The Last Couple Weekends

The last couple weekends have been spent visiting grandchildren. The weekend of Feb. 8, I went to Colorado. I couldn't resist taking this shot of Conner in "time-out". He is very good at throwing a ball, but now he is learning not to throw other things. It is great fun, after all, to throw a remote through the air and watch it land on a tower of blocks. You just can't be upset with a child as sweet as this.




We all know that Luke likes cars and in fact, the boys' bedroom has a NASCAR decor. So, it was fun to spend the next weekend and watch the Daytona 500 with that family. It is a very long race, so we watched the beginning and the end with the kids (with their race cars in hand). Luke fell asleep watching the post race interviews.


While Larry and Eric worked on an R&S project, Nina and I painted Ellie's room and shopped for a decorations that I might give her for her birthday. We also made use of things she already had. For example:

Knowing Eric's love of hiking, I bought this book for Ellie for her first birthday. Nina thought it was a great book to display in her "new" room, since it was all about the outdoors- birds, flowers, and sun hats. This room is so feminine. It is just perfect for her. With Nina's permission, I'm posting a few pictures of the almost completed room.

The Lesson

Daniel was very excited when Larry announced that he thought Daniel was old enough to play pool. Enjoy the pictures of his first lesson.





Then Luke wanted to play.


Ellie just enjoyed reading.


Conner enjoyed trying to point out Daniel's belly button.

Christmas Again

My side of the family decided to wait until Katie came for a visit to celebrate Christmas together. We were excited that Dad, Jerry, Joyce, Allan and Mike, with extended family members could be here. We planned for a big meal, gifts, and a fun time. Then we had brownouts and power failures the night before, so it was difficult to dust and iron table cloths. The next morning, PG&E turned the power off completely. Conner had his bath by flashlight. The turkey went to one neighbor's oven, and other dishes were cooked next door. Eventually PG&E hooked up a temporary connection to the neighbor's house. In spite of it all, we had a great time together, as usual.




It was great to see everyone again!!!! Ha Ha Ha


Mike, Lauren and Kristin bought a Spiderman tent for Luke and Daniel. Everybody enjoyed that!



With so many new books, we just had to take a few pictures. Click to enlarge and see all the smiles!





A few days later, Conner went on an outing in Grandpa's truck.



At the park, Conner enjoyed telling us when to "Go!"

New Year's Day

We started the new year with a couple coats of paint in the laundry room. Before painting, I asked Nina what she thought of the color. She said she liked it, but wanted to make sure we knew that a dark color would make the room look smaller. Larry quickly said, " Good, it will seem like you're getting to the bathroom faster! "