Well June was certainly an exciting month...
We had the Festival of Flowers, the Children's Parade, CityFair, Fleet Week, the Spring Rose Show, the Rose Festival Grand Floral Parade, the Rose Festival Dragon Boat Race, the Rose Festival Milk Carton Boat Race, Portland Beer Week, the Rose City Used Book Fair, the Bourbon and Bacon Fest, the Portland Pride Festival and Parade, and... the list just goes on and on. Of course, we didn't do any of those things.
Caroline did decide that she would go back to work by starting her own Mary Kay franchise because she really likes to pressure people into buying things... no, wait... that's not right. Anyway, she decided to try it so now I just need her to be really good at it so I can quit my job and live a life of luxury... We also did a few more things, but you can see that in the pictures.
And things were equally exciting elsewhere in the world...
The US women moved on the World Cup finals with a victory over Germany!
The Supreme Court upset many Southerners by defending Texas's right to not put Confederate flags on specialty license plates... only to then have the South finally decide that maybe the Confederate flag might just actually be offensive to many people... Of course, the Supreme Court also kept the Affordable Care Act alive, told Gilbert, Arizona that it couldn't restrict church signs to be smaller than political signs, and declared same sex marriage to be legal in all 50 states.
Greece went bankrupt... and Puerto Rico isn't far behind...
Terrorists attacked France, Kuwait, Somalia, and Tunisia following a massacre in Syria...
But don't worry - if the news has you down, you can come visit us in July... pot is legal starting July 1st :-)
 It was hot this month, so we got out the wading pool... for Buttercup! |
 And since it was out... I thought Cheesecake and Cream Cheese could enjoy it too! |
 Dad says some of my pictures are really good! Just not these... |
 This is Paula. She was here from Germany staying with the McGowans, but she had to go home... |
 This is Mushie. He's been in our fountain for three years now! |
 For Father's day we went to the beach! |
 Buttercup and I had a great time in the water! |
 Dad says, "Lest you think the beach was actually warm... here's Caroline!" but I don't know what he's talking about. |
 This guy was enjoying the water... |
 Dad had to get fancy again with Photoshop... |
 He says this one is just "artsy" and he didn't retouch it... |
 And these pictures are mine of my hibiscus. |
 And these pictures are mine of the fountain... see some of my pictures are really good! |
 Then there are my attempts at Photoshop... Actually these are my attempts at Mary Kay, but same idea... |
 Buttercup and Mom and I went on a 5k Love Rock Run - OK we walked, but all Dad did was take a picture! |
 And last, but not least, here is our deck being redone... no more splinters! |