Baby Boy Owen

Here are some Owen pictures from his day of birth, Thursday 8/30.  For Sheri and I he is grandchild 12 and grandson 9.  For Charity and Anthony third child and first son.

Happy Birthday to Tony

We had cake a couple days after Tony's birthday.  This was Sunday at the Normans.  Sheri made the cake.  It was chocolate with chocolate frosting.  Dianna had some ice cream.  We all sang as ill as we could.  Tony is now eleven.  Present in addition to the Normans, were the sister missionaries from Mark and Dianna's ward, the Halls, Jeremy and Kayla's boys.  Jeremy and Kayla who were at a meeting came by later.

Thanksgiving 2016

Charity's decorations

homemade cheese ball

Grandbabies playing

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nummy pie

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llittlest grandbaby

hosts

Rans

Tones

Sheri and I

The most memorable about Thanksgiving 2016 was playing with grand babies.  Charity and Anthony hosted this year, and we were pleased to have five grand babies, representing half of the total, present.   These were four, three, two, one and new born.  They each have their own sweet personalities, and  enjoyed each other's company for the most part.  I was on the floor playing dominoes, setting them up to knock them down, and Legos, setting them up to knock them down.  The babies also pushed strollers and held baby dolls, and colored.  I took a long turn with baby Asher, still less than a month old.  

I ate a ton, and had more than my share of butterscotch pie.  There were also several after dinner games, including guys against women charade type games using a cell phone.  We also played another guessing game, and ended with a three way tie, Tony catching up with the leader all on the last turn.

Life in Manteca: MoBand Concert in Modesto

MoBand stands for the Modesto Band.  This is a very large group.  The Halls invited me over for the concert.  I went strait after getting home as the concert starts about 8 p.m.  It was a fun evening.  I grabbed some fudge and chips at the house for dinner (not very good for diabetics I know but I was in a hurry) and found my way to the concert.  It is at Graceada Park in the big bowl.  They do this every week during the summer.  I missed the first week.  However this week they presented Neil Diamond, "Sweet Caroline" and "Cracklin' Rose."  They had a section of Beatles music including "Yesterday" and "With a Little Help from your Friends" and even "Live and Let Die" by John Lennon.  Simon and Garfunkel included "Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme" "Bridge Over Troubled Water" and "Sounds of Silence."  They concluded the night with a couple John Phillip Sousa.  They had a big band and it was lots of fun.  We sat on a blanket where we couldn't see, but if I go again I think I will spend more time on the benches as there were plenty of seats.  Camberly of course took a turn at the park, and enjoyed the chips I brought.

The bowl

The band

Strawberry Picking with the Halls

Quick trip to a strawberry patch at the invitation of Charity.  It was quick, but sort of fun  It also represented our first trip through Riverbank on the way home.

A mitton

 Sheri held Hayley and took pictures

Strawberries were good.  They had gotten rain so subject to mildew.  We had to eat them fast.  We took home a bucket.