Halloween 2016

October 27, 2016

We held our family Halloween Party tonight.  Missy brought the pumpkin bread bowls and we had soup and chili.  We did our traditional pumpkin walk.  It was fun to get together and see everyone's costumes.  We finished off the evening with trick-or-treating to doors in our home.

We celebrated Marshall and Grant's birthdays a week before our Halloween Party

Big brother with Tiger

Kevin's family did a Winnie the Pooh theme.

Danica and Emerson

Cute little Piglet

My turn to hold Tigger.

Our spook Asbury kids

We had a good dinner.

Missy and Mike and family

Visiting our East Coast Family

October 14, 2017
We visited Brent and Loni and their family this fall.  We were also joined by Debbie and three of her children, as well as Susan and Allison.  We saw the Statue of Liberty, a Broadway Play.  We also ate in some nice restaurants, though I liked their home cooking best.  We had a very enjoyable time.  It was nice to see where they live and the schools the girls attend.

A view of New York City from Hoboken

Tarrytown

Tarrytown Church

Tarrytown Cemetary

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Leila's Elsa Costume

Gemma trying to be a patient tourist.

Gemma, Leila and Zariah at breakfast

Lunch in New York

The World Trade Tower

The 9/11 Memorial

We enjoyed this boat excursion.

Allison, Brent and Loni

We passed this cruise ship.

At the base of the Statue of Liberty

Brent and Loni's Home

A View from the Deck

The back of their home

A lovely evening in Hoboken

The 9/11 memorial is a fitting tribute to those
who lost their lives.

Dad and Susan on the boat

Brent, Loni, Allison and Susan

Brent making Sunday dinner

Dad, Debbie and Ian

Brent and Joseph

Gemma and Leila color pictures while Katherine watches.

Debbie and her children

Dad and I

Dad and I, Gemma and Brent

This is what I wanted to see the most.

Waiting at Ellis Island

Happy Labor Day

September 5, 2017
 We spent Labor Day "laboring' over the peach harvest.  We were grateful for the help of our family members to harvest all of our peaches.  We love our peaches.  When they are ripe, we eat fresh peaches day after day and never tire of them.  We are very grateful for our peach tree.
We also had a barbecue and a nice visit with our family.

This must be the cheering section for the fruit pickers.

Our little grandchildren always love this table for a hideout.

The reward of the harvesters.

Emerson was just about a week old.

Jessica loves a photo with her new cousins.

Emerson is Born

August 31, 2016
Emerson decided he couldn't wait until September to be born. About 4:00 in the morning we received a phone call telling us that Kevin and Melany were heading to the hospital.  Emerson was born later that morning.  He was a beautiful baby with lots of dark hair.  We  took his brothers and sisters to the hospital to see him.  He had a great welcoming committee.

Proud Grandpa