Gma and I decided to take a little drive to the sunny beaches of Western Oregon on New Years Day 2009. Gma just had to put her feet in the sand and feel the warmth of the tropical sun. There is just a little stretch of the truth going on here. This is the beach just south of Devils Churn on Cape Perpetuia. Gma is standing in sea foam - looks like snow but it isn't. We had just been up at the view point just above this and saw foam floating in the air. It must have been about 150 feet down to this beach. As you can see Gma still hasn't figured out how old she is. She just had to get out int he weather and feel the foam. We both got soaked in just a couple of minutes on the beach. I love it - it keeps us both young.

This is a picture of Devil's Churn. It is one of the places Gma and I like to go for fun. There is some spectacular sea action happening all the time. It was very wet and rainy with strong winds when we stopped this time. There were actually people down there during this storm. We weren't silly enough to do the same. It was an awesome storm to watch from the warmth and safety of the car.

This really was a very fun day. We are hoping everyone will have a very successful 2009. We are looking forward to next summer when we will all be together in Montpelier. Remeber there are no excuses - everone will be there.
Love to all Gma and Gpa.