Cowboy Revisited

 

As I was looking back through the blog, I saw the picture of Aaron riding a rocking horse. This is an update which was taken in December. Too bad that his cowboy boots don't show up better!

BLING! SWAROVAKI CRYSTAL

 How many of these do I need?

We Have A New Grandson!

 

 

Andrew was born February 3, 2011, narrowly missing Groundhog Day. His mom is happy to be able to avoid holiday themed birthday parties. Andrew weighed 8 pounds 15 ounces (almost two pounds heavier than Madelyn was at birth) and measured 21 inches long. He was born at our new hospital which made it very nice for visiting. Mom and baby are doing well and Madelyn is happy to have a "so cute" baby sister--no Madelyn, baby brother.

November 2010

We have recently returned from a 3 week collecting trip to Brazil. Wayne also taught a class to complete the requirements of the grant he received.

 

The trip to Brazil went well until 15 minutes out on our flight from São Paulo. The right engine had an explosion and fire. We had window seats, right behind the wing with a night departure. It showed up really well. I'm glad that I didn't know at the time that the plane only had two engines. Hopefully this is a once in a lifetime experience. We made it home 12 hours later than scheduled, but safe. ********************************************** We now return to our normal life. Martha, Madelyn, and I attended a Thanksgiving Feast at Aaron's preschool. The day was beautiful and the kids enjoyed playing in the playground. Madelyn, our brave granddaughter who loves all insects, met her match. She kept her distance from the "daddy long legged" spider that I was trying to show her. She even gave it what I called "the evil eye".

 

We found lots of leaves in our yard, not a surprise. Fortunately a scout in our ward is earning money for an Eagle Project and we greatly appreciated his work.

 

Summer Fun

We had fun this summer with the grandkids and are now back in Curitiba, Brazil, finishing the project we started last December. We will be here for two and a half weeks. We arrived yesterday and attended our first churrasqueria today--the High Priest's Group "Dia dos mortos" (= Memorial Day) celebration. It was fun to see many of our Brazilian friends. By the way, they told us fly collecting would be great, and it was. We even had helpers!

Every child loves a fire truck and to have a fire truck and jeep compined....

 

 

And, every child dreams of riding a horse. Our grandkids were able to ride several this summer--thanks to horse owners who wanted to make a little extra $$$. Please notice that we hire a secret service agent to accompany our kids.

 

 

I'm A Cowboy

Favorite movie character--"Woody". Favorite vintage toy: "the cowboy", which is the first thing he finds when he walks in the door. We'll be having beans for dinner, best eaten cold.

 

 

 

Cousin Fun

Aaron is staying with us while Michael and Jenny are visiting Arizona. Aaron and Madelyn love playing together. We visited the playground at Lunga Lake on Quantico Marine Base--very safe! They enjoyed the equipment and loved the sand.

 

 

 

We also visited Westmoreland State Park on the Potomac River. It was the day after school started. The weather was great and we had the whole beach to ourselves!