Wednesday, March 31, 2010

The Gymnast!


We took this video of Bronson at his gymnastics meet on Saturday, March 27, 2010. He is one talented young man. We thought you would enjoy seeing this.


Tuesday, March 23, 2010

San Diego

OK, first off, we know it has been awhile since we blogged. No excuse, just slackers. Secondly, we really appreciate Robert working at Delta which allows us great standby privileges. Thirdly, last Friday at 3:00 PM we decided to go somewhere. We decided to find the nicest weather in the continental U.S. and San Diego won out. We left at about 8:00 PM Friday night and came home Sunday PM. Everything worked out wonderful You can even get great deals on hotels and rental cars at the last minute. We had a terrific time.



The main objective of this weekend was to relax. Here we are at one of the most beautiful beaches in America - Coronado Beach.




"Hang Ten" Can you tell which one is the statue?




The beautiful Hotel del Coronado on Coronado Island.



Patty eating some wonderful treats from the Hotel.



We did do one touristy thing by visiting the Cabrillo National Monument on the peninsula west of San Diego. We enjoyed the tidal pools . . .



The statue of Senor Cabrillo . . .



The fog coming up over the mountains on the peninsula was kind of cool.



The light house was really quite neat to tour.





San Diego across the bay. It was a spectacular day with temps in the 75-80 range (while Utah was getting more snow).




We had a great time Saturday night going downtown and visit the Gas Lamp District. Lots of great eating establishments as well as interesting people to watch.

Sunday, October 11, 2009

Angel's Landing

We spent conference weekend in St. George. Robert and his kids joined the group. Because Robert had not hiked in Zions, I took him on a stroll up Angel's Landing.

We had a great time. The only downside (but it did make it memorable) was the wind. Up on top it was gusting to probably around 40-50 mph (no Stewart exaggeration).

My hair in the last picture is blowing the opposite way of my standard part.

We enjoyed the experience a lot. Hope you enjoy the pictures.






Palm Springs

This is a short blog, but I had to post Palm Springs. We spent a few days relaxing there at a nice resort. I played 36 holes of golf in 2 days. The incredible thing is that the economy is hurting bad enough there that you can get an incredible deal. For 18 holes of golf, with a cart, with a full set of Ping rental clubs and a bucket of range balls cost a mere $15. My golfing deal of the decade.

I took this picture with my cell phone of a neighboring course, but I played one not too far off this scale.


Carnival Paradise

We concluded our September Southern California vacation by going on a cruise on the Carnival Paradise. We went out to Catalina Island and then onto Ensinada. Not a glamorous cruise, but we enjoyed ourselves and met some nice people.


A friendly seagull with the Queen Mary in the background before we set sail.



We scouted around Catalina Island.





The weather during our whole trip was great, but it was foggy in Ensinada. Somehow Ensinada looked better to me through the fog.

So. Cal Trip

From September 16 through September 25, Patty and I got away to experience Southern California. I would have said got away to relax, but that is a difficult thing to do in that part of the world with millions of your friends.

We did have a blast going to Disneyland, Palm Springs and going on a 4 day cruise out of Long Beach (those pictures on next blog). For your viewing pleasure, here are some of the fun things we did at Disneyland and California Adventure.

This pretty much covers our favorite rides, parades, and of course a picture with me and a cow. Disney really knows how to throw a party, especially all of the light shows and fireworks at night.













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?