October 7th - 30 Years

On October 7th we celebrated 30 years of marriage. This is a real accomplishment, but with out getting too sappy I can't think of anyone that I would have rather gone through all the ups and downs of life with. I think we have a true friendship that has endured the trials of everyday life. I thought you would all enjoy seeing how we looked 30 years ago; and although we look a little older (maybe a bit shell shocked) we are still a couple today. Laurits, thanks for 30 years of being by my side.

Motley Mill Creek Crew

We recently had the pleasure of hosting (from left to right) our son-in-law Ian and two of his friends Bobby and Bart for a weekend of extreme mountain biking at "Black Rock" just south of where we live. This is an area inside the National Forest - Coast Range that has been cultivated for some wild mountain bike rides. During the summer season the forest service even runs a truck to ferry riders to the top so they can get in more rides. I snapped this before photo before they left and had fully intended to take an after picture, but unfortunately they returned home to a minor crisis; no pump for the well which meant no showers. After a short amount of time the guys managed to pull off a "MacGyver" type feat where they were able to run water from the neighbors outside faucet to our house thus by-passing the well. Though it was dark, hence no after pictures, everyone was able to shower and we all ate a nice dinner. We look forward to hosting you all again. This time Ian take my camera so you can take photos and videos from the course.