Sunshine and Blue Sky!!!!

Hi All, It is a beautiful day in Arizona, Lee took me to breakfast for Valentines day and of course we ate more than usual. Life is good!!!! Saturday we went into Lake Havasu and watched the Pyrotechnic dispays in Sarah Park. This was better than 4th of July. I will post pictures later. It is going to be around 75 today and Lee thinks he has died and gone to heaven!!! Riley is enjoying the Colorado River and swimming. The water is a little cold for Lee and me. Tomorrow we will be heading south. Wishing you all well, Lee, Sheri and the Yellow Dog!!!

Arizona

Hi All, It seems like it has been forever since I have written. We have been on the road since the 13th of Jan. It has been quite an adventure. We arrived in Quartzsite on the 16th of Jan. and spent 2 weeks on the desert dry camping. You know how I love the comforts of home, but we made it. A couple of days would be just fine for me, 2 weeks is a little too long. Lee and Riley loved the desert. Below you will be able to see our home away from home. We did have some real strong winds, 75 mph on evening and lots of rain. Thank goodness that we had picked a high spot so the water could run abound us. Leaving the desert we went up to Laughlin, Nevada for3 days and I lost all of $4. (much to the thrill of my husband). We are in Parker, AZ now for about two weeks and are enjoying the sun, bike riding and the Parker 425 mile cross country races. As you can see from the pictures below. The only difference between men and boys is the price of their toys. News from the home front. Clint and Tanya are having a baby girl in June. As a nana I am soo pleased. We talked to Shannon and the boys this morning and she said Porter is using the big boy potty. They grow up so fast!!! Well, that's about all for now. Take care and enjoy the day!

During this race you get right up front and personal with the trucks

We were very lucky that their had been a lot of rain otherwise this would have been very dusty.

We had a humming bird feeder outside the camper window and had lots of customers!

Beautiful sunset and sunrises out here.

This is what it looked like during the rain storm. Lee,and I coming back from a ride to the city.

Our home away from home.

January and the snowbirds are going south

Here we are in 2010!! sounds like something out of science fiction, but it is real. Lee and I are hopefully off to Arizona for a few weeks, providing that a biopsy done on my lip comes back non cancerous. We had a great December with out trip to PV and then Christmas and New Year. I was able to spend sometime with Shannon and the boys for about 10 days and truly enjoyed the time. It was great getting to go with the boys to see Santa Clause. Porter wasn't too sure but the candy cane helped a lot. Wyatt is sitting up almost by himself now and eating some table food now. We had a progressive New Years Eve party this year. Snacks, Dinner and Dessert. Much food and drink were had by all !!! John Beck supplied the transportation from home to home with the tractor and trailer. We were sooooo lucky that we didn't get any new snow that evening.
Clint and Tanya are doing fine. It is hard to be away from them especially at the holidays. Dane is now starting to talk on the phone saying hi and bye. (look out world when he gets the hang of this phone business) Clint and Tanya are expecting in June and I can't wait to know weather it is a boy or a little girl .
Well, that's about all for now. I will update hopefully from Parker in a couple of weeks.
Life is good~~~~~

The last stop of our progressive New Years Eve party. We had such a good time.
This was our mode of transportation from house to house on New Years Eve.

Wyatt looks like a little angel here.

Porter and Wyatt visiting Santa Clause.

Watching the parade works up and appetite for Flan, it was delicious !!!!

December is a very festive time in Puerto Vallarta with parades every evening the 1st thru the 12th of December.

Lee went out fishing a couple of times and caught a nice Mahi Mahi and this smaller fish.

Lee and I in Puerto Vallarta

Merry Christmas from the Houstons!

Lee and I woke up to snow on the the 23 of December. Winter has arrived!

This is a view of from the deck. It was so pretty outside. I hope it stays till Christmas.

Lee and his fish in Puerto Vallarta

Lee and I enjoying dinner and the view of the bay in Puerto Vallarta.

I know it has been over a month since I last added a note. Sorry about that, but we have been soooo busy. Lee and Sam were hunting the week before Thanksgiving with our friend Eric and his son Steven for the elusive Elk. The elk were lucky this year and will live to see another spring, but lots of camp fires and male bonding went on. On the 30th of November Lee and I caught the big bird in the sky and flew to Puerto Vallarta for two weeks. We had a great time, Lee went fishing a couple of times and caught a Darado the first trip ( great eating fish ) and a Tuna type fish the second time. We spent the mornings out in the kayak on the bay looking at Dolphin and even saw a giant turtle one morning. Lots of sun time for Lee and just enjoying the nice weather not to mention lots of Great food!! We arrived home on the 13th of December and on the 14th Nana was off to Sam and Shannon's to help with the boys. Shannon had surgery and has been unable to lift them. Nana is in Heaven!! I wish that I had just a portion of the energy that the little ones have. We will be spending Christmas with Sam and Shannon and the boys. Wyatt is rolling over and sits up by himself for a little bit at a time now. Porter is jabbering like a mag pie and is repeating lots of words. ( We adults have to watch what we say now!) Big news from Montana. Clint and Tanya are expecting a new baby in June!!! They should find out what they are having soon. Dane is growing up fast and talking lots also. Well, that's about all for now. Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Fall is upon us!!!

Well, I know it has been awhile again since I have written on the blog. We have been busy enjoying the fall. It was so nice to have Sam,Shannon,Clint, Tanya and all the little boys together in Montana for a few days. We were able (or rather Lee was able) to help Clint with a driveway project while we were there. The little boys had a good time getting to know one another, and the parents and grandparents truly enjoyed seeing them interact together. We had good weather there. It was cold with a little snow but hunting was good and now we have meat for the winter. Lee and I came home and ground up 25lbs of breakfast sausage from the deer. Boy did it turn out good. Sam and Lee are off next week to go elk hunting for a week. We have had some new snow in the mountains and it should bring the critters down the mountain some. I will be keeping the home fires burning. That's about it for now. Take care.Dane is superman for Halloween

Porter and Wyatt that tiny little baby is no more.

Porter is Superman for Halloween

Lee and Clint working on the cement that was poured while we were in Montana

This is the beginning of the cement project

Dane and Porter playing.

Boys will be boys

The Houston men

On the road again

Clint shot this doe on the River property at first light!

Hi Everyone, Yes we are on the road again in Montana. We left home on the 19th of Oct and arrived at Clint and Tanya's on the 21st. We had a good trip over the mountains without any snow!!!! We spent one extra night at a very pretty campground. (pictured below) We saw a large heard of Rocky Mountain big horn sheep right off the road on our way over. Sam,Shannon and the boys joined us on Friday afternoon and boy was it wonderful having everyone together. The boys were up early on Sunday morning, along with Tanya and all went hunting. Success was the theme for the day. They came home with one doe and one buck. Lee is going hunting with Clint tomorrow to try for his deer. So much for now. below are a few pictures that we have so far. More to come later.

This is were we camped over night. It was a beautiful spot.Here are a few of the sheep we saw.

Tanya shot this nice buck below the bluff after lunch.

October and we have already had snow!!!!!

River Otters on the bank of the Sandy River eating a salmon head. There was a family of 5 thereOur friend Eric Moroney and his Chinook on the Columbia River.
Lee with a mornings catch on the Sandy River.

A nice fish on the Sandy River

This Chinook was caught off the mouth of the Sandy River the 1st of September. I had the best of intentions to up date the blog before now but it just didn't happen. So here goes the latest on the Houstons traveling road show. Lee had a good time fishing on the Sandy river, but came home about 2 weeks early because of the rain in Sandy ( you know it never rains in Prineville). Lee caught some real nice fish on the Columbia and Sandy rivers. I will include a few pictures. We now have enough omega 3 fatty acids to get us thru till next fall. Riley is glad to be home laying on the warm asphalt in the driveway. He did love swimming in the ocean with his friend Suzy Q when we were at the beach. Last Sunday winter decided to show us that it is just around the corner. Sam and Shannon in Bend had about 4 inches of snow and we had a dusting with flurries off and on in the morning hours. Today it is 64 so we are out enjoying the sunshine. Our garden is now finished and it is time to dig up and pull out all the left over veggies that froze. We had a pretty good garden this year. I am already thinking about what we are going to plant next year. We are still working on the pavers and it looks like that project may not get done until next spring. Lee did get the garden planter finished and now all I have to do is get the dirt to fill it. We are off to Montana in about a week to see the kids and Sam and Shannon and the boys are joining us there. We are soooo excited because it has been about 4 years since we have all been together at one time. I will post lots of pictures after our visit. Well, that's about it for now. Hope everyone is have a good fall.