Adam and Susan Visit California

Adam is 8 months old

Adam stayed at his Uncle Steve and Auntie Anne's house

in Tracy.

Adam just started to clap his hands.  Yeah!!

Adam is taking cooking lessons with his Mom

Adam is playing with the cat's toys

Nana, Grandpa and Adam at Anne and Steve's

house.

Steve, Anne, Nana, Susan, Adam and Grandpa in Tracy.  We had a wonderful time visiting with our family.  It is hard to get together when we live so far apart. 

Adam is doing his army crawl to Mommy

 

Grandpa and Adam are having some fun together.

 

We had a wonderful visit with our friends in Livermore and Dublin

Adrienne is holding Adam.

Adam and Caleb are meeting each other for the first time.  Caleb is a little younger than Adam.  Caleb is Garrett and Amy Damron's son. 

Here is Steve, Adrienne and Mason Peters.  We met everyone at a great Pizza Place.  Thanks Adrienne for the recommendation it was delicious!!!

Adrienne and Mason are playing with Anne and Adam.

We had a great visit with our friends and we hope we can do it again sometime soon.  The kids grow up too fast not to see them more often.  Thank you Steve, Adrienne, Mason, Garrett, Amy and Caleb for taking the time to have pizza with us. 

Glass blocks and closet

The glass blocks - there will be a shelf of granite on top

of the glass blocks

The sink - it is not that yellow the lighting was bad

Dad's side of the closet with 2 pant racks and 2 rods

for shirts

Part of my closet with 1 pant rack on the left

side of the shelves with a door

the door is open on the shelves unit

Picture from in the shower to the closet with the glass block ont he right side of the picture and the new cabinet on the left

The new cabinet on the wall across from the vanity.  Love the chocolate brown color.

cabinets

here are pictures of the cabinets that were rejected

update and colors

bad color choices - looking for new ones

granite

 

before I painted

new color in guest bedroom

Family & Friends during the Holidays

  

Miki is checking out our present from Steve and Debbie.  She decided to kiss and make up.

Anya and Grandma Bird ready to open Christmas presents.

 

Al and Robert are opening presents on Christmas Day

Uncle Norman, Aunt Jean Bird, Grandma Bird, in the back is Robert, Al and Anya.  We had dinner together in Fortuna at a Mexican restaurant.

Dinner and Wii with the Magnuson family and Rory at our house

Gary tried the Wii also and so did Lulu.  We had a great time and enjoyed being with wonderful friends.

Christmas Program at Church 2008

The Bell Choir begins the Christmas Program

The bell ringers are great

 

Katie Kitchen and her niece Grace (2yr.old)

Carrie Schmidt and her son David (2 yr. old)

Javan and Alex tell the Christmas Story

Jacob and John Brimlow and Lynne Kitchen

decorate the tree

The children placed the figures in the nativity scene

The real meaning of Christmas

  After church everyone started to fill 285 boxes with food

for families in need.  This is the time of year to help each other and remember the Christmas spirit.

TO ALL OUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS - WE HOPE YOU HAVE A BLESSED CHRISTMAS.