Caleb and Annie Visit

Last weekend Caleb and Annie surprised us with a visit home.  They drove, so ended up staying longer than they had planned, but it was a good visit.  Of course Todd and Hadley were with them.
I first saw them on Saturday when I picked up Caleb to go help move a playground for Jeremy.  I held Hadley, and we saw Todd.  He had been exploring with Grandpa Banks and was upset.  He said he saw something scary.  Turns out it was a bee in the garage.
Jeremy got the playground from the Clarks, and he borrowed a truck and trailer from the nursery in Tracy.  He was getting it from the Clarks.  It was a lot of work, and more than I could have helped Jeremy with so I am glad Caleb was there.  I was all wore out when I was done with it.
Caleb and Annie came over for Sunday dinner and all the local kids and grand babies were there.  That means 8 grand babies.  During dinner I got done early so there was a time I was holding the smallest babies, Owen who is 5 months and Hadley three months.  It was really fun.
We had another dinner with Caleb and Annie on Thursday before they headed back the next day.  It was a short and fun visit; Caleb and Annie really are torn between families, and Annie has a much larger family in the area with siblings and cousins all over the place.  We didn't see them as much as we wanted, but saw them more than none which is what would have happened had they not come.

Cover of "Sing Your Way Home"

This song is in the Primary Children's book of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  I wanted to record it as an introduction to "Sing Your Way" and new song list I am organizing.  It will include songs I h ave sung throughout my life in the shower, or while driving to keep myself awake late at night.  I think in leaving this for posterity others can appreciate a bit who I am.  The songs for the most part will be a Capella as that is how I sing in the shower and the  car.

Grandbaby 13 born November 8

Hadley is the daughter of Caleb Wardle and Annie Banks

Mount Ranier Olympics

I was being negative about the idea, but the camp Olympics were really pretty fun.  Miranda had devised several games where we could compete with young and old alike.  This included airplane throwing, throw the ring on the peg and Frisbee throw for accuracy.  Then we had a relay race and ended the first session with a water over the shoulder relay.  Not a lot of pictures as I was competing. 

After a break we came back for beach towel volley ball.  this is where you try to catch a water balloon in a towel with your partner, and then try to throw it back of the net.  In this case it is well to have people about the same age.  I was with Skylar and just pulled the towel out of his hands. 

Tony First day of School

Tony has started Sixth Grade