LIFE IS AN ADVENTURE: January 2012

Weekend away

January 2012 Time to go somewhere. Our cabin on wheels is getting restless and has been sitting in one spot for too long. Although it is just for a weekend at one of our favorites campgrounds, I feel like I am going to the moon. We are exited to get on the road again. Hoping this will be a great travel year.

2012 January !9th

Only in Texas

This is why I Love Texas. It is January 19th and it is 70 degrees outside. As it has been said, if you don't like the weather in Texas stay around a few minutes and it will change. I believe that is why people are so friendly in Texas. I remember last winter where we had a very cold and cloudy winter. When the sun does not shine for a few days the people in Texas are not happy. We had a very hot summer with every day being a record heat. . We like it when the weather changes occasionally. One thing we never do in Texas is complain about rain.

I feel sorry for Steve tonight because he had to go to another meeting and I am sitting outside by the fire enjoying the wonderful evening.

2012 going home

Time to go home. So bitter sweet.

2012 New

A New Year, a new life! Everyone is doing great. We just have a few days left here with the new baby before we have to go back to Texas. Every one wants to hold Leo.

Grandpa!!

Alex!!

Luka!

Niki! (what is this?)

Grandma!

Time to let Mama and Papa rest and get ready to go home from the hospital. So we go on a hike.

At the beginning of the trail the sign said to stay on the trail. Ha! That did not work. You have to climb every tree you can and turn over every rock you see. This 1 1/2 mile trail felt like a 10 mile trail but we had fun. I was just thinking how to teach these boys that you can not turn over all the rocks in Texas. There might be more than just a small bug under our rocks!!

Beautiful area.

Ending the Year 2011

Wow how time flies when you are having fun! On December 14th we left Graham Texas and flew to Portland Oegon. We were awaiting our fourth grandchild. As usual, Jennifer (our daugther) was late having the baby. I think she did not want to miss Christmas morning. LOL!! We had an amazing Christmas with the whole family. Some family went with us and others joined us via the internet cameras. LIVE!! This was Amazing. I don't know what we would do with out modern technology. While our daughter was busy being 9 month pregnant, our task was to take care of the other three boys.

Where is my stocking?

Granny and Mom working on it!

Granny watching the boy's on the swing.

Grandpa and Stacy with Niki.

One day we went to the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum

First things first. We had to go and see Santa!

Then off to the Museum

Boys will

be Boys !!

Spruce Goose

Still waiting on having Baby #4

Niki said I am not tired!! Grandpa said I am!! Grandpa won!!!

Christmas and still no baby. Time to open gifts.

Granny has help from Luka and Niki.

Niki is in charge handing out packages. He just needs help reading the labels. Roma is holding a laptop so Roma's parents can be with us for Christmas.

Trish and Billie in Texas watching. What a gerat Christmas

After playing with our new toys it was off to
Iceskating for some of us.

                                                            No broken bones after Iceskating.

                                                         Still waiting on new Baby.

       This time of the year there are suppose to be whales off the coast of Oregon.We drove to the coast to see the whales. No whales! The wind was blowing 70 miles an hour! I am not taking my camera out  in this wet wind. After a short hike we drove to an aquarium and saw some amazing sea creatures. We also had to feed the Sealions.