September and October

September in California is warm enough to enjoy swimming. Ethan loves the pool. Patty babysits several children for friends. Ethan helps to entertain. GreatGrandma likes to unjoy the shade in our backyard and help with watching the children. I am still growing flowers and vegetables, like Cana Lillies and Artichokes. The artichoke has an unusual blue flower. Ethan enjoys his time with Grandma and Grandpa likes to help him play A,B,C's on the computer. We entertained friends from Italy. It is amazing how fast our children and grandkids grow. Brandon and Sally are working on their landscaping.

August Activities

After returning from our trip in July, we enjoyed staying at home. Patty teaches the babies' cradleroll class. I am still growing strange plants. We enjoyed heirloom and regular tomatoes from our garden. Aunt Janice is shown admiring the roses ar Great Grandma's house. GGma enjoys entertaining Ethan when he isn't playing with Uncle Andrew.

St. Louis in July

You can probably tell that our July trip was our big trip of 2007. We visited the "Gateway to the West", the St. Louis arch. We toured the arch, the Lewis & Clark museum, and the surrounding sites. We had our first trip on a paddle-wheel steamer. Then we left Missouri on our way to Kentucky.

Vicksburg - still in July

We visited Vicksburg, the site of one of the great Civil War battles. We viewed the battlefield and monuments while reading about the historical battles. We saw a partially restored Civil War battleship. We also visited their museum of Civil War artifacts.

We stayed in a Bed and Breakfast that was built in 1849, and we saw several plantation homes as well as many other historical buildings that date back to Civil War times.

More July Trip

When we left our children in Oklahoma and Arkansas we drove to Kentucky to visit friends. We saw the Kentucky Derby racetrack, a Shaker Village,and rode the Kentucky River on a paddle wheel boat. We also visited the birthplace of our 16th president, Abraham Lincoln.

San Diego Visit 6-25-07

Patty and I took a weekend vacation late in June. We visited the Mission "San Luis Rey" in Oceanside. We also walked through a nature reserve, noticing local plants and wildlife. We returned by way of Julian. The destruction from its last forest fire was still evedent.

6-25-07

july 07 family trip

07-10-07

Here are photos from our recent trip to visit our children and grandkids who live in Oklahoma and Arkansas. Click on small pictures to see the full album.

07-13-07