PATRINAS HOMECOMMING July 8 2008

Well look here who we found at JFK
airport!

Is she happy to be home?














Look who else showed up to surprise
her and to welcome her home!
Our oldest daughter Marla,and our oldest grandchild Vincent!(MOM TOO!)












The 2 sisters are happy to see each other again!

















IS SHE HAPPY OR WHAT????
maybe just a little?
Boy was it good to see her here safe and sound in the USA!
WE truly did miss her!!!!

Grandson Vincents Birthday & our Thanksgiving

Here we are at our thanksgiving meal and then our B-day party for Vincent since he turned 3 on the 15th of Nov. & the food was great! We missed Patrina again,Lord willing she will be back with us all next year!We Pray for Patrina as she is away in Thailand!

FIRST SNOW 11-18-07

It was snowing here on Sunday morning when we got up and snowed all day! We had a tiny bit of snow 2 weeks ago but nothing to measure like this! We have about 3 inches on the ground as I'm writing this! It was a little slippery on the road coming home from our son Danas house,for our Thanksgiving and Vincents third birthday celebration of which you will see the pics or that!

HERE ARE SOME HANDSOME DUDES

THIS GUY LIKES CORN ON THE COB
HERE COMES COLSON AND HIS MOM HOME FROM CHURCH
DANA JUST PARKED IN THE GARAGE AND IS COMMING IN FROM MORNING CHURCH
THIS YOUNG MAN LIKES HIS GRANDMA TO PICK HIM UP AND HOLD HIM!
WELL! LOOK WHO SHOWED UP TO EAT LUNCH TOO!

Dana's new place, different views

These pics will give an idea as to what our sons family moved into while building their new house! this pic is one of the back corners of the house
this is the other corner of the house where you can enter the house through the small porch or go down into the basement,half of the basement is a workshop and storage while the other is a laundry room scrapbooking room and a lounge and playroom
another view
heres the bank barn 3 car garage building
heres just some of the back yard! Kathleen is looking it over a little bit!

A peek @ Dana's new place

This is the lane comming into their place,there are lots of trees around ,thats nice!
The front yard
one side of the 3 car garage, with a big loft up stairs for storage or game room or what ever!
front view of garage
more front yard with enclosed gazibo like room

Colson with Ralphy and pics after baby dedication

One year old Colson with our old man kitty RalphyIs he having fun or what?
A surprise for Dana along with a meal after the baby dedication July 15 Dana turned 28!!!!

Do they look impressed or what??it's hard to get a good pic when everybodys thinking something else!

Different nannies in Thailand

this nannys name is Melisa and she is from Ohiothis is Dianna and she is from Ohio and will leave at the end of July 2007,her children are all adopted now!
This is Karla, she is from Colorado,we know her parents from when we lived in Phoenix,long ago
This is the head nanny which lives down the street from the others,she is from Pennsylvania and her name is Dorothy
This is BATH time for Patrinas little ones,every night they get to splash around and make a mess!

this girl showed us all around the area where she lives and she knows where the good resturaunts are too!this place is where we got foot,hand,and back massages,Patrina knows the good ones!!!
anyone for some fresh fish?
Patrina and her kiddos were haveing fun in the ball pit!

Her children like to go on rides as long as their momma goes along

Thailand Trip Pics

anyone know who these cuties are? Well after 2 weeks we found out! They are sweeties!!!!
this is in the city of Chang Mia I'm sure I did'nt spell that right! but the city has 4 of these moats left from the original one surrounding the city!
guess what!,they even have the popular stores there too! Wow 7/11
this type of truck was used to pick us up from the airport when we got there with Patrina! A nanny and Trinas 2 little ones and Kathleen and I with all our luggage bearly fit in for the ride home!
A popular scene around the house with these two little ones!

We're Home !!!!

seemed like the little boys liked me for some reason!
we hiked over to see some water falls but we did'nt have time to hike down in the canyon where they were really pretty,so we were told
not sure who liked the merry go round thingy more Patrina or her kiddos
my dear Kathleen is in the dentist office getting some work done on her teeth
here is Ken getting a much needed hair cut!