This was truly a glorious weekend in McCall. I've always said that September is the best time to be in McCall--the weather is usually warm and sunny and the best part is that the beach is quiet! When we arrived, the thermometer was registering in the 80's. It was beautiful and sunny!
We enjoyed Friday's dinner on the deck as the sun was just beginning to set for the evening.
I made special peanut butter cups for dessert and served them on little plates. For some reason, Julia insisted on holding her plate the entire time she was eating. It was so funny!!
James watching the sun set while eating his dessert.
I thought this photo was too cute to not post. Julia holding Jacob's cat, Orangey, while watching the boys playing on the dock.
Jacob, enjoying some daddy time on the dock.
Who wouldn't want to be right here?
Bed time!! James has started sleeping on the top bunk. Julia is still in the playpen, but not for long. By morning, she came bounding into the bedroom as if to say "See, I told you I shouldn't be confined in that little crib!!"
James played his piano assignments on the pumper organ. He was so happy to be able to play something on the organ, he didn't care that it was an assignment!
So, if you look really carefully in the center of this picture, you'll see a little black blob. That "blob" just happens to be a black bear!!! We visited the fish hatchery on Saturday afternoon. We had gone through the inside and were just finishing with the outside raceways, when people came running out of the building saying, "Did you see it?" When we asked what "it" was, they said "a bear!!!" Shocked and excited at the same time, we strained our eyes to try to see the black bear. Fortunately, the bear had no idea he was so close to actual people.
You can see the bear a little better in this picture (top right hand corner). I haven't figured out how to crop photos on our iMac yet. When I do, I'll repost some of these pictures.
James striking his "homeboy" pose.
James has been studying bugs in school and happened to find a grasshopper.
A truly rare photo of mommy in a bathing suit!
I LOVE this picture!
The early bird may get the worm, but the early mommy gets the deer pics! There was a small dear family camped out near the cabin.
Sunday's bike ride through Ponderosa State Park. What a view!
