Showing posts with label Grandma B. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Grandma B. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

4th of July Pictures

Waiting for the neighborhood parade

Still waiting for the neighborhood parade


Westview highschool marching band- well some of them anyway.

Rachel in the front rank

Bar-B-Q dinner under the new arbor

Bring on the food

Thumbs up for Elder Leete!

Celebrating Grandma B's 75th birthday

Yum Cheesecake made by Melissa and Jessica
Wishes to come true
Getting ready to blow


Mother and Son

Saturday, July 7, 2012

4th of July

Kevin,

It’s the 4th of July here! Grandma B and Richard came to visit for a day. You will see the picture of the picnic table, with mom’s handiwork in the background.

We started the day with the ward breakfast. We made eggs again, that seems to be the tradition that’s developing. Get up in the morning, and make 5 dozen scrambled eggs. Then we went to the parade at noon. Rachel marched with the Westview band, and played clarinet. That afternoon we had a barbeque. That’s when the picture was taken. After that Grandma B and Richard had to go, so they missed the fireworks.  The fireworks were great, as they are every year.

Rachel went camping with another family. She had a great time, but was so zonked after the trip she missed church.

Jessica has a job with a family watching a couple of kids. Things are going really well – except one of the kids was playing on the trampoline, and she did some donkey kicks, fell over and broke her arm. Jessica was mortified. It’s not her fault though, there was not much she can do. The child was on the trampoline by themselves, under supervision, and just fell on their arm. She had to call the family, have the parents come home from work, take the child to the hospital, etc. Luckily the family realizes it was an accident and she still has a job J.

Jessica seems to be having a great time at the singles ward. The place is really hopping…. Monday FHE, Tuesday institute (sometimes with an activity afterwards), and usually some other kind of activity during the week. Between her job, odd jobs (tutoring , and watering plants), and the ward she seems pretty active. She is also learning to play the organ, so she goes to practice at the church on a regular basis.

Melissa got her AP scores, 2 3’s and 2 4s. She did really well last year, and we are all proud of her.

Jennifer has 2 weeks left of school and she is out for the summer! We look forward to seeing her for the break. One more semester and we will have a college graduate on our hands. She is posting her work in the art building, and working on her portfolio.

Well, that’s  all for now.

Work hard, baptize lots, do the right things.

We are proud of you.

Dad

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

The Night Before -The Night Before Christmas

One of the traditions that has stuck in our home happens on The Night Before The Night Before Christmas. This is the night our kids sleep in the living room under the Christmas tree. Well- they used to sleep under the tree when they were little. . . now they take up the whole room and sleep on the couches, on cots, on pads. . ..
This year Grandma B sent a package for the kids to open on this special night. They were excited to open up snugly blankets and socks!

Thank you Grandma B!