Holloween

I guess it is better late than never to post my Halloween pictures. As you can see Halloween was a big holiday for us this year. It is Arnie's favorite holiday, so when I returned from our vacation, Arnie already had the house decorated. Kim and I headed out for the pumpkin patch in Valley Center.

A.J. had a great time climbing on the pumpkins and eating treats at the store.

on Halloween Eve we had a pumkin carving contest. The unbiased, wonderful judge gave Stefany the first place ribbon (actually a Halloween Wreath).

You can see the jack-o-lanterns Kim's is the cat, Arnie's the witch, Kurt's is the 1/2 man 1/2 jack-o-lantern, and Stefany's is the Haunted House. Too bad Scott's isn't in the picture. Kim left his out....oh well.
On Halloween day we went costume hunting for those of us who didn't already have a Wizard of OZ costume. Kim, Arnie, Toto (I mean Daisy) and A.J. were all set to go and with a little encouragement the rest of us found the perfect costumes. In case you can't tell, from left to right, Dorothy, Toto, the Cowardly Lion, the Scarecrow, Glenda the Good witch, The Wizard of OZ, The Tin Man and The Wicked Witch of the East. We all went to the Church for Trunk or Treating, decorated the truck and had a great evening.

Hawaii

We had the Annual ADA convention in Honolulu, then spent some days on the North Shore. I sure love Hawaii, balmy warm nights, even warmer days, and perfect water temp.






We went on hikes, swam every day, went scuba diving, snorkeling and did a little sight seeing.

Avenue H

My nephew (actually, my niece Michele Nelson Miller's husband) Conor Miller is in a band called Avenue H. They play smooth jazz and it is beautiful. They have just released their new CD. If you would like to listen, go to http://www.avenueh.com/

Conor is the cute one playing the guitar and keyboard!!

Here is a picture of Michele and Conor and their son Isaac on our recent trip to Lake Tullock.

My Birthday

This year for my birthday, I decided to take all of my family to see the play Wicked. We had planned on this for a few months and I was very excited to go. The day before my birthday, I was given a surprise by Brian and Tiffany, they came over from Arizona to be with us...how fun. Getting ready for Lake Tullock was set aside (and yes we did forget a few things at home) while we played for 3 days with our Grandchildren and Children.

Aiden, Michael, Gunnar and Jorden just loved the play Wicked. They had most of the songs memorized and just sang along. I think the best part of the 3 days was just being with all 10 of our grandkids at the same time. That is a real rare occation. They are so fun, cute, very entertaining, and they love each other so much!!!! Life is great.

Summer, Family, Fun

We have had a great summer. We have been able to see all of our family, on numerous occasions and playing with my family is the favorite thing I do. Here are some pictures of our summer!!!

Here is a picture of Brynnly and I painting a picture...my newest budding artist.

DISNEYLAND

I haven't been for years, and I feel like a kid as I wait for Jenny to get here...this is so exciting...it is Kurt, Jen and Kim's birthday...and I got invited to join them for a trip to Disneyland.

Happy 4th of July

What a great week...we spent some time with Brian and Tiffany, and new little baby Chase. Then we came home to celebrate America's Independence with the family here in Escondido. Here are the 4 grandparents of these cute Arizona kids, Chace, Bryce and Brynnly.

We just loved playing with Brynnly and Bryce and having time to love and hold Chace.

We flew home in time for more family fun and the 4th of July Celebrate at Grape Day Park.

Kim & AJ enjoy the pre-fireworks as Elli tells us all what is up!!! G&G Nelson with me.


Grandma is excited about something... Conor and Jen just love the party, and Axel is in heaven watching bubble fly around the park!! We hope you and your family had a great 4th of July. May we have many more celebrations, may we continue to be proud American's who are willing to "fight for our freedoms."