Aunt Mary

 Aunt Mary came for a visit last weeken. Hair clips for our nieces were made, great food was cooked, a beautiful hike was well, hiked, alot of conversations were had,  and the 74 year old sturgeon was seen. His name was Herman and he was pretty big for a fish.... 10 feet long and 400 lbs.... ok, that is pretty big for any animal, except an elephant. Really all in all it was wonderful to visit, hang out with her and laugh.

Mary is 6 years older than me and when we were children we shared a room. She always made me make our bed a certain way and keep it very clean. She still helps me make everything as nice as it can be when she is around. Like the stuffed french toast we made for Justin for Father's day breakfast and the sandwich she made me for lunch.She is dating someone right now and I asked her the other day, "Does he understand just how awesome you are?" It is true, Mary is awesome, partially because she also gets my humor (to all my other siblings, don't feel bad, I think you are awesome as well:)

 This guy is pretty awesome too. :)

 I love to kiss those cheeks. Isn't she adorable?

  We are excited for the next time she decides to visit.

 Justin and Ruth Blazzard

Multnomah Falls- This time we hiked

Just a few pics from the beautiful Multnomah Falls. It is a paved trail most of the way and if the sun is out, which it was it = GORGEOUS! It is a huge tourist area and we probably heard 5 different languages on our way up the hill. The waterfalls there are huge and keep things cooled off pretty well.

What are your favorite things about hikes? Justin and Ruth Blazzard

First Hike

Last weekend was our first weekend in a very long time where we have had absolutely no other responsibilities requesting our time. Knowing this we decided to go for a hike. We have never been on a hike together and now I am hoping we go on them often. It was very relaxing to be in the quiet of nature with my favorite person.



The trees here are huge! You can see from us standing next to them just how big they are. It was rather funny because alot of what Justin talked about while hiking was how he would like to try and cut one down. He admired them, but the logger in him really wanted to see just what fine work he could do with his chain saw.









We didn't see anyone else on the hike, which was surprising because the weather was beautiful. This summer, we may even attempt an overnight hike. Yikes! If you ever come to visit us, we promise we will take you on a hike.




Justin and Ruth Blazzard