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No grandpa, I want to play! Tyler

What can I say?

Jamison found Mitchell's stash of biker gear that is for sale...he felt pretty

Star-Wars-Ish!

Vertical leap?

Guess who went shoe shopping? Guess how much.......:)

Thanksgiving Weekend 2008

Natalie, Lo, Chelsea, Jeff and Tyler about to head home....



Chelsea and Natalie practiced french braiding on each other...lookin' good

Candid kitchen shot...also getting ready to go home....Tyler is looking at his bottle..he is Ready!

More photos to follow....I haven't figured out how to put more photos in at once...I will wait a few days...hope you all had a good holiday...we did...love you all, Mom/Grandma


Tyler, the little man!

Cheap Entertainment

While Greg and Vanessa were on their 'free' trip to Catalina, Amy and Jamison were entertained by Grandma's glasses and Grandpa's hats! Pretty cheap weekend!

Hjorth Portraits

This is one of my favorites from Kentucky....we were attempting a late night Christmas Card Shoot.....if Olivia had been in this one, you would have received it for a Christmas Card...Classic

October in Kentucky!

Keeneland Race track on a beautiful horse ranch..

The horses are being paraded behind the group, really!

Big day for UK...pep rally at Keeneland, free food, free horse racing.

This really is the guy who blows the trumpet for the beginning of the races...he has done this for years, just ask Dad who asked him all about it!

Wild Animal Merry-go-round!

Check out the animals on this amazing merry-go-round at the Wild Animal Park! (No, I don't mean Josh, Jamison and Amy....but they ARE there!) Pictures from Kentucky when I find my memory card!

Pictures for Yesterday's Post...see yesterday too

California Josh!

We spent a couple of days at SanClemente..(good timing Josh)...the surf was too rough the first day, we went to Doheny State Beach which was calmer, but Josh reverse surfed...let the strong tide take him out....The next day it was great at SC....he boarded for two hours...

Dad lasted about 20 minutes! But, hey, that's great!

After surfing we had clam chowder on the pier, finished off with peanut butter pie, here shown. The three of us actually couldn't finish it! The other photo is just a meal on the balcony of the timeshare. Great weather!

Trip T0 AZ or Photos of Tyler

We spent a few days in AZ in September...found out it is still over 100 degrees...grandpa and Tyler found some cheap entertainment.....if I figure out how to transfer the video, you can share in the fun...I was going to add music, but coudn't figure that one out...oh well!

Draper Temple Castles!

We have told some of you of the huge stone homes behind the Draper temple...this last trip we took photos of them to show you what we are raving about

Cousins plus

Some more photos from our Utah trip....(yes we did go to Colorado also, and I don't think we took one photo....hey, we were unpacking and watching the Olympics!)

Cousins Marshal, Sean and Carver, Kinsey and Taryn at Mitchell's birthday dinner in Draper.

The other cousins are me with Gynell and Sheila in Orem.

The 'plus' is Megan and Rusty standing in front of the water feature in their private 'park'! They have an amazing house and yard! Students don't usually live like this.

Mitchell's 50th at the Citris Grill, Draper Utah

We had a great time at the Citris Grill August 18th 2008 celebrating Mitchell's 50th birthday. I had fun turning these photos into cartoons...pretty cool, huh! Many of you may not know that Mitch was delivered with the cord wrapped around his neck...without a really good doctor we could have lost him. We haven't dwelt on that much, but somehow this birthday reminded us of how blest we are to have him...and each of you as well...Love you all, MOM/Grandma

The project continues......

We actually keep working, but it doesn't show much. Two pictures are of the completed hardiboard application where the stone will go...That stuff is HEAVY! and dad did it all....Clark will actually start the stone while we are away....we leave tomorrow for Colorado and Utah....

The front door photo shows some of the trim painted in potting shed green....we are using the exact colors Mitch and Michelle used on their Escondido house...dad doesn't like the green much, hope he does when the walls are colored...No, the door is not going to stay the same color.

The photo of dad shows him on the scaffold working on the trim for the upstairs windows...I don't do scaffolding! But I was up on the roof with him this week helping him put the box of hardiboard together to put around the chimney...I should have taken a photo of that... the chimney will be square and in stone...It was a very awkward chimney, and I am sure it REALLY bothered dad though he was kind enough never to mention it!

Some of you have asked for updates, so there you go. We will hit the ground running when we get back....They apply the color coat August 30th...

Final photos

More, and More

More construction photos