Just doing a little catch up!!

Just some pictures to see what has been going on. Nothing real exciting.
If you remember we got a tree from Sean and Jodi, well it didn't make. We have beem watching it die for awhile now. so we decided to take it out and replace it with some fruit trees three of them. They seem really healthy and we hope they will do well.

Baseball season again. Connor on base.

Austin pitching.

Cierra with something in her teeth. (I know, just something silly to share).

Cierra with it gone.

Shaylyn stayed over night and as always wanted to play games. I taught her how to play Skip-Bo. She caught on really fast. Teri taught me while we were hunting (well the guys were). We had a tournament, guess who won!!

Grandpa always loves to play with the kids!

Brooke is so funny and the last of Grandparents Day!

Jodi was in Utah for the weekend and Sean was painting so we took Brooke for the weekend. She was so good and we really enjoyed spending time with her. Friday we went to the movies and saw Monsters vs Aliens. On Saturday we went over to see how the dogs were doing at the Gaileys, they were still in Arizona. Brooke fell asleep in the car and wasn't real happy when we woke her up. She laid down on the couch and wanted her blanket, she covered up her head. Then her Mom called and she still wouldn't come out from underneath the blanket, but she wanted to talk to her, so I had to hand her the phone, only her hand came out. I was cracking up and knew I had to get a picture. She finally came out when I turned on Sponge Bob Square Pants.

We finished up Grandparents Day with Cierra, then Kaylee and Connor. Cierra is such a sweetheart and actually was shy at first (not like her).

Cierra with her teacher.

Connor came into Kaylee's classroom and ate lunch with us. Then we went to his class. Their teachers seem really great.

If you look in the background you can see a picture of Sean with Kaylee, Connor and Cierra.

Babysitting Dogs and a New Toy !!!

We have been taking care of the Gailey's Puppies while they are on vacation, in the nice weather, at the Mariners spring training in Arizona. I should say Lee has been. Austin, I am sure is in heaven, he really loves sports and even called to let us know that he got an autograph from Ken Griffey. The Puppies are doing very well, but seem to be getting pretty antsy for their family to come home. Kaylee and the other kids have helped. Yesterday they went to Bradley Lake and took them for a good walk. I take watching someones dogs as serious as watching the grandkids, worrying about them getting away, hurt or anything else that could happen. So, Jodi calls me Wednesday night and said they went over to play with the dogs and that one was gone and there was a hole in the fence. I was in a panic and ready to run out the door when she says "April Fools". I was so relieved, but ready to wring her neck, I will get her back. Here are some pictures at the park.


On the way to the park.

Anyone that has walked around this lake will recognize this tree.

OK, now for the new toy. Lee and I have been talking about getting a side by side quad for a while. We had thought we might wait for awhile. But thanks to Jay and Penny for asking us to ride along while they went to look at one. Well you can guess the rest of the story. We were able to get a great deal for buying more then one at a time. No one had to twist our arm, we will have lots of fun and as they say, you only live once! Here are some pictures of Lee, Jodi, Connor, Cierra, Brooke and Meaghan having fun. Kaylee and I are in the house staying warm. The Gailey's are in Arizona, staying warmer.

The guys always like the ditches.

Brooke is having a blast!

Cierra is getting excited to have her Mom give her a ride.

There they go.

Oh yes, does anyone want to buy a quad, it is like new. If you do or know anyone just let us know and we will give you all the details.

Isn't it a beauty!

Cabela's 4 hour Hot Buys!!

Saturday morning we got up early, real early to go to Cabela's in Lacey. The four hour sale was from 8 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. We got there at 7:40 and the line was down and around the building. I was having a de-ja vu moment, Black Friday all over again, but it was all men (just a few women). Of course they were all these big and strong outdoor types, lots of flannel shirts. Yet I figured it was probably better then facing all women waiting to go in Wal-Mart the day after Thanksgiving. We decided to wait till they opened the doors which they opened early. The main item Lee wanted of course we couldn't find and when we did they were all gone except the floor model, they let us have that so all was not lost. Of course we ended up buying more then what we came for (there is always a need for one more jar of fishing bait, right Bill). It was crazy, but we had a good time and came home without any bruises. I had to take some pictures of the beautiful display of all the beautifully stuffed (and dead) animals.

Chance (#40) is playing 7th grade basketball and seems to be having fun.

And another picture of Brooke, who can resist!

Grandparents Day Continued!!!

Wednesday we continued our journey to the schools and were able to have lunch with Austin. They did things a little different this year and it made it kind of nice. They had us meet our Grandchild in the gym where they set up tables and chairs. The class rooms can get kind of crowded with all the Grandparents there. They also had it over several days instead of all in one day. It is always fun to see them, I think they enjoy it but for the older ones it is no big deal. We brought a Meatball Subway sandwich for Austin, I was kind of concerned because he was wearing white. We had a nice visit with him, the main topic being sports, all you have to do is mention the Mariners or Cowboys (go Seahawks) and he is talking away. He knows everything there is to know about sports, we love this about him.

He enjoyed his sandwich.

They kind of look alike don't they.

Grandparents Day!!

Today we went to Shaylyn's class at school to celebrate Grandparents Day. The school invites grandparents to come to school for lunch with their grandkids. Today was Shaylyn's, tomorrow will be Austin's. Chance is in Junior High so of course he is to old for this kind of thing. I guess Kaylee, Connor and Cierra's school is not having it this year, or maybe at a later date. Last year we had four to go to at one time, Lee and I had to split up and go to different schools. It is fun to see them in a different atmosphere. We always enjoy it.

Here is Shaylyn in front of pictures all the kids drew for their Grandparents. She did one for us and one for her Grandma Gailey in Utah. She did a very nice job.

The whole class sang us a few songs.
You see the big screen behind them, it is an actual computer screen, see the laptop in front of them. I was just amazed what they could do with it. All we had were chalk boards and the alphabet in big letters on the wall.

This is Shaylyn and her teacher Ms Cushman. She is very nice and friendly. Chance and Austin both also had her.

Here we are with Shaylyn. At least we didn't have to sit in the little chairs.

Austin playing basketball, #5, I can never get a good picture of him.

This is at Cierra's basketball game, she made 6 baskets and is really doing well. Yes, that is Jodi, The Coach. She is doing a very good job, all the kids are doing great. Sometimes I can tell she wants to get in and do it for them.

Brooke got a bubble blowing machine for her birthday, they needed Grandpas help getting the top off and of course he fixed it for them. Looks pretty cool!!!

Catch up time!

Time to catch up on some of the things we have been doing.

(I know everyone that reads Jodi's blog has seen most of these pictures, she is just to fast at posting then I am.)

Princesses and more princesses!!!
Yesterday Jodi and her friend Jen had a special birthday party for their daughters, Brooke and Kaylee. Both their birthdays are this month and both will be four years old. It actually was very nice and they went all out and did a great job. The Fathers were very involved and were a great help. We had a very nice time watching all the kids have so much fun. Still it is hard to believe that our youngest Grandchild will be four years old.

The guest of honor! She looks so beautiful!

All the princesses and one prince posing for a silly picture.
Shaylyn looks beautiful in her princess dress.

This is a picture of Shaylyn, she just had a couple teeth pulled.

Sean is having fun helping all the little girls make body glitter. They also had a table for nail polish, making crowns, coloring pictures and of course putting on make-up. Very organized and all the girls had lots of fun.

Cierra getting her nails done.

The older boys weren't to interested in the girlie stuff so they were practicing with their YoYos. (Brings back memories)

Austin!

Chance!

Here's most of the rest of the family. Kaylee and Connor were the only ones not there, they were with their Dad. They were missed.

Cierra had a Cheerleading camp. She did very well and had lots of fun. Here she is with the Cheerleaders that helped them learn the cheers.

Connor playing basketball!

Kaylee had a concert where she played her violin. It was pretty exciting watching her with the many other students playing her violin. They all did great.

Well that is about it. We keep very busy with the Kids and Grandkids and love every minute of it. It is so great being able to do more things with them now that we are retired. Not worrying about going to work is so great and being able to fit it all in is really wonderful. We are very blessed and everyday we see it more and more.

Spring is getting close and we have lots to get done outside. We have so many trees around us and our roof and grass just love the moss, any good ideas out there on how to get rid of it.

We hope everyone has a wonderful week!!