With rising numbers of corona virus cases, Brandan is now required to wear a face shield in addition to a mask at work every day. Most of the patients he sees day to day are elderly and at high risk of complications if they caught the virus so the double layer of protection is a reasonable precaution to take.
Helen made a corn hole game out of a cardboard box for her 4th of July party. Our family has enjoyed playing each other. Brandan is undefeated.
This is a photo of Gib, Abe and Abigail hanging out.
We are delighted to have Sofi visiting with us for the week! She came on Tuesday and on Wednesday we visited South Umpqua Falls. Abe had to stay home for work, but the rest of us enjoyed a day on the Umpqua River.
This location is famous locally because the falls form natural water slides. Except we think the water in the river was especially low this year. Most of the rocks were only covered by about an inch of water. Scrubby black water plants growing on the rocks provided plenty of traction and made it easy to walk up and down the falls. There was not enough water to float down the river or slide on the rocks.
These mini falls were along the side of the river.
The cool water was refreshing on a beautifully sunny day.
Sofi and Helen jumped into the pool at the base of the falls just before we left.
We're eager to go back to the falls in a year where the water levels are back to normal so we can try out the water slides.
On Saturday we drove out to the coast. Once again, we enjoyed beautiful weather.
In this photo, Helen, Gib and Abe are watching crabs fight in the tide pools.
We love hunting for aquatic life in the tide pools like this pile of orange and purple starfish. 
Abe, Helen and Gibson played in the water, even though the ocean was freezing cold.
We also flew a kite. The strong winds coming off the ocean made the kite pop into the air like a rocket.
The Oregon coast is one of our favorite places to visit and we added another gorgeous day to our memories of it.
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