Another birthday?

It was a beautiful day, spent with Von, Rosie and Sheila shopping for a few new clothes at Penneys, then a new Samsung camera at Best Buy, followed by lunch at Kneaders!  Rosie made the cake, and the grandkids joined us for a chicken barbecue, cake and ice cream!  These are the first photos taken with my new little camera!

 

 

 Son Dave sent me flowers!  And later we got on skype and got to see and talk to him and the Omaha grandkids.

 Jon, Jordan, Lexi

 Sheila and Jordan

 Von at the barbecue, as always.

 Halie

 Jordan and Von

 Tyler

 Camron and Halie

Kristin, and Rosie!

It was a wonderful day!  Thank you all!

Labor Day Weekend Buxton Campout

 

Von and I, Sheila and family joined nephew Blair and the gang for a campout in the rough over Labor Day Weekend.  Out in the wilderness somewhere near Strawberry Reservoir. 

 

 On our way to the campout, we stopped for lunch at the famous Dairy Keen in Heber City. 

 It was raining on and off the rest of the day as we set up camp and chopped wood for the fire.

 More of a techy campout with the RC planes and trucks, and dirt bikes, etc.

 We had a moose walk through our campsite, then saw this one later on a canyon drive.

 Some deer, as well.

 Loved the colors...greens, white, and blue.

 Cattle was herded through the area one morning and wound up here for the day.

 Von volunteered his truck for a run to catch crawdads at the reservoir.  9 kids in back, and 5 adults in front!

Von was offered some chocolate milk in this container before we left.

End of August 2012

 



We and Sheila and kids spent some time at Wheeler Farm, which has pretty much been taken over by geese and other birds!

Halie, Lexi and Jordan loved the playhouse on the farm.

 The tallest geese were as tall as Lexi!

 There is a new playground there now I haven't seen before. 

 At the end of preschool in May, Lexi was given a sunflower seed to water during the summer.  Here it is full grown in August.

 Halie on one of several rides at the Box Elder County Fair.  Just Sheila, Halie, Von and I attended the rodeo this year with his sister, Nan.

 Tyler and Camron's cub scout troop held a boat derby recently.  Tyler went on to win the event.

 Camron and his boat.

 Camron winning his first heat.

 Tyler's winning sail.

Camron and his new scooter.

Papa Don turns 88!

 My dad had another birthday August 21.  Here he is with his mother, Dorothy, at about 3 months old, in front of their Cover St. home in Riverside, Ca.  He was the first son after two daughters, so I'm sure it was a joyous event!

 Probably close to 3 years old. 

 Dad loved water.  This is just one of many photos of him involved with water.  He went on to become a diver in the YMCA and a civil engineer over various water projects in California, culminating as Manager of the very large Imperial Irrigation District in Imperial, Ca.

Dad's father belonged to the Sierra Club, which involved hiking and camping in the Sierras.  Dad, of course took part on occassion.  Here he is going on probably his very first hike at age 4.

 About age 4, and with all of his siblings;  Shireen, Peggy, (Don), Dick, and Ted.

Ready for school, age 5.

My dad this year during our June visit.  Still going strong and looking good!  Happy Birthday, Dad!