Saturday, November 7, 2009

ONE month of traveling...

Lookin' like the WILLY WONKA grandparents... WE stayed in bed this morning
and worked on our computers!!! One month ago I took off to fly into SLC to complete
a month of family fun and work. Oct. 4 - Nov. 7th. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!!
CHEEZEY Anne smiling 4 Gammy's camera.
OK, Dad we will get u moved before winter sets in!






Last day of the month, 3 quarters and 2 smiles at the mall!
"Gammy, take our picture!" Grace and Anne playing. NO Bayleigh, she
was w/ Joy and Dallas this morning.
A car full of little seats. Baby Jacob and Kennedy taking Gammy to the airport.
Jax/Brx ready to eat Jake's cookin!
Jake cookin' and workin' in the kitchen, good job!!
THE EVENT: Baby Jacob's Blessing in Scottsdale Sunday Nov. 1st.
A Family Shot...
Sat. DAY ASU game, Joel and Brooks in the sun.
We FINALLY moved to the shade.
Makin' my OWN shade! Hot in AZ! Lookin 4 the tradewinds!!?
The game, ASU vs Cal Berkley... Thanks Jake 4 the tickets!!!
Joel joined us in the shade.
Dancin' Kennedy on Sat. morning at dance class.
Baby Jacob watchin' dance class.
Baby Jacob in the pouch and Kennedy RE-joining dance class.
Trunk or Treat line up. It was cold that night in AZ!! Yummy food and
lots of candy, 3 big bags went into little trick or treat bags!! GREAT FUN!
Jax/Brx and bumblebee Jordyn. Jax was a DEVILED egg, cute! Brx was
a ghostbuster. He was supposed to be the devil...
Kennedy was a SUPER helper and Jake was in winter clothes. Baby Jacob
was a stuffed pumpkin and Camille was a flight attendant. Cute fam!
BUZZZZZZ!
YEAH! Treat baskets... The girls were SO cute figuring this whole candy
thing out!!
McDonald's 4 lunch... then nappy time!!
WHEEEE! Kennedy is like a 5 star ride! She LOVES fast!!
Jordyn isn't sure she wants to let GO!!? The girls are 1 year apart...
Horsey ride w/ smiles!!
CHOO-CHOO!! Train ride in the park.
Gammy Net's BAGS!! Livin' life out of these all month! Thanks Brit
4 the baby boy clothes sent to AZ!!
Mommy Camille and Baby Jacob in one of the new outfits from Brit.
Baby Jacob holding Gammy/Pappy's gift...
Cousins and a ball... Fun times to watch them play!!
IT SNOWED the final day of the move!!! WINTERS comin'~~ UTAH
EATIN' pizza, thanks Jer/Nancy 4 lunch!!
Jesse looks like he just got braces!! NO he didn't.
Grma/Grpa eating at the care center before the move...
IT SNOWED...! We gotta get this move done!!
The comfy chairs 4 Betty and Reid, Grma in her chair and Grpa in his sleeping
chair in the NEW place, snow outside and they r warm 4 the winter!! YEAH!
The glass display in their room.
The office area
Looking straight in from the front door. Kitchen-ette on the left and bathroom
on the right.
Sleeping room
The big move, out 4 a fieldtrip and on to the next place TOGETHER!!
Thanks Reid 4 the transport.

An almost empty condo and the slumber party area our last 4 nights...
Karen and Norm moved all the living room furniture.
IT SNOWED, winter was comin'!!
Jesse and Grpa were good together!! THANKS guys 4 helping each other!!!
Nice suit Jes! Thanks grpa!!!! AND YEAH, Jesse EARNED his EAGLE there!!
MISSION accomplished!!!!

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Jesse's EAGLE project happened!!!

WE three, r very happy w/ the turn out of the evening!!!
Jesse has been here w/ grpa and grma since July 22nd. They've spent
plenty of time playing and visiting...
But ONE week ago things got SERIOUS for the Eagle project count down...
Jesse's PLAN: to collect 500 entertainment items for the Primary Children's
Medical Center. Dad Michael helped w/ the flyer-"technical writer"
Jerry enrolled AND drove Mark to Bountiful to help Jesse pass out 300 flyers
to houses in the neighborhood/ward.
Jerry and Nancy bbsat Grpa and cooked him a delicious Bday dinner
while the boys hiked the neighborhood.
Jesse and Grpa discussed the plan for hours and hours... AND got copies
made to deliver to doors.
Grpa rode along tonight w/ me and Jesse and Jesse's leader to pick up the items.
Kid magazines, bubbles, hot wheel cars, dolls, board games, card games, lego sets,
coloring books, dvd's/cd's, play do, paperback novels, puzzles, madlib/suduko books
were on the list.
At the church, we were hoping these were the cars to go out... NOPE....
Jesse was checking on the boys... Tues. Oct. 6, 7-8pm. Thank goodness for
cell phones and email!
THE group of helpers!! Thanks guys!!
Jesse giving directions and opening prayer. Notice the "cool" weather?!?!
Maps of the houses to stop at.
Is this like Trick or Treating!?
The STASH!! GREAT job guys!! The effort paid off and the trucks and trunks
returned FULL!!!
Jesse empty-ing Grpa's trunk.
TREATS at the end... ICE CREAM sandwiches??? Where was the HOT chocolate?
SORRY guys, I was thinking shaved ice!?!?!
Looks like a big organizing project for tomorrow! More to collect thru the
week SO please continue to send in your donations!!
Good night and YES, it WAS a good night!!! Thanks and more thanks
for helping Jesse earn his EAGLE!!!