Shelby's new car

These are pictures of Shelby's new car. It is a '93 Mitsubishi Eclipse.

Visiting grandma and grandpa

Gary's parents live full-time in a 5th-wheel. They sold their home about 2 years ago, bought this and they travel around the country in it. They mostly spend the winter in the south states where it is warm. During the summer, they stay at an rv park on the army post 25 minutes from our house. We took the puzzle that you sent, over there and they spent most of the time working on it. They had a lot of fun.

This is their cat Kiki.

This picture was taken last week. We went to my favorite restaurant here in Orting called the "Park Bench Cafe". They have the BEST sandwiches. Koyuri and I each ordered a different kind of sandwich and then split them so we had one of each kind of sandwich...Tuna Melt and BLT (bacon, lettuce and tomato).

Long Beach, Wa

Koyuri went on a "field trip" with her choir class last week. They went to the Ocean.

Mother's Day

The day before Mother's Day, us girls went and got pedicures. It was a great girls day out.

We all got our toes painted pretty!

Koyuri's toes

On Mother's Day, Gary's parents came over on their motorcycle and took all the kids out for a ride.

I got to pick whatever I wanted for dinner. I chose to have a typical "Thanksgiving Meal". Gary's parents were out state for Thanksgiving last November, so I thought it would be nice to do it again with them. Besides, it is one of my favorites!!!!

Turkey.......

stuffing, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes (Koyuri really liked those), black olives, cranberry bread, rolls, creamed corn, and cranberry sauce.....yummy!

Seattle

Koyuri took these pictures of Seattle from the car when we were driving to the zoo the last time. I found them on her camera and thought they were good.

Popcorn

We made popcorn for desert. Koyuri was very interested in watching it go from "kernel" to "popcorn"!

Fighting Hunger

and if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the noonday.
Isaiah 58:10

A small group from our church went to Tacoma this evening with sandwiches, chips, banana's and water in an effort to feed the homeless and those without enough food. About 300 people showed up to recieve food. It was definately a humbling experience. We are planning to go again next month.

Learning to crochet

My aunt came over today and brought Koyuri a pink, handmade scarf. Then she gave Koyuri some lessons in how to crochet. I think they had a really good time. Aunt Maureen left Koyuri with some crochet hooks, yarn and a couple of books on different patterns.

Woodland Park Zoo (in Seattle)

Bald Eagle (our National Bird)

On the way home from the zoo, we stopped in a place just north of Seattle called Fremont. There is a bridge there with a "troll" under it.

When I was a kid (in the 70's), one of my favorite tv programs was JP Patches. It was a local show and was quite popular. This is a statue in Fremont of JP Patches.