My second home

me and my big sis on her birthday
I can't believe she is already going to college....where did the time go
Cynthia and her boys plus couple nephews
Joshua's makeover...lol

Mall of America
Dakota park
korean bbq w/ Cynthia's friends
Joshua and I on a horse carriage in Rosemount
me and Sherrie at the Highland festival

Right after my trip to Va, I flew to Minnesota to hang out w/ my sister for her birthday and visit my MN friends...and also indulge in endless amount of Korean food:) Minnesota is my second home, I love being there... I love hanging out w/ family and friend, shop at Mall of America, gamble at Mystic Lake, play Wii w/ my nephews, walking the Grand Ave, and dance w/ Sherrie berrie. It's always a good time.

Roanoke, Virginia

Jimmy looking like a beach bum....lol
Chuck,Chris, Ma Brown and Jim
Chris's vegetable patio garden
Jim w/ his mom and sister

me posing in the Dixie Cavern


overview of Roanoke Valley
the Star of Roanoke

Jim always has a week off in July for a "changeover" at his plant.....we were planning on going to Paris to visit w/ Cindy but we couldn't find any tickets under $1400 each so we decided we will try next year. Since we had a week off we drove Jim's mother to visit her daughter in Roanoke, Va. We had a very relaxing and scenic drive to Virginia. We were very surprise at how much Roanoke offered...it's a cute city in beautiful Blue Ridge MT. Jim and I went in a cavern tour, shopped at the oldest farmer's market in US, visit the famous STAR of Roanoke, drive the scenic Blue Ridge Pkwy, and had a wonderful visit w/ Chris and Chuck.

4th of July weekend

Sunset cruise
Jim and Asia checking out Kevin's new pond
Kevin and Jen's new house
cute little Olivia
Christopher enjoying the boat ride
Capt. Karen and her crew
Lake LeeAnn
Karen and Maddy on a paddle boat
Brooke's Birthday party

We had so much fun over the Fourth of July weekend that I think we put on about 600 miles on our car.. first I drove down to Grosse I le to have lunch w/ Melanie and her daughter than I drove to Whitelake to have dinner w/ the Belknaps and help celebrate Brook's birthday, after I met up w/ Jimmy in Eastpointe to watch fireworks w/ his brother and friends. The next day, Jim and I were invited to the Irish Hills from Karen to spend sometime on their parent's lakehouse. We had a great time.... we went boating, took the dog for a walk, watch fireworks over the campfire, and wet our feet and the dog on the beach. On our way back home we stopped by our friend's house in Brooklyn for a quick visit and than met up w/ David and Kelly in Ann Arbor for lunch, after lunch we head up to Chesterfield to check out Kevin and Jen's new house. There was a lot of driving but we had a great weekend and it's was fun visiting so many friends and family. Happy Fourth of July!!!

Family Reunion 08

The Dosdall Clan
Every free time we had, we played volleyball
Trey (Jessica's) hitting the pinata
Parachute game
water balloon toss

The Dosdalls
Me and baby Dylan (John's son)
Dosdall grandchildren
our jeep we rented...cool, but very bumpy
Jim and I front of Bear Lake

This year, we had our big Dosdall Family reunion at Bear Lake Utah..... It's an ideal location with an environment that was very accommodating to an enormous family. I believe there was about 63 of us from 8 different states attending. We had an amazing time, because it's so much fun hanging out with the coolest family in the world...lol. Everyday was full of activities such as Olympics, volleyball, family clues, miniature golfing, American idol remake, jet skiing, Mike and Steven's picture stories and etc... there was never a dull moment or very much sleep. I'm so glad Jim and I were able to attend and we are looking forward to our next one.

Melanie and Grosse Ile

Melanie and me on Grosse Ile
Melanie and her daughter Makayla
Beautiful Island

I'm so glad that my friend Melanie made it home safely from Afghanistan...she has already done 3 tours of Iraq. She is one of my oldest friend from GI and I'm very happy to able to spent some time w/ her on the fourth of July. It was a short visit but hopefully Jim and I can visit her In Hawaii ....hint,hint :)