Work Day!

Grady and the older four headed out to Nonnie and Grandpa's in McMinnville for a work party day. They were assigned the jobs of apple picking and helping with window washing. As always, it was such a blessing to spend time with Wittenbergs..

 

Love the vineyard this time of year! Such a picture of our Lord's example given in John 15 about being the vine and abiding in Him

 

These golden delicious apples were... DELICIOUS!

 

They ended up picking hundreds of apples. They sent some along with us too! MMMMMM

The glads were gorgeous as usual!

 

 

Such a picturesque view. They had a blessed day of fellowship, both with one another and with family members. They all agreed it was feeling a bit like fall that day!

 

Sweet Fellowship and First Days Back

Back in Oregon! We finally arrived back home to the Pacific Northwest. This time we had decided to relocate to Oregon, in the Halsey, OR area. A friend had gotten Grady a job and the pastor from the local like-minded fellowship had found us a temporary rental. The few weeks back was spent fellowshipping and catching up with old friends, as well as meeting new ones!

 

Fun at the park, which is located about 1/2 a mile down the road from our rental

 

After church during the summer, a fellowship meal is sometimes held at the park. It has been a blessing to catch up with the sisters and brothers.

 

Our friends, the Kings invited us to go swimming at the river. It was hot outside and everyone enjoyed playing in the water and the yummy food Stephanie brought for us!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The sweet Pope family from Washington came down to welcome us home! After not seeing them for over 6 months it was such a blessing to see how much their children had grown. We enjoyed listening to a sermon and singing together like the old times.

 

Grady and Justin took the boys fishing

The King family invited us to their home where the guys were able to pick some fresh corn

the ladies catch up! And sweet Stephanie works on Mandy's sore muscles

We have been friends with this sweet family for 8 years now.  Our family loves them so very much that our children call them 'aunt and uncle'. We are blessed to know them and be back near them.

 

 

Shore Acres State Park

We found a hidden jewel on the Oregon Coast. If you plan on heading down toward Coos Bay, consider visiting Shore Acres State Park. The grounds consist of a gorgeous botanical garden as well as an amazing viewpoint of the lovely Oregon sea shore. If you are interested in history, you would enjoy reading the history of this historic site. So beautiful!