In the Desert...

Another great resort...

JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort

Palm Desert, California

Gorgeous golf course... Front entrance drive...
One evening...
View from poolside...
Main Pool area & walkway...
The view from 4th floor...again of the main pool area... Beautiful sunsets...
Lots of walkways & paths...
Looking towards the poolside - Oasis Grill...
More of the course and surrounding mountains...
One area of downtown w/ awning mist to cool the passersby - it was 108! Quiet streets this time of year...those who can't take the heat, left...
Evening view of the back of the resort...
Looking over the main pool...
At night from 8th floor...
Our conference room view on the afternoon of the last sales meeting... Looking out the front drive...
More of the picturesque course...
Resort entrance...
"Pink" mountain view from the Palm Spring airport...
Again...

Days of summer @ Portage...

In the lane...
Measuring the crops...
Poking the clouds...
Bunching them up...
Grabbing for cotton...

Days of summer w/ Shelby...

Levi, "helping" Shelby walk.
Lyssa's turn...
Mr Shelby himself, complete w/ "skitter" bite!
Holding "little" Shelby!
Levi's turn...

Days of summer...

These four little ladies had their picture taken together at Bowsman when they were 7 & 8 mos old...

Since there were all there again this year, we had to take their "reunion" photo!
Lynette (she was shy about all the cameras)
Danica
Ainzlee
Halle
And a couple of their big sisters!

And then there were five...

Our gracious host & hostess...Ken, Emily, Anya, Andrea & Maya

John Deere Girls & their dollies...

Girls wouldn't be girls w/o dollies...
But that didn't stop them from leaving them w/ the sitter to go crusing on the John Deere!
They even shared turns...
Worried about how to fold the baby's blankets...
Cuddled them...
Let others have a turn...
and hung out on the front porch!
A perfect summer evening!

Everybody loves Baby!

Seanna, Melanie & Emma admiring Baby Anya!
Isn't she sweet?
I think Seanna could have happily sat like this all day!
Emma needed a turn too...
Showing us her "muscles"...
Then it was big sister Emily's turn...
The other big/little sister Maya's turn...
And that was a LOT of girls!

Pizza & Pelican's at Lake Stafford...

The little Ladies, Melanie & I killed some time in Brooks at Lake Stafford - had pizza and tried to feed the crusts to the Pelicans.