Family Reunion in Oceanside

We stayed at the Wyndham resort by the pier. The pool was just outside our window, always a happening place to be.

The beach had some great waves, but the water and sand was extremely crowded. Lee is helping Libby and Sage.

Brooke prefers the sand to the water.

Libby and Brooke played a scrabble game in the activity room.

Sage and Perry fought over holding the 2 babies: Jewel (5 months) and Lorilai (sp? - 3 months).

Jagger and Bailey loved the water as well.

We shared some yummy food each night: Baja Fresh, Domino's, and Ruby's on the pier! Thanks Mom and Ed for planning a fabulous trip.

We had a 2 bedroom place for our family that included a TV in each room, not the bathroom :(

I didn't catch a picture of Brooke in the huge Jacuzzi tub. I think she took 3 looooooong baths while we stayed there. She loves the bubbles!

Thank you Philip for sleeping with Zeus each night we were gone. We would not have been able to leave home without that help. Thanks to Gavin and Jenny for walking him, sorry for the boo-boos that come from the dog walking the child.

Perry becomes a deacon

Perry is supported and loved by many people. He turned 12 this past week and Lee ordained him today. Many people came and wanted to come and witness this event. Even the priesthood quorum was in attendance...we had to move to the RS room for enough space. Thank you for your support. We then had a family gathering (food included).

Perry is still climbing trees :)

Perry will be gone to scout camp for this entire week and then he will pass the sacrament for the first time on Sunday. He is growing up, sniff - sniff. Well, he is not moving out just yet.

Small Wonders

The way to have fun with small children is to turn the "WATER" on. Gavin, Libby, and Perry enjoyed the swimming pool. Gavin took quite some time to enter the water and then he was kicking and laughing (Libby helped encourage him).

Right in the middle of this sunny morning came a down pour of rain...big drops and then it all went away.

Maybe he will be a future firefighter, look at him go with that hose!

Libby celebrates her 8th birthday early!

Note: Please click on the image to enlarge them, they should fill your screen for easy viewing.

Libby found a picture of a cake that she wanted to duplicate for her party. She did a great job!

The bears have life preservers as well as one just finished burying another bear in the sand. Libby used frosting to put bathing suits on the little bears. The process of creating is so much fun for her :)

This is Libby's favorite pool, the "cave pool" as she calls it. A nice sister in our ward allowed us to use her pool for the party. Way to go Suzi!

She even let us use her pool toys!

This is so sweet! Big brother is helping little brother. These are 2 of Libby's cousins.

Libby's true birthday is November 28, but she has always wanted a summer swim party. Dreams can come true! Thank you friends and family for making one little girl's dream come true.

Special Dance night

Why can't they just stay little? (Our King palms are blooming for the first time ever...seen in the picture below)

Sage invited Lee to be her "date" for a dinner/dance night at church. This activity was for girls ages 8 - 11. The won a prize and learned some new dance moves. I think they looked like a nice couple with matching attire.

My friendly spider, Charlotte

Charlotte is a nice spider that has decided to spin a new web each night in our backyard. She is good to us by trapping bugs and we are good to her by not touching her. It is amazing to watch her spin each night. I can't get any real good pictures of her, but I tried the video. Her webs continue to get bigger each night.

Family reunion in Arizona

These pictures were all taken with Sage's digital camera she received for her birthday. I didn't post all the pictures she took, 'cause they were mostly of Gavin. She must think he is cute, or a Ham, not sure which.

A family quilt on display at the reunion.

Picking at popcorn balls. Did anyone ever finish an entire ball?

A nice park we found near Taylor, AZ

A new friend Brooke made at the park. Actually, I think the girl was trying harder than Brooke.

Camping is fun for a night or two, but give me the running water please. The planning, the food, the family were all great! Thank you Grandma and Grandpa Loveridge for making this happen.

We had a great family trip, but I think Arnold and Lisa have done wonderful jobs at posting highlights from the trip. Please refer to their blogs. Links are to the right.

Yes, we did lose a few items off our roof while going through the high winds in Palm Springs. Thankfully, we were all safe.