vacation photos

So, I'm home for the first time in 4 weeks and can download photos to my computer to post on my blog. I love being able to take photos on my Kindle and so easily post them to my blog, but it really doesn't take the best pictures.

First off are photos from when we were camping with Glen's family at the beginning of July. Then there are photos from my 3 weeks in Oregon. My sister and I surprised our mother for her birthday (which isn't until August) and then I stayed on. Glen and the boys came the last week of July and I left with them. Hannah is still there.

Camp Conery, Lake Almanor, California:

Some photos Andrew and Heather sent to us:

Hannah and Henry (who was almost 3 months old here)

Heather and Henry at Lake Almanor

Andrew and Henry

Henry doesn't seem to be as pleased to be with us as we are to be with him

Some of my photos:

square dancing is a Perazzo reunion tradition

I forget which dance this was...maybe it was the Virginia Reel

still dancing, though I'm not sure which move Ryan is busting out

doing the Bunny Hop when Andrew, Heather, and Henry arrived, so they hopped on over to the car

Henry and Glen getting acquainted

Great-grandma Perazzo getting her turn in with Henry

4 generations of Perazzo men

Hannah and I took a quick trip into California to go shopping. Crescent City is about a half-hour drive from my parents' place.

Crescent City, California:

The lighthouse is on the little island in the middle of this photo

Brookings, Oregon (well, my parent's house is actually in Harbor, Oregon):

one of the presents Denise gave mom was this adorable crab

Hannah borrowed someone's guitar so she could chill with it

walking down to the harbor includes passing this wall which is often covered in chalk art

 Since we didn't make it to the Japanese bomb site on our visit in June, Glen tried again. He and Eric were successful, though there isn't much to see, apparently.

Eric at the trail head (at the end of a 16 mile drive up a dirt road).

Glen at the marker indicating the site of where one of four Japanese bombs was dropped by airplane on the continental United States during WW II.   The bomb was an incendiary type that was intended to start a forest fire.
However, due to damp weather at that time, the fire did very little damage.

And since I spent 3 weeks by the ocean, I figure I better post a photo or two of the beautiful Pacific.

And now it's back to my normal routine, whatever that is. The next 2 weeks before school starts will be filled with getting ready for the new year in Seminary.

I'm in Oregon again

After our week camping with Glen's family, Glen and the boys headed home. Hannah and I drove to Oregon, picked my sister up from the airport in Medford, drove to Brookings, and we surprised our mom for her 80th birthday (just like we had surprised our dad when he turned 80). Mom's birthday isn't until August, but my sister couldn't come then, so we came early. My mom was definitely taken by surprise! It was great.

Denise was able to stay for just a few days. Things were pretty laid back. We played games, watched tv, and ate lots of yummy snacks (like peach salsa, avocados and tortilla chips and also triple chocolate ice cream cake for mom's birthday cake). At the airport when we dropped her off, we were laughing so much it was hard to take a good selfie.

Denise left but I'm staying on till the end of the month. Wow. I've never been here more than a week at a time before and now I get to stay for 3 weeks. At the beach. In the summer. With my parents and daughter. Loving it.

At the courts

Hannah and I went to tai chi with my mom (and I will be going with mom again), I've been going to zumba (this is kind of a retirement community and I am the youngest participant, which is kind of weird, but it is still fun), Hannah and I go and hit tennis balls (and considering I've only played once or twice in the past 30 years, I am doing ok), and we survived a heat wave last week without air conditioning. One day it was 95 in town and 101 in the carport (and 83 in the house). You can tell it was really hot because I kept putting a lot of ice in my water, and I usually prefer room temp water.

Summer is the best.

And today is our daughter-in-law's birthday. Happy Birthday Heather!!!