BUBBLE FUN

Richland is paradise on earth. Only because the weather is stellar. Our new granddaughter is a doll, her name is Valerie Holiday. I think Rachel will be home tomorrow although her insurance allows a 4 day vacation at the hospital with a C section. Valerie is a very calm and content baby. Not much upsets her. Ben said he would post pictures. If not I will as soon as they bring her home. Val and I have been tending Makinze while Rachel and Ben do the new baby drill. So Makinze is getting all our attention. It's not all about new baby.

Happy Birthday Dad/Grandpa! (It's still your birthday in AK)

We Hope You Had A Great Birthday!

It Took Us A Few Tries...

But We Finally Got It...(as good as it gets...)

We Love You!!!!

White water chopsticks

Happy Mothers Day!

OK, so here is the deal. My little plan was to go through all of my photos an find one of each of us kids, individually with Mom. Can I just say that my old photo collection just sucks. Then I whittled my plan down to making sure mom was in the photo. So here you go, sorry to Bro Ben! I guess that is what you get for being the last kid, and having a s----y sister. Wait a minute, there are way too many different words you could make of s----y. Oh well! Oh, and Happy Mother'sDay, MOM! From all of us, F@#%ers!


wait a minute, son number#3 has arrived.

He's gone Airborne

Ian graduated from Airborne School at Ft. Benning last Friday. He spent three weeks training for jumping out of the big C-130's (I think...) on a static line. He said it was pretty scary, but he got used to it. He will continue to jump monthly and get jump pay (on top of regular pay). He was able to get this opportunity because when he moved over to the 4-25th, he was put in the P-FAR, which is Parachute-Field Artillery Regiment (277th). It is an Airborne Unit, so everyone assigned to that unit gets to go to Airborne school. (He is not an Airborne Ranger, he is an Airborne soldier....his sister was confused about that on Facebook, if anyone noticed.) He will not be jumping in Afghanistan..there are no Airborne operations in modern warfare, it's mostly still around to maintain and promote morale, kind of a fun thing to do, and a nice tab to have on your uniform. Ian acts pretty nonchalant about it, but I think it's pretty great. Even the Marines send guys to the Army Airborne School. It is kind of prestigious. I think he should be more proud of it than he is.

Sunnyside 5K run

Well Val and I participated in the Sunnyside 5K run today to raise money for school computers. We walked the 5K course. At the awards ceremony they announced my name as the winner of the 60 and over category. Seems I was the only participant in that category so I got a first place metal. Am I excited? Well hell yes. "WINNING"

Two Things

First item: Tara you inspired me! I did not go super short, although now I wish I would have gone to my chin instead of just under. It is hard to cut curly hair and try to determine at the same time how short it is actually going to be when it shrinks up. I was able to donate 6 inches. 10 and the haircut would have been free, oh well. Sam says I look like you. Ben loves it! Will could care less.

Next item: Sam had a bowling birthday party a couple of Fridays ago. Everyone had a good time. Ben stayed home with Will because he had a melt down just before we left. Dad and I even bowled a couple of games together. But can I just say that our principal accomplishment of the evening was that we all got out with our lives and not one of us contracted MERSA or Necrotizing fasciitis! I am glad we did not take Will, he surely wold have perished after placing either of his tiny hands on any surface in the establishment and then placing them directly into his mouth.