Falling behind on summer

Fall is creeping in on me, and I'm not ready. I am so behind on this here blog. But when am I not? Thought I'd toss up a few pics from Labor Day weekend in the one and only Sunriver. We hit Central Oregon in June, July, and August this year--quite a treat. I didn't take a single pic, but Taylor's dad snapped these: Mirror Lake hike (note: I'm such a weenie...wearing a down jacket after sitting by the lake at the top of the hike...it was actually quite rainy that day, which did nothing to enhance my summer tan!) and the parking lot of one of many brewery stops. Lucky for us, we have a local-yokel in the family now, with Whitney living it up in Bend.

3/4 of the Bethell fam. I guess you can kind of see Jason in the shadows. ;)

10 Barrel(s) of laughs in Bend

A few weeks ago, we took a quick weekend trip to Bend to spend some time with T's football buddies and their wives, the Greenbergs and the Schaffers.

We met up with their other football buddy, Garrett, who owns a brewery in Bend, and we certainly enjoyed our time touring, tasting, and enjoying the menu at his brew pub.

Another weekend highlight: Watching Taylor in his element out on the mountain bike trails. He was a terrific tutor to his friends and patient as always with me.

I left my camera in the car when we were touring the brewery, so these are from T's phone.

Was really fascinated with the bottling machine...

Colby gearing up at the bike rental shop.

Such a specimen, that Mike. 

Such a stud in his kit.

Typical 50% smile rate.

Colby, Kat, and Carissa.

Forgot to take a group shot out on the trail.

We really worked for those tacos and beer.

Oh. This has nothing to do with the trip, but I just feel the need to post this. If you look carefully, you can see a camouflaged fly. It's a salmon fly, to be exact, and Taylor made us pull over the car in Warm Springs just so we could all catch a glimpse of these seasonal insects. It's a fly-fishing thing, and we just didn't understand. :)