Sunday, August 30, 2009

Robert Lee Teare

September 13, 1921 - August 13, 2009

The family for Robert Teare gathered in Farmington, NM on August 22, 2009 to celebrate the life of a truly great guy. We had a very nice memorial service. The family will miss him a lot.




Pat with her sisters Bonnie and Sandy; and her brother Ed.



The family at Pat's mother and father final resting spot.



Grandpa would have really enjoyed the family all gathered together to enjoy a great meal in Durango, CO.





The "Cajun Boil" was excellent . . . but messy.



Pat and her brood really enjoy dessert, too.



I ask you, does this look like Uncle Ed has ever held a baby before?

Sunday, August 9, 2009

New York, New York

We had a great time in New York City with Jeremy, Suzanne and Tennyson. We were glad they were with us in this massive city. I'm sure we would have struggled with getting around without them.

We stayed very close to Time Square. It was neat to be there even in the crowds.




Father and Son in Time Square.



Tennyson enjoys New York.



It was truly thrilling for us to see the Statue of Liberty for the first time.





It was very interesting to be at Ellis Island and contemplate all the millions of people who passed through here into the U.S.



Here we are in front of the NYSE. I really enjoyed being in the financial district.



Which one is the real Bull?



Inside the Trinity Church. Incredibly old and interesting. Alexander Hamilton is buried in the courtyard (Tammie, this one is for you.)



Looking down on Ground Zero from Jeremy's law office building.




The New York Temple. This is definitely located in prime real estate. By the Lincoln Center and close to Central Park.



We had a great time in Central Park. I didn't know it was so big. Do we looked confused on which direction to go?



Pat and Suzanne in Tiffany's. We won't be buying a lot of jewelry there.



We had dinner with Danny Larsen and his co-writer/friend, Michelle. It was good to see them. The Thai restaurant was also terrific.



Pat and I scored a couple of Wicked tickets on our last night ( a real story there by the way ). A truly outstanding show. Highly recommended to all.

Princess Annalese

Last month we had the privilege of taking Annalese on a birthday lunch outing. She looked like a princess. She was excited to go as were we.

Can you believe grandparents who forget their camera on such occasions? We resorted to taking these with the cell phone for posterity sake.

Lots of love to a real angel.



Monday, August 3, 2009

Tammie and Kids in S. Utah

We got to spend some quality time with Tammie and kids (Trent had to work to support the family) in S. Utah around the 24th of July. We did some really fun things including hiking in Zion's and the weather was really quite tolerable. We also had a lot of fun hanging out with Doug and Laura and kids. Here we are hanging out at the Upper Emerald Pool. We were joined by our good friend Ralph Pugmire. Tyler posing on one of his favorite boulders. Ashley and Tyler at Weeping Rock. We went to a fun place for the kids called Jumpin' Jacks. Grandma Pat made it down the slide and Grandpa made it on the Carousel

July 2009 Birthdays

We had the good fortune to go to St. George a couple of times in July. Once around the first of the month to celebrate the 4th of July as well as birthdays of family members.

In St. George, spending time in a pool is a must. You got to love the hats (even if the young kids won't wear them.)



We took Doug and fam to Mesquite to the seafood buffet. Really quite good. Doug looks satisfied, eh?



Laura and kids also had a good time and feast.




A pretty cool St. George sunset.



Celebrating Kiara's birthday. She happens to love Thomas the Train.




Laura made this cool "4th" cake.



And for good measure here is a cute picture of Elizabeth and Jason's new little son, Keaton.