South Dakota baby!

I forgot to post this one!

South Dakota is the land of more billboards than people...and every road leads to either wall drug or the corn palace!!!



Ha! the segway rules!

Family, King Estate, Birthday!!!!!

Hello again! Two posts in a row.... we must be bored? NO WAY! we just want to share our lives with all of you!

Here are some MORE recent pictures from life in Oregon.....



Grapes at King Estate


Chelsea with mom and dad at King Estate winery


Leroy and his hops


Chelsea with the hops


I think they got a hop high!


Proxy Falls hike


Birthday doughnut at Voodoo Doughnut


Birthday Chai with espresso!


Cindy and Betty at Full City coffee


Birthday beer at Ninkasi Maybe I can get a job here in the winter?


This one is for you mom! dinner at Ratatouilli . SOOOOOO good!

climbing mountains!

Hello everyone! Instead of rambling too much we thought we would just post a bunch of new pics from the last couple of months!



Three Sisters mountains taken from Scott Lake


We hiked to Benson Lake in the Sisters Wilderness area


Camping at Scott Lake on 242


Tasting flight at Three Creeks Brewery, Sisters


We hiked to the top of this mountain, Cone Peak. The view was amazing


On top of Cone Peak


Chelsea with the Sisters Mountains behind her


Mt. Jefferson in the background. Mt Jeff!


HIking throught the wild flowers on our way to the top of Cone Peak. Iron Mountain in the background.


So many different wildflowers!


Setting up camp in a beautiful Oregon forest


Surly in Oregon? Heck Yes! In July we went to the Oregon Brewers Festival with Betty, Leroy, Waylon, and Kaycie! OBF!!! so much beer, so much fun!