People at the Party, Hot Hot Hot

Portrait of the Artist - and his home and family!!

The day the relay began, I drove Dad to West Linn where he joined up with his team. Then Hannah and I drove up the coast to Gearhart - which is next to Seaside - which is where the race ended on Saturday. We have great friends in Gearhart and we enjoyed spending some time with them.

Here's another "dos Hannahs" shot - Nebekers have a Hannah too!

And Israel came to visit also - shown here with his dad.

This is the Norwegian bed - used to belong to Ry's mom - Hannah and I spent a restful night sleeping in it!

Hannah positively loved their cat Minow - they kept offering to give him to her!

Sarah and Ry prepared us a tasty dinner, breakfast and lunch - some of it from their beautiful garden!

This is the house next door - that they bought a few years ago but haven't done much with it yet.

In addition to tasty things to eat, Sarah grows beautiful flowers! There were sumptuous bouquets of hydrangea and sweet pea throughout the house.

Saturday morning we took a walk along the beach - and Hannah found two nearly perfect sand dollars.

This is their charming cottage.

More shots of Minow.

Guess Hannah was behind us with her camera!

This is looking towards Tilamook, I think. The beach was certainly not like SoCal beaches, but beautiful anyway!! (I guess we SoCal natives sometimes think the only beach is the southern beach!)

Ry prepared a great Norwegian breakfast - and I even ate brown goat cheese - that was quite tasty!

Sarah drove us around the area a bit and I took down phone numbers of vacation rental homes - we may just have to take a vacation there!

My Nephew

I loved these shots of Theo.

"The Last Round-up" of Summer 2007!

This has been the "best of times" and the "worst of times" this summer. It has been great to be with family, to welcome a new little spirit, to spend quality time with grandchildren, to celebrate Hannah's achievements, to see several old and dear friends.

But 8 plane trips and 2 road trips have done me in! And Mom's accident cast a pall over things. And of course, losing Jim has caused us all to slow down and reflect on the mortal nature of our lives.

Phoebe graciously planned the blessing of little Agnes to coincide with the Hood to Coast Relay that Harry was invited to run in. The leader of the team is an old missionary buddy - and we were at the U at the same time. Thanks to the ever-vigilant Phoebe for connecting up with the Burkes - who are in her stake! (Phoebe can connect us with just about anyone she meets!!)

This is not quite the "last" round-up - I'm tired and want to go to bed - so this installment is race day to end of trip - the days before race day will come tomorrow!

Here's the relay team - at the end. Can you tell who ran the last leg?

The team waits for the last runner and then they all go through the chute together.

The race is 197 miles long - Harry ran 3 of the laps. There were 12 on the team and they traveled in two vans. They slept in meadows and breakfasted at fund-raisers along the way. One of Harry's laps was at 1:30 a.m.

Harry, Ry, and Israel enjoying some sustenance at the Bunz Cafe.

Hannah on her bike - we biked over because traffic was horrible - there are 1,000 teams in this relay - and they each have at least 2 vans to transport the runners!

And I biked too - a photo to prove it to all those doubting Thomas's out there who don't think I can still ride a bike!

Here we are next day at the park after church and the blessing of little Agnes. Ry was ready to take her home!

We were happy to have Jinny, Bruce's mom, there too.

Daddy-Daughter shot!

Team Bolander was there for the fun and festivities - they always add a spark to any gathering!

When we got home, Agnes crashed!

Matt, Eliza and Theo had been at a Selander reunion on the Oregon coast, so it was fun to be with them again. Theo was a popular guest - here with Ella.

Hannah's friend Ashlin - from MHS days - was in Oregon visiting her parents, so she joined us too.

Of course, Pam and Denny came from Idaho Falls - and Pam came from Northern Cal where she'd been helping Tiffany, who just had a new little boy.

I took Sue C.'s admonition to heart - and let myself be photographed in an apron!

8 of the 11 grandkids were there - getting them all posed together was hard. Thanks to Sarah for holding Agnes.

Team Selander enjoys lunch.

Phoebe and David's friends from Canby - they know each other from Davis.

David's sister Tammy and her family came for the occasion - they fit right in with all the Terrill cousins!

Bruce dubbed this the "Bay City Rollers" look - whatever it was, it was pretty funny - but then Calvin's a pretty funny guy! I miss him already.

Kelly Shaw, a wonderful Monrovia friend, was in town checking out grad schools - what a fortuitous coincidence!

Miss Agnes Mae in the blessing dress that Phoebe wore as a baby - crocheted by my Grandma Stevens.

Kelly loving the bambino.

Bonny's not afraid to be photographed in an apron either!

Phoebe's feeling grateful she asked for a baby doll from Grandma Clayton right away - Grandma won't be making those any time soon! Looks like Agnes likes it!

Phoebe coveted this bonnet when she saw it in a knitting magazine - I don't knit though - so imagine her delight when Sister C. made one for her! It's big now, but will be perfect when the chilly fall days arrive - Phoebe already has fashion plans to go with it! (I bought the magazine and showed the pattern to Sue - I may not knit, but I can dream!)

Favorite Aunt Hannah was loving being with some of her favorite people.

Esme and Henry in their matching khakis!

Kirk and Sheri MacDowell gave us four star accommodations in their lovely guest room - and a Norwegian breakfast too. We were happy they could join us at the blessing. They used to live in Monrovia - and now are down the street from Pheobe! Small world!!

Our last day, Harry and Hannah drove to Astoria to visit Ry's studio.

"Self Portrait While Crossing the Bridge"

The walk is as long as a football field!

Dad and Ry - friends for many, many years! I'll do another post of shots of them, their kids and their great house on the Oregon coast.

Calvin refers to these as his "spiky ball shorts" and you can get him to do just about anything if you promise you will wash them so he can wear them the next day too!

It's been wonderful to spend time with Henry and Calvin - and all the grandkids - we look forward to the holidays!!