Once in a blue moon with friends

Lloyd Center roses in N. Portland

We had dinner with our friends, Tom and Kim, to celebrate his birthday. They have an amazing deck where we hung out and ate. From the deck I got a wonderful photo of her roses.  These were once upon a time bare root roses given to customers of the Lloyd Center Meier and Frank with a purchase of a certain amount. They are pretty hardy. 

Grandsons are the greatest

Tom and Kim's grandson, Vinny (20 months) got to come over to spend the weekend with them. Their back yard is a little boys' haven. What's better than a fire pit, wading pool and various balls to play with?! 

Big boys toys

 We brought work for Tom to do on his birthday. I marinated some steaks and we got to see him doing his magic under the barbecue canopy.

 Our boys missed out on a great evening.  It got a little chilly when the wind picked up but over all it was a perfect night for sharing food with friends.

 Blue Moon rising

 We got to see the huge full moon rising over the neighbors house across the street from their house. The clouds actually made the effect cooler.

Beautiful women

These pictures pick up a little of the serene atmosphere out there on the deck. The warm glow of the candles and the decorative lighting and the cool color of the vapor light at the corner of the house made just enough light for me to get pictures of Molly and Kim. They are both so gorgeous... inside and out.

Grandsons are goofy too

What a silly boy. Molly says he does this goofy face and shrugs his shoulders in when you tell him he's cute. He is cute! Cute as a bug and he reminds me a lot of our Wyatt at that age.

Vinny is one cool little dude.

I know he made his grandpa's birthday happier just by being there.