. Fast, great friends!  They are having a great summer with their gel blasters. They are planning a big war with other kids in the park down the streeet. 

July 4th rodeo. 

Horseback riding with the cousins in June. 

Such a great outing!! 

Hooray for a family reunion!!  It had been way too long!! 

The siblings. 

Doggy pile. 

We had a birthday party for my mom's 84th birthday. 

Doggy pile on grandma with some of the grandkids. 

Some of my family joking around. 

Eating out. 

M had a fabulous time with his cousins. Someday I hope to get a reunion with everyone!! 

Sorting pictures from my mom's house. 

Friends from when we lived in Washington. Now they live in Arizona and Idaho. 

Couple of gifts from caring friends. We are rich in friendships. 

A familiar scene. 

M's first week of camp ever!! 

Year #2 for Running Club. We have so much fun with it. 

We got out to the Marble Table for our anniversary! 

Bad picture of the crowd of at 4th of July fireworks. Safe to say we got more fireworks then we bargained for. Phew!  

Wild West style fireworks. Hours of fireworks all around town BEFORE the *real* show ever started. 

The rodeo in Red Lodge. 

Savoring delicious junk food together. 

Travel buddies. 

We needed to take a commuter down to the peninsula. 

This man has helped us in so many ways. He's the one who started 40 sunflowers for Doug and planted them with M in the backyard. 

J getting up on Gigantor. 

Hanging out with our super loyal, generous friends in June.