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!!!

It happened ONE day last week!!

Michael and I got on Bart and went to SF for the afternoon and evening.

I wanted to see this Samurai display at the museum and it was the same 

Bart stop as WICKED!!
We first went to the display and learned LOTS of new things about Japan.
And then we WON the lottery for two tickets for WICKED!!  YEAH!!

That made the show $50 for the 2 of us instead of $160!  What a lucky deal!!
WICKED!!
What a good show!  We were 4 seats over to the right of stage the 1st 1/2 

and then we moved to front row middle 2nd 1/2 and LOVED the WHOLE show!!

The REST of the visit to SLC and PROVO

Michael and Jesse went down the Alpine Slide in Park City.
Grpa WALKED all the way from the car to the slide area to watch the event!
Jesse in RED!
A family geocache-ing moment by BYU.
Gotta OWN a camera to be in this family!!!
Grpa going outside to enjoy the kids taking pictures.  

Out in the yard at Jerry/Nancy's in Provo.

THE cousin picture...  Aubry, Mark, Jesse, Nicole and Kristine.  WHERE'S Steven?
The PARTY cups...  all w/ names.
Nancy's 49th Birthday display.
Grpa and the grand kids.
We played WAR w/ Grma and she won all of us!!  Grpa had to give me

cards 3 times to keep up w/ her...

Labor Day Timp Hike and Celebration

Michael signing the guest book, PROOF that he made it!
This is EASY for Jerry, he IS a hiker!!!
Amazing internal beauty AND Jesse---
ONLY 1/2 way!!?  Jesse is 17 and acclimated to the elevation...

Michael on the other hand is 6... and going up 1,000 feet WAS a challenge!
All that working out pays OFF, Jesse holding up the arch so the guys can

go under it, thanx Jes!
A REST STOP 4 Michael...  Gorgeous rock colors!
Hiking in the shade and cool of the morning hours.  Tour at 10:30am, SO hurry!
Another REST point, and nice scenery, thanx Jerry 4 the pics!
Are we ALL up for this?  
We match!  Labor Day bbque at the Wait's in Provo.  Thanx guys!!  YUMMY!

The Summer continues...

The happy group at the A's vs Yankee's night game!!!  Thanks JERRY!!!
Since we ONLY go to A's games w/ Jerry, this is your FIRST clue that JERRY

came back for another "father/son" visit to the bay area and brought STEVEN!!

Mark and Steven are basically the big and little of the same male, 

SO don't get confused by the similarities!!!?  

This is STEVEN in these pictures, 22 yr. old, RM and has the world by the tail!!!  

Just ask him!!  He's a blast and SO entertaining!

The A's were playing the Yankee's so we spanned the USA w/o even traveling and

it was a PACKED house loss for the A's...  We rode bart and it was a night game, FUN!
Did they say 670 STEPS!?!  Amazing Dipsea stairs and hike... YES, I

climbed the stairs... NO did NOT continue on the hike to Stinson Beach

and over the mountains!!
Jerry mentioned something about "his" bday gift...?  Next year it will be

a GIFT card from Walmart!!  This was at the top and on our way down.

Some humans do this 4 times each day for their workout, AMAZING, I met

one of them!?!?!
The location is Mill Valley and the redwoods and lush foliage is beyond

word or pictures doing it justice, this is a tulip vine behind me...
Per Steven's request we drove to this sight, a kiddie park in the background...

Jerry photo-ed Steven before he took off for the stairs and the 7 plus miles

over the mountain and on the Dipsea trail.  It was sunny here...  foggy over the

mountain.  A seagull ate his lunch and he dipped into the cold Pacific Ocean following

his 2hr.  sprint/jog/hike!?  I was not wearing a hat, but I take it off to him!

Hiking/walking seemed to be the purpose of this father/son bonding trip...

Steven in the red beanie, Jerry and Michael walking across the Golden Gate Bridge.
OH yeah, 2nd hand shopping was requested too...  Haight Ashbury lunch

and parking "angel" sight NEXT to Crossroads.  Steven was already shopping...
At the top of Coit Tower...  Lovin' our tye dyes!!
Yet another set of stairs...  Good thing Jerry is SO young on this trip~~

Gotta keep up w/ your kids!?!  Climbing up to Coit Tower.
Waiting to check into the timeshare in SF.  Jerry/Steven spent 2 nights

downtown Union Square and touring the financial district and Cable Car

riding and ...
getting samples of CHOCOLATE!!
Hot Fudge!!
Making the chocolate...
AND eating the chocolate!  Still were giving out the peanut butter samples, yum!

Steven w/ his GQ "no shavin' smile!!  Thanks guys for coming out our way and sharing the

summer fun w/ us!!