Dawnel & Ben.....Engaged!

Last night our niece Dawnel was proposed to by her boyfriend, now fiance, Ben Mitchell!! As you can see from the following photos the family got to be a part of the celebration after she said yes!

Mom is the first to congrat-

ulate the bride to be!

Dawnel and Chelsea

Sister Noel gives the ring a gander........it's beautiful!!

Chels is so happy

for

Dawnel:)

Noel and Dawnel

The 'twins'...Chad and Dawnel.

The newly engaged couple with Dawnels Oma and Opa...they've been married 57 years in October!

Aunt Tana and 'Der'..."Now we can go wedding shoe shopping:)

Blake and Dawnel

The 'fiances' with Bens brother Buzz, his wife Melissa and their little guy Jerry!

Dawnels brother Brad and his wife Sarah with Dawnel and Ben!

The Fessendens

Photo Art

On our vacation we came upon some beautiful sights natural and man made. We came across the deer while visiting the Applegate Fellowship outdoor worship center near Jacksonville Oregon. The purple bush was at the rivers' edge along the Rogue River in Grants Pass Oregon where Tanas Aunt and Uncle live and have a home on the river!

Trying my hand (eye) at some super close nature photos! Not bad!

The last time Tana saw this post along this highway was in January 2007 and it was covered in snow and ice! A much different scene here! (This is along the Columbia River on the Oregon side)

This is the Sundail pedestrian bridge in Redding,CA. We visited in the morning and were so impressed with its structure and design. As the sun passes over it it creates a sundial in the garden behind. Worth seeing if you're ever up that way.

One lazy afternoon in our backyard we were in the pool and had this guy sit on a reed the whole time! He would zoom around every so often and then sit alongside the pool with us. Scott snapped this amazing shot!!

Summer 2007

Bear with me as I learn how to do this stuff! This is probably a mess but oh well! We've had a lot of varied experiences over the past 6 weeks or so! If you want to view the pictures in chronological order start at the bottom and work your way back up! Enjoy!

Greeting Mitch after the ceremony! It was a very patriotic ceremony...made you proud to be an american!

Chels' 20th birthday 'Black & White' bash was so fun! From food to friends, family and the jazz band!

Our visit to Oregon reunited cousins Judi, Theresa and Tana!

Our vivist to Washington for Laurens' sons BarMitzvah was filled with celebrations! We attended the ceremony, brunch afterwards,great evening party and casual brunch the next AM!!

Lauren, Tana and Maggie pose for the camera as do our children (below). What a special time we had in beautiful country!

From L to R:Eli,Seth,Jacob,Chels,Chad,Colin!

Scott and Tana in the Shafers backyard! Just a small part of it!

Above: The Four Cars at the BarMitzvah party:)

On our way up to Washington we stopped in Grants Pass to visit with our favorite peopleUncle Neil and Aunt Carmen! This was Chels' only chance to see them as she would be flying home for school from Portland:(

We stopped in Redding CA overnight and made a trip to see the pedestrian bridge at Turtle Bay! Really neat!

Our nephew Tim (far right) and friends came for a visit! They were great guys and are welcome back anytime!

Scott and Tana at The Sky room for Tanas' birthday!

Tana hosted a birthday bash with all of her high school friends! We all turned or are turning 45 this year...it was a fun time of sharing and remembering and being thankful for our friendships!

We have a blog!

Hey everyone! We are new to this but we're looking forward to doing this online journal thing! Bear with us as we create our blog....we're learning as we go. This should be fun!