June 2013

Lots going on this month.  I had the boys for a week while Megan and Justin went on a cruise.  We had lots of fun swimming, going to the park, eating pizza, doing a puzzle, crafts, and more swimming.  It was pretty warm all week so the pool was the only way to keep cool but the boys didn't seem to mind!

 



National Donut Day!                                            Waiting for Mom and Dad at the Airport



Movie Night!                                                         Fun Night out with Pam to see Le Miz

               Owen in front of the San Diego Temple                                        Owen is 2!  Here he is with the loot I sent him.

Words to Live By

Memorial Day Weekend



This was taken at 1am right after we arrived home from the airport.  Owen was
wanting to party!

We had a great breakfast on Sutter Street at the Sutter Street Grill

All the cousins looking for bugs!

We had a great day at Sun Splash in Roseville playing minature golf

More Sun Splash with the the boys!

The weekend ended way to soon and we were soon back at the airport sending
Jordan, Kristine and Owen back to Utah.  I miss them so much!!

Baltimore Trip

 
Megan and I had a whirlwind spur of the moment adventure to Baltimore to visit Erin. We really loved spending time with her and it was a trip we should have taken long ago.  I am looking forward to going back when we can spend a longer time there seeing more of Washington DC and traveling to New York.  We made the best of the short time we had there and were able to see some sights in DC.  It's only a short 30 minute train ride from Baltimore so we just had to go.  I loved it!!  I have always wanted to go there since I love American history so much.  It did not disappoint.  It is beautiful and clean and there is so much history.  I walked around in awe most of the time.  We had dinner at a very old, historic restaurants called the Emmits Grille that is frequented by dignitaries and many past presidents and also went to the top of the Washington Hotel overlooking the entire city with a view of the Capitol and the White House.  It was all very exciting!  We saw a couple of motorcades with lots of Secret Service.  Not sure who was in the limos but it was exciting just to see it.

Megan and I on plane at the start of our journey!

Spending a little time with Mosey and Phatty, Erin's pugs and her babies

We ate at this cute little cafe, The Blue Moon in Fells Point in Baltimore.
  They have been featured on the Food Network and are famous for their Captain Crunch french toast that Megan ordered.

Erin and Megan at the harbor in Baltimore

Erin and Megan - top photo on the Amtrak train in Baltimore - bottom photo- Metro Station in DC

Taking in the sites of DC.  Washington Monument, Reflection Pond, Veterans Memorial

Top left-Baltimore Train Station
Top and bottom right streets of DC
Bottom left - Megan enjoying a Diet Coke

Erin and me at the Lincoln Memorial and Erin and Megan at the Veterans Memorial fountain

 

Lots going on this month!

Cinco de Mayo with the Patricks

Build a Bear with Lincoln

Lincoln is 7!!!!

 Thanks to all my friends and family for the gifts, cards, texts, etc.  I enjoyed a nice birthday dinner at Pizzaria Classico!

Curtis Park Home Tour

Today I went on the Curtis Park Home Tour with family on the Wells side.  My grandparents bought this home in 1920 and lived here until their deaths in 1968 and 1969.  This is the home that our family visited every Sunday for as long as I can remember.  All my aunts, uncles and cousins were there all together every Sunday afternoon.  We spent all holidays there as well.  The house was just completely redone and not at all the same home that I loved and remembered so well.  It is very modernized now and beautiful but I wish they would have kept some of the old charm.  There were before pictures posted and my heart broke a little seeing them and looking at how everything has changed.  I am glad that I went and enjoyed seeing my brother and sister-in-law and my cousins.  We went to Gunthers Ice Cream after the tour for old times sake.  It was a fun day!!  (I know Grandmother and Dad would not approve of all the changes!)  There was a write up in the Sacramento Bee today all about the home and the tour.

My grandparents in the late 50's in their patio.  There is now a pool, fountain and outdoor seating area.

This is the home in 50's the way I remember it



Top left - My brother Russ and me
Top right my brother and Gail, my cousin Butch's wife
Bottom Left - Russ, Gail and Butch
Bottom right- the four cousins, Marcia, Russ, Amy and Butch
(There were a total of 11 cousins - 5 are now deceased)

The front of the house as it is today.  Quite a change.  It was neat having the old 20 cars parked outside

More views of the front of the house.
Bottom right - this was in the entrance of the house telling a little about my grandparents

The whole gang!

Every Sunday Dad (our grandfather) would give us a dime and during the summer months the cousins would walk the four blocks to Gunthers and get a ice cream cone (I don't remember this too well since I was the youngest cousin and was not old enough to go with the other cousins but I have heard the stories.)

April

The first weekend in April we always enjoy General Conference from Salt Lake City.
It is a great time to reflect and recommit.  Megan brought the boys over for the Sunday
afternoon session.  The boys made their mosaic reptile creations while Megan and I enjoyed
conference. 

My eyes have finally stablized and I was able to get new glasses.  Yay, I can see much better now and I love my new specs!

My cell phone died this month and I became the proud owner of a new IPhone 5.  I finally succommed to peer pressure!  I have to admit I love it and it takes amazing pictures!  So user friendly and easy  to manuever.  Much easier than the Android GS5

We had a fun time at the Monster Minature Golf Course.  First we had dinner at a family favorite, The Old Spaghetti Factory  Lincoln and Coleman had a great time while Jack enjoyed himself at Disneyland..

I am loving this new series I discovered on PBS.  It takes place during the 50's and it is excellent. 
Helps me get over my withdrawals from Downton Abbey.

Now that I have my IPhone I can do facetime with this little guy.  He doesn't talk much but it is fun to see his cute little face and chat with his Mom and Dad.

This is one of my Fridays with Coleman.  He is obsessed with making the mosaics.  I think this is his 5th one and they are all rainbow colors.  I wanted to take a cute picture of him sitting in the rocking chair but he insisted on making a scary face (his idea of being scary is showing the inside of his eye!)  The rocking chair was given to Erin on her first birthday by my parents and all four of my kids used it and now my grandkids are enjoying it!