Travel
It was held at Steve & Meg's house this evening. As I've mentioned before, the dinners usually have a theme, and the theme for this one was camping. Steve set up a couple of tarps and tents, which the kids loved crawling in and out of. If I had an RV I could park it in the space to the right.
Here is Steve at the grill.
Joe and Amy (sister):
Amy's daughter Stephanie drove up from Santa Cruz to join the group:
Jeannie with Autumn and Alyssa, and Sarah (Joe's wife) across the table:
Liam (Steve's son):
Alyssa and Keira (Joe's daughters):
No outdoor gathering is complete without a game of cornhole:
The campfire is lit and everyone enjoyed s'mores:
The moon kept an eye on us:
Click to enlarge the photos. You won't be able to see the moon unless you enlarge the picture. Also, for some reason the pictures seem to be too dark. I need to practice with the camera before taking any more shots.
It was a fun gathering, as always, and gave a sneak preview of summer camping fun. We are trying to plan a trip for June as soon as Joe gets a handle on what his schedule at the hospital will be. He has been working a lot of weekends lately.
I think Arianna didn't show up in any of the pictures, but that's because she wasn't in one place long enough for me to get her in a photo. The cousins all get along so well and have fun whenever they are together.
I'm hoping to walk tomorrow and get myself mentally prepared for getting back to the gym in a little over a week, when I will hit the 6 wk post-surgery mark. I just know I will feel better when I can do something other than sit in a recliner. The sitting around is no doubt my own fault, but I haven't felt like doing much else and still have residual pain. I'm tired of it though, so things will start to change soon!
- Alive And Kicking! Update
I am still around and just socializing a bit with family. Yesterday was Autumn's birthday party at the roller rink. I skated 4 turns around the rink without falling or making too much of a fool of myself! I debated long and hard...
- Grandkid Week!
Autumn and Arianna (Jeannie's) were over last night for a couple of hours. They are so much fun and I can have adult conversations with them. I hope to see Alyssa and Keira (Joe's) today as I have Keira's birthday present...
- Birthday Fun
We celebrated Jeannie's birthday on Saturday. Her choice for cake was German Chocolate. Here's the cake and the baker! (Click on a picture to enlarge.) The best present Jeannie could have received was to have all her...
- Sunday Rest
But only for part of the day, as I'm planning a visit to the gym this evening. With not much to write about today, I took a couple of photos of the sorts of things I find when my grandchildren are here. Note that two of them are able to write,...
- Celebrating The Grad
We had a family get together today to celebrate niece Stephanie's college graduation. Of course, Donald made dessert - decorated like a cake on top but actually cupcakes. The party was at Jeannie's house and I managed to snap some...
Travel
Family Dinner
It was held at Steve & Meg's house this evening. As I've mentioned before, the dinners usually have a theme, and the theme for this one was camping. Steve set up a couple of tarps and tents, which the kids loved crawling in and out of. If I had an RV I could park it in the space to the right.
Here is Steve at the grill.
Joe and Amy (sister):
Amy's daughter Stephanie drove up from Santa Cruz to join the group:
Jeannie with Autumn and Alyssa, and Sarah (Joe's wife) across the table:
Liam (Steve's son):
Alyssa and Keira (Joe's daughters):
No outdoor gathering is complete without a game of cornhole:
The campfire is lit and everyone enjoyed s'mores:
The moon kept an eye on us:
Click to enlarge the photos. You won't be able to see the moon unless you enlarge the picture. Also, for some reason the pictures seem to be too dark. I need to practice with the camera before taking any more shots.
It was a fun gathering, as always, and gave a sneak preview of summer camping fun. We are trying to plan a trip for June as soon as Joe gets a handle on what his schedule at the hospital will be. He has been working a lot of weekends lately.
I think Arianna didn't show up in any of the pictures, but that's because she wasn't in one place long enough for me to get her in a photo. The cousins all get along so well and have fun whenever they are together.
I'm hoping to walk tomorrow and get myself mentally prepared for getting back to the gym in a little over a week, when I will hit the 6 wk post-surgery mark. I just know I will feel better when I can do something other than sit in a recliner. The sitting around is no doubt my own fault, but I haven't felt like doing much else and still have residual pain. I'm tired of it though, so things will start to change soon!
- Alive And Kicking! Update
I am still around and just socializing a bit with family. Yesterday was Autumn's birthday party at the roller rink. I skated 4 turns around the rink without falling or making too much of a fool of myself! I debated long and hard...
- Grandkid Week!
Autumn and Arianna (Jeannie's) were over last night for a couple of hours. They are so much fun and I can have adult conversations with them. I hope to see Alyssa and Keira (Joe's) today as I have Keira's birthday present...
- Birthday Fun
We celebrated Jeannie's birthday on Saturday. Her choice for cake was German Chocolate. Here's the cake and the baker! (Click on a picture to enlarge.) The best present Jeannie could have received was to have all her...
- Sunday Rest
But only for part of the day, as I'm planning a visit to the gym this evening. With not much to write about today, I took a couple of photos of the sorts of things I find when my grandchildren are here. Note that two of them are able to write,...
- Celebrating The Grad
We had a family get together today to celebrate niece Stephanie's college graduation. Of course, Donald made dessert - decorated like a cake on top but actually cupcakes. The party was at Jeannie's house and I managed to snap some...