Christmas Family and Fun 2010

My family get together. My son JT enjoying his last Christmas home for 2 years while he goes on his Church mission to Euruguay. My grandchildren Gabby, Rory, Brian and Josh getting to know each other since they

live far away from each other.

My girls Brooke and Bobbie with their girls, Gabby and Rory.

My children all together for a brief moment.

A little warmth and laughter was had by all. We had a White Christmas this year which is very rare here.

Then Brooke's family and JT and I went to DC. We did some sight seeing and endured some chilly weather.

The kids enjoyed the carousel.

JT was glad to take a break.

While on our break and having a snack a squirrel decided it wanted our food.

Called To Serve

My son JT was just called to serve the Lord on a mission in Uruguay for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They don't know whats in store for them. They have never met anyone like him I bet. I know he will serve whole heartedly. Way to Go JT!!!!

Nice job sites

I work at Mt Vernon. It is a beautiful place to work and I enjoy working there. Today was my day off and I went there today too. I wanted to go on the National Treasure 2 tour. I also wanted to go on the forest trail and get some exercise. I had a great walk (workout). There are some steep climbs. Here are some of the sights there.

A Necessary. (An 18th century bathroom)
18th century toilets

The lowerer gardens

George Washington's front yard view of the Potomac.

A bridge on the forest trail.

18th Century Farming

The Wharf

The occupants.

BYU-Idaho

Dropped JT off Monday at BYU-I. It was a long and busy trip. We drove from Salt Lake City
and most of the way all you saw was mountains and sage brush. We stopped in
Idaho Falls and had lunch. The towns are pretty with the added trees and flowers.

JT in his dorm room before unpacking.

In the Manwaring Center at the college there is a food court called The Crossroads.

This is the eating area there.

This is the food court.

Outside of the Manwaring Bldg. The university store is in the basement of this bldg.

Chapel right behind JT's dorm.

It is a very nice place. Im so glad he gets to be there. A good clean christian college.

Ohio Summer Fun

My summer vacation was a trip to Ohio to get together with my daughter Brooke and her family from Texas. Here are my grandchildren Rory and Spencer entering the Cleveland Zoo. There were some very colorful dinosaurs there. Rory is such a diva!! Spencer just doesn't care. We went for a nature walk in a field of flowers. The kids weren't too happy about it but it was a chance to burn up some of their energy.

Here is another beauty of nature... Rory

And here is one of life's little adventures.....Spencer

What is summer without a day at the pool? Time for sunscreen.

SPLASH!!!

A daring jump over Spencer WOW

These critters were having dinner right outside our hotel window.

I Love Summer!!

Family Get Together

I drove to Cleveland, Ohio to get together with Brooke and her family. She lives in Texas and it was a chance to see her without going so far. I only get to see them a couple of times a year.
Here are my grandchildren. Rory age 6 and Spencer age 4. We went for a walk in the park. On the drive to the park we saw this man looking for a job as a plumber. He
was holding a huge orange cardboard pipewrench in his hand.

We went to the Cleveland Zoo. Here Brooke and the kids are finding out how

kangaroos hear with their ears.The zoo has a place to visit australia and there we met this camel with it's

lovely long lashes but it's not so lovely teeth.Rory and Spencer climbed aboard the very tall camel for a ride. They really enjoyed it.

When the kids walked up to the window to see this guy he kept slapping

the glass at them. It was pretty funny.

These two anteaters were large and colorful. They were interesting.Nights we were really close while sharing a hotel room. But it was nice to see each other. Bedtime stories were cute and remind me of when my kids were small. It was a nice visit.