Brandon' s Blessing

What a GREAT trip in January to join Mark & Rene as they blessed our newest grandbaby, Brandon! He is such a sweetie. Marie fell in love instantly. So much so that he is coming for a visit next month! We can't wait!

However, I DO want to point out that Rene was SO grateful to Marie and Steph for helping her out, but it is actually MIKE AND I who will be paying the huge price while our wives are COMPLETELY focused on the little guy! Well, I guess I will be too... (BIG grin)

The Harlem Globetrotters

JR & Family invited us to attend the Harlem Globetrotters with them the first of February. We had a WONDERFUL night and enjoyed their company as well as the show!!

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Making noodles for Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow!  Yum, yum!!

Suzie Visits

It was great to have Suzie and Coy visit for a couple days on their way to Colorado for Thanksgiving. We're looking forward to seeing 4 of our kids and 6 of our grandkids this holiday week! We hope Rene and Mark have a WONDERFUL time out in sunny SD too!

Circus Video

More at the Circus

At the circus!!

Happy Birthday, Stephanie!

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Rene's Graduation

Marie and I sure enjoyed our trip to San Diego this past weekend for Rene's Graduation WITH HONORS from UC San Marcos. We started our visit by attending Suzie and Casey's soccer game on Friday night. As you can see, Suzie was EXTREMELY quick as all her photos are blurred! Sorry Suz.
Saturday was the big day. Weather was GREAT. Facility was GREAT. Attendance was GREAT! We got lots of pictures which I will upload to a website for you to download in full size.
We went to dinner after the ceremony where Mark made a wonderful toast to Rene and all her hard work and dedication. We felt honored to be able to share this day with Rene.