A SHOWER FOR ANNE AND TERI

Friday, Decmeber 28, 2007

A sweet welcome for the Grange babies!

The quilts I made for Isabel and (Jack......)

Teri, Dixie and Anne

Teri, Kathy Naifeh, Anne and Mimi Fuselier
Kathy and Mimi hosted the shower for the girls.

ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS

A White Christmas!

When we woke up on Christmas morning it was snowing,

and when it was finished there was 16 inches

WE ARE NOT GETTING OLDER, BUT HAVING MORE FUN!

Happy Birthday

We go to lunch often, but this gathering was to celebrate the birthday's of

Candy (left, center) and Kathy (right, center).

I am sworn to secrecy on their ages, but they are older than me!!

I am blessed to have great friends to enrich and bless my life.

CHRISTMAS IN SALT LAKE, OR LOVE IS IN THE AIR!

We went to Salt Lake to attend the marriage of (John's nephew)

Bryce and Alisia Mahuika on December 4th.

It was a wonderful trip as we visited with many family members.

Temple Square was lit up and so beautiful it was breathtaking!

Daniel and Anne were able to come. Daniel is holding his cousin

Kristen O'Rielly's son.

This is Chelsea and Kyle Mahika and their son Michael.

I know it is amazing, but we did not get one picture of the newly weds.....

ANGEL'S LANDING

John and Ken hike Zion's

A shot of the moon on our return from

Kolob Canyons section of Zions National Park.

Ken and I had a great day doing 3 hikes.

This view is from the top of Angel's Landing.

This hike is one of the most exciting hikes I've done

due to the shear drop offs on both sides.

THANK O RAMA

Happy Thanksgiving

Yes, that is right, Chuck A Rama!

The Hickman's and Hendricks were happy to pose in front of the sign.

John and I still have our pride and most important, no visible proof that we actually ate here.

No, this is not a joke, and it was in fact surprisingly good!

The scones are excellent!

This is us waiting in line to get in.

Once inside there was a Disneyland type line inside.

You might notice that we were some of the younger

people in line. That is good, to go somewhere and feel young!

Rainy Seattle

You cannot tell it by any of these pictures, but, Seattle lived up to it's rainy reputation while I was visiting.

It is bedtime for Andrew, but he is happy and smiling as he listens into...

Story time with Ryan and Dad.

I spent some time with my Dad in Bremerton. We had a wonderful visit.

ALOHA

We went to Kauii.

I lost my camera.

I don't want to talk about it.

But, I did get a few pictures from the Hendricks,

and they are pictures with a story!

Do these look like happy couples??

The waitress at Duke's thought so!!

Ken had asked for separate checks at the start of dinner.
At the end of the meal she brought the checks,

one for me and Kathy and one for

John and Ken.

We wondered if she just messed up or if

she really thought Kathy and I were lesbians and we were out with our gay friends.

We asked.

She said yep, that is what she thought..."alternative lifestyle".

So, I won't bore you with all the stories of the great pictures I took.

I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT

GO BRONCOS!

Your Denver Broncos!!
This was my view for much of the game, a very large Packer Bumble Bee.
He was a good natured sort of bee and high fived us when the Broncos tied the game in the last few seconds.

Before the game, when everyone was happy.

It was a beautiful fall evening in Denver.

UNDER THE HARVEST MOON

John and I at the Clement Park Harvest Party.

Gotta love the chili, cornbread, pie

and square dancing.

REMEMBER THE ALAMO

John and I went to San Antonio with the society of actuaries. Now, now, don't laugh or feel sorry for us. Although it did rain, was very windy and cold, and was not good weather we managed to relax a bit. I do not have any pictures of us together because John went to classes from the hour we arrived to the minute we left. I did get to see, but not walk, the famous riverwalk (I was on a barge tour), spend a little time at the Alamo, and ended up at a Mexican Market, where you could buy all things Mexican, that you don't buy in Mexico, so why would I buy them in Texas? Anyway, it is where the tour went, and other people seemed to enjoy it....
Oh, the weather was nice and sunny the evening we arrived and the morning we left.

Somewhere between Fruita and Palisade....

We stopped at Colorado National Monument on the way home from Utah last weekend. Beautiful!

JIM GRANGE TURNS 90!!

John, Tom and Jeff

John's parents, Jim and Betty Grange on Jim's 90th

HIKING WITH THE BOYS

Ryan and Spencer and John

hiked up Berthoud Pass to the Contenintal Divide mid September.

John, Ryan and Daniel hiked to Herman's Gulch on Labor Day weekend.

I want s'more, please

Grammy with Ryan and Andrew enjoying s'mores on the deck.

Ryan is saving a litte on his face to enjoy later.

September 2007

Grange's at Gearhart 2007

John and I are old and boring, so we will use our children to make us look like we have things going on in our life. That sort of sounds pitiful, I know.

Meet Ryan and Teri, Spencer, Erin and Andrew, Daniel, Anne with G. Ryan. (Spencer and Erin's oldest) This was taken at the Grange Family Reunion in Oregon in July.