January with my Grandkids

 Madeline was selected by Parrish Middle School to play in the all-state orchestra at Hult Center in Eugene.  These are the top musicians in the state...it was so excellent.

Here is Madeline with her VERY proud mother and grandmothers (I took the picture and Chad was getting the...I don't know what he was doing!)

 Brody and I recieved Blazer tickets, so we decided to spend the day together in Portland. We started out with breakfast at Donald Cafe with my brother (Alan), spent the entire morning at OMSI (what fun!), had lunch at Fudrukers and...

went to Willamette Park and watched the boaters and long boarders on the river, then...

 to the Pittock Mansion and both of us took some great shots of Mt Hood and Mt St Helens, then we went to Burgerville, after finding a great spot to part at the Rose Garden (or whatever the call it now), and....

to some awesome seats to watch the Blazers squeak out a win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, led by Kevin Love who grew up in Portland. He put on a good showing, but not enough to beat us!

And here we go with a few thousand others to find our way to the freeway and home...a long and very fun day!                      Oh, and here is a view of the sun setting over Mt St Helens from Pittock Mansion.

50th year anniversary dinner with family.

We all met at the "Rhinelander" in Portland. They gave us a great table together.

Our waiter was Awesome. He helped us with our  selections, sang to us, told jokes and took wonderful care of us.

Look at this awesome spread! Nothing was left when we were done!

 Finally, the complimentary German desert for the celebrants. (She still turns me on!)

 Nancy and her (Grand) girls. And (Grand) son.

Grampa and his (Grand) girls. (The picture with Brody did not turn out.)

All of this would not have happened if I had not met the most wonderful woman God ever created!

Christmas 2013

 We started at Dean and Dawn's...Dawn not sure about Sophie's present

 But Sophie is excited toe learn to use it...has lots of advice!

 Dean and Dawn's tree

 Dean and Sophie target shooting

 Madeline showing off her new...tatoo???? I hope not

 Calm before the "opening of the presents".

 "Come on dad, can't we open them now????

 What is Sophie up to now?

 Passing out the presents.

 Ready, set....

 Go.

 A homework carrier?

 What have we here?

 Nancy's turn.

 What is it?

 Whoa....yeah.

How does this work?

 Oooh Kaay

 Vedddy Intedesting

 Let me read this to you.

 Where can I put this?

 Is that a Yam????

 Running tights...I don't want to see this.

 My dad would be proud...just like he wore.

Good food, good presents, good time, good football game (Go Seahawks) and wonderful family...wish Shane,Yoshika and Sam could have been here.
We are blessed with our family!

50th Anniversary Cruise

 Day 1 getting ready to board the Norwegian ship "Jewel"

This is our room...Cozy.

 Our deck and the sunset (Nancy's feet)

 Ready to dine out

 First morning on the open sea

 Jamaica - getting ready to "walk the falls"

 Nancy working her way up the falls (I took the photo's, didn't get wet)

 Fun, fun, fun!

 Up into the next pool

 Now what?

 She made it! But got her hair wet.

 On a plantation heading to the house on top of the hill

 This is one way to gather the coconuts

 The gardens at the house (the owner was a gun smuggler)

 Now we are in the Grand Caimens

 Man, these guys are tall!

 One of the small beaches

 Relaxing after a hard morning of shopping

 Lunch in the Grand Caimens

 Met up with Ed and Edie at Jimmy Buffet's Marguaritaville

 Taking the ferry to the mainland (Mexico) to see the Mayan ruins

 This guy must be the shopping mall God

 "Mayan Gold" carving

 Shopping at a local craft mall

 Entering the Mayan village ruins through the wall

 The temple

 Mayan God carved into the corner of one of the buildings

View of their beach with the lovely "Goddess"

 One of the fishermen

 Exiting the ruins through the wall

 Wildlife

 Craft village by the ruins

 Back to the beach (No, that is not us)

 This is us

 These guys wondering what we are doing on their dock

 Our twin Norwegian boat, the Pearl...we would see them on the sea's like this

 Our friends Ed and Edie...they showed us the ropes as this was their 24th cruise

 Our steward would make a different animal with our towels each day

 Our friends, Greg and Sandra

Had to have a Beignet befor we left New Orleans!