Vegas

Last week we went to Vegas for a Glass Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center. We stayed at the Hilton, which was adjacent to the Center. On Tuesday night we rode the monorail over to the Flamingo Hotel to see Donny & Marie. They were awesome, as usual. It was fun to see them tease each other and joke about getting older. (Is it really a joke? lol) Poor Donny was sweating and panting and Marie commented that "ONE of us is in shape!". She looked good after losing 40 pounds.
Here is a photo of me and my sister-in-law, Theresa. (No, that isn't my butt sticking out...that is a trash can I was standing next to!)

Concerts

I won 2 free tickets to a Foreigner concert through AARP (don't laugh.) Don and I rode the Frontrunner train down to Salt Lake City to see them perform. They were pretty good for old guys! (lol) I wouldn't have paid to go see them, but hey, the tickets were free. There were old people like us there, and also lots of the younger generation. Next week we are going to Las Vegas for a glass trade show, and while there we will see Donny & Marie. There will be a lot of difference between these 2 shows! Those who know me know that I am an Osmond fan from way back, so it will be fun to see them perform again.

Sept Happenings....

Well, Don and I made a quick trip to Reno to deliver a trailer. It was a loooooong 8 hours each way. BUT...we got to eat at In-n-Out, so that made it worth it! LOL
When we got home, Don and his brother (also his business partner) took the guys that work for them and 3 of our sons fishing in Redondo Beach, Cal. The flight was short and the hotel was nice, but some of the guys got sick the first day out on the boat. The next day Don had pills, wrist bands, gum, etc to keep anyone from getting sick the 2nd day out. They came back with a ton of fish! We will be cooking some up tomorrow....
While Don, Brian, Scott & Eric were on the fishing trip, Brian's wife Jen and their 3kids came and spent the weekend with me. We went to an arcade and ate pizza, played games and had a ball!

More BD photos

Taken Saturday, August 30, 2008 in San Dimas, California. Eric hasn't given me his photos yet, so I will probably be adding more photos soon!

My Mom's Surprise 80th BD Party

We made a quick trip down to Ontario, California for my mom's 80th birthday. She was very surprised to see about 40 of us at the park to celebrate with her. Some of our family members I hadn't seen in many years and it was fun to see them again. Several friends came to share in the celebration, too. We took way too many photos to post here, so I am trying my hand at putting together several slide shows of some of the photos that were taken. Enjoy!!

Disneyland

The kids were so excited when I told them we would all be going to Disneyland for Christmas. Liz just about hyperventilated and Nathan gasped and asked, "Are you serious?". Michael giggled a lot and got quite excited. Megan wasn't sure what was going on, but she ran up the stairs yelling to her siblings something about going to Disneyland (as if she has a clue what that is! lol) You can be sure I will be posting lots of photos of that vacation!

Our Christmas Present.....

Don and I decided to take all our boys, Jenalee, Jen, Tandi, and whoever Eric invites, and our 4 grandkids to Disneyland for Christmas. (Actually, we will be going the week after Christmas.It will be great celebrating New Years Eve there!). Here are some photos of the grandkids as I was telling them on the phone about the trip. Do you think they are excited?