Surprise visitors

Sunday I had a surprise when I arrived at church, Jennifer and the family came in for Idaho.

They surprised the whole family yours and Jared's. Sorry but David and the two younger boys where up enjoying the condo in the mountains, poor Grand- dad has not seen the new grandson.

But for these pictures and birth week shots.

Was a fun weekend saw Jennifer and family and had a nice lunch with Margaret and spent Monday with Johnathan and took him to the movies for an early birthday, he turned twenty six yesterday May 26th. We had only the time to take him for a late birthday dinner that night for Christopher's team is in the play off games. Christopher played his best game last night made two good hits and scored twice for his team. They won the game last night against the Cubs 10 to 9. He got the game ball for his two hits and many good stops at second base. We play them this Saturday again and hope to go on to win for a chance to play for the championship game.

Happy 13th Christopher

We have a teenager in the house

Christopher had his 13th birthday this last weekend. We decided to have a big out door party with barbecue and out door games of badminton, crochet, boccie ball and when end with Volley ball. The weather turn warm the temperature was in the low 90's. We kept with the plans and the guest enjoyed them self's even with the heat.

David cooked hamburger's and hot dogs and we had fresh watermelon, strawberries, veggies and all the chips and soda you might want.

Out came the water balloons to keep them cool.

Blowing out the candle after have a time getting them lite.

Christopher's favorite ice cream cake, mint chocolate chip with white cake.

What would a birthday be with out gifts and sports wear and poster

for the the sport fan fanatic.

Celebrations with Family

Mother Days was a great time spent with the family. In the morning we went to church and then in the after noon we went to Jim and Lois's for a barbecue John cooked some tri tip and we each filled in with the side dishes.
Margaret brought the cake a nice fruit filled cake with strawberries and bananas. She helped decorate this cake at the store. I know the pink rose is one of hers.

Grandmother, Daughter and Mother

After dinner and before eatting dessert we all decided to take a walk around the block. All but Johnathan and Margaret.

This is what Johnathan was doing while we where walking.

Baseball Family

Last weekend we had the fun of going to the Giants Game where Green Valley Middle School Band played the national anthem. Christopher plays the trombone. I didn't get a close up picture because we where third row to the top of the stadium. Below is a video you can hear them playing. Sorry problem with video will have to try again.

Here are a few shot before the game and with the family. Giants won the Diamond Backs two to zero, it was a pitchers game.

Margaret and Christopher in their Giants shirts and hats.

Grandbaby Zachery James

Zachery arrived on the night of Apirl 4th at 10:06pm.

Having fun with the grandchidren and time with Jennifer and Jared
Will send picyures latter.

Spring time weather

Spring is coming, the sun is out and the weather couldn't be nicer. Looking forward to the arrival of your fourth grand child. I leave next week for Idaho to be some help to Jennifer who is having their third child a boy. I remember the third child being an adjustment for us we had two sets of eyes and two sets of hands even amounts for two little ones and now you are a little out numbered. Not to give you something to stress about Jennifer.

That is why when we hear that she was to give birth right at the crunch time for David. I told him there was not way I was staying home and he would just have to make the time to handle the boy school and make arrangements to work around their schedule with me out of town.
Johnathan is around and can help out, we tried to convinces him to take some of his paid vacation or sick time he has but he would not agree.

Christopher's first baseball game is the Tuesday before I leave and the last day of the month.
I was talking with the couch and he will be playing has their third baseman. The team is a Major league team and it is his first year playing at that level. They play under the name of the Astros.


Matthew and Christopher just received their third quarter grades and we are every pleased they are both doing great in school. Christopher has a 3.571 GPA , he tells us he wants to go to BYU. He is also helping his father do tax work with preparing the papers for David to enter the work into the computer. David may have a son to carry on the tax practice.

All Snowed IN

We decided to go up to the mountain condo for the Presidents Day Weekend even though we knew it was going to be a stormy weekend.

Believe it or not the weekend before there was no snow on the ground.

We shovel snow off the back deck the Saturday we arrived and the boys had fun playing in it. Below is a picture of the two of them goofing around in the snow they dug out of the side of the cabin wall.