Plains, Trains and Automobiles!

Hello my friends!

and fellow travelers...

Guess What? We are ON our

Biiiigggg Road Trip!

But...before I tell you more 

about THAT,

I want to Shout out a BIG KAHUNA

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

to my Father in Law Today!!

We had a wonderful party

for him in Portland on Saturday.

We surprised him with a

Luau style Party!

The menu was awesome, just like you

ordered a plate lunch from

Da Kitchen on Maui!

 We put together a book with a lifetime of photo's

and letters from family members and dear friends.

He enjoyed that very much!

Our old dog, Sammy, even joined

the celebration!

Poor old tuckered out dog!

On Sunday morning my daughter

and I jumped right up slowly got up

from bed with our food coma...

and put on e*l*a*s*t*i*c pants

and squeezed our bloated buns into "Tango"

our little orange sports car Hyundai

Accent.

Hugs and kisses for everyone...then off we went!

Pretend you are on the road with us

and looking through the window...... First stop......

 Multnomah Falls, OR

The Hood River along the WA/OR border

MOM, really?!  uh-huh:) xoxox

Heading into Eastern Washington...

Then, we decided it was time for lunch....

In Ritzville, WA...YUMMMMY

Passing through Spokane, WA

Oh, Mr. Sun, how I have longed for you! Please come on our trip!!!

Leaving Washington, heading into IDAHO

Lake Coeur d'alene ID

Cascade Mountains...SNOW!!!

Entering MONTANA

HUGE Eagles Nest!

Time to stop for the night!

We woke up on Monday to ICE outside our

hotel window....brrrrr!

Good Morning Sunshine! Time for Breakfast

MUST.HAVE.COFFEE

Good Times!

Rocky Mountains!

We REALLY wanted to see this! But it was Closed....

Getting flatter! Montana is HUGE

Potty break, whew!

Good bye beautiful Montana, Heeellllooooo North Dakota

Tango and the painted valley, North Dakota

(Tango is the nickname for the car...)

a hill!....just one....

Tonight we are in Bismark, ND...

Don't ya know.
See ya tomorrow as we head to
Wisconsin!!
Where we will be visiting for a few days!!