Friday Night Cook Out in Old Chico

Friday night we planned one last hurrah for the Melin Kids, sans Marlena, and went 4-wheelin' up in he mountains behind Old Chico.Old Shack iin Old Chico
The road, the Lexus window, and the topographical GPS map

Addie, Summer, TJay, and Heidi at the creeknear our campfire stop Just say no to crack!

Kelli and Lexi tailgatin' at the Lexus

Creek lovin' Cousins

James Ole in his cool chair from Aunt Laura

Matthew & Heidi

Aunt Kelli & Uncle Jess

Uncke Mike helping Heidi by the fire

Lovin' the pretzels & the campfire!

TJay, Addie, Summer, Heidi, Matthew, & James

Roasting Hot Dogs

Jess & Lexi

Mike & Jess Help Addie & Summer

James and Matthew--28 days apart (almost 4)

Summer & Addie

TJay--next to be baptized!

Heidi

Sumer & Addie are pals

(although Heidi is only 19 days older than Summer--just tuned 6)

Jess, Kelli & Lexi-Loooo

Me-n-Richard=TLA

Kelli made foil dinners and they were so delicious!!!

James looks like he's on an important business call

but he's really playing walkie-talkies with Matthew!

Jess & dinner

No,Lexi is not havin' a smoke--

she's eating pretzel sticks and pretending to hike

Daddy let the kids hang out the window down the trail.

They caught bachelor buttons, leaves, and even yellow roses.

WONDERFUL NIGHT!

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At 4:40 the following morning, James and I headed south the visit with Auntie Erin Casper in Utah. The only picture I havetaken on the trip so far is this one of y traveing buddy:

awwwww.

We head home tomorrow.

Life is sweet.