Tom Sawyer!

12th show with my best friend! It's been a fantastic run.

Goofing off between scenes...

Family portrait -
the height difference right now...

Best buds! Jen and Jeremy

Rebecca and Joy!

Sibs. They're the greatest.

Sibs + Reverend photo bomb.

Well yeah, 'the women' is the group to hang with. We keep chocolate.

Show time.

Understudy as Widow Douglas - so fun! Cordell [and everyone] was so helpful. So glad Kels could be back for the last performances tho - nobody can do Douglas like she can! :D

BESTIES.

I love this cast. Suffering major post-production-depression right about now...

Lots of good times. Lots of memories.

And now. On to the next adventure!

[Summer times]

It's been too long! (as pointed out by my very faithful blog follower. :))

Time for a picture update.....

 

 Basically my favorite day of the summer - with the best of friends.

 Oh, head illusions.

 Out adventuring!

 This has been, "Cooking with Francis and Fran, episode: the quail egg."
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 Crafts.....

 ....and sending letters to the "college kids."

 Just, you know, documenting the Olympics.

 More crafts...never, repeat: NEVER. Throw away toilet paper rolls. There is always SOMETHING you can make out of them.

 Meet the Gourdons: left to right, Masterson, Carlton, Muriel, and Bo.

 Show rehearsin'. The dramatics.

 It's been SO fun having more time with my favorite tiny kid - He's getting so big!! I am the proud responder to "Auntie Mug."

Settling in for an evening of cocoa, pink marshmallows, jello, and Ice Age.

 The porch is now done!

Gorgeous last few summer sunsets....

THE HIKE VI

For those of you who've followed for ahwile, you're familiar with the Fine Linen Family and our many adventures and expeditions. The great anual 20 mile HIKE being one of them.

Here's a little backstory: To combat PPDD (post-production depression disorder) several years ago, about 20 cast members decided one lovely spring afternoon to hike from the theatre to the Nisbetts, which was about 20 miles. Since then, the annual HIKE has grown (including a HIKE T-shirt, a potluck dinner at the destination, and other traditions,) for six years, with over 80 participating last year.

So enjoy some pictures of the amazing fun we had yesterday on this year's HIKE.

How I love this awesome group of people!

 {photo credit to Alyssa Jean Studios}

 And so it begins, 7am! On our way!

 Happy hikers Jen, Lena, and Alyssa

 The legendary gate pictures. Rebecca, Adler, and me

 Hiking buddies!! Jorin, Tessie, me, Cordell, Adler, and Colin

 Best friends. Tessie and me

 Rest/prayer stop number one.

 Jeannette, me, and Adler. And the toilet paper flag.

 Enjoying all the beauty along the way -

 Joel, the big kid.

 Oh, guys. I really love you all.
Adler, me, Jorin, Cordell, Tessie, and Colin

 Most adorable young married couple ever. I love you smiley people!

 Adler's a natural beauty.

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After 20 miles, breaks and snacks, lunch at the half way point, laughs and pictures and jokes and endless fun, and POURING rain - the final destination!

 Alyssa, me, and Jen

 My adorable big sis, Ash.
Them blueberry eyes of hers...:)

 Friend faces!!!
Me, Alyssa, Gracie
Jorin, Adler, and Brooklyn.

 Yeah these guys. I don't know what they're doing. But they do it all the time.

 Up close and awkward. Jorin, me, and Lyssa.
Hey look, I sprouted freckles.

 Intense game of red rover, which the dads joined later on.

 REBECCA! Best hug giver, ever. I could also name a thousand other things I love about her. She's a gem.

 Pals for always. Jorin, Adler, Brooklyn, and me

 Traditional pyramid. Chris, Jorin, Adler, Gracie, Spencer, and Rebecca.

A favorite day with my favorite people. It doesn't get better than that.