Today's World

Incredible contrast outside in my world, today!!!!

Love this season!!!

Striking contrasts of color, texture and light.

It was even almost cold this morning!!!

New Camera/ New Phone

Trying out my camera on my new phone.

I broke down and got a smart phone.  I am not sure how smart I will be with my smart phone.

It does have a wonderful camera in it.

I will now always have my camera with me.

This is my phone camera's maiden photo!!!!

I do love these grandkids!!!!

Twin Update

The two littlest grandkids were together yesterday.

I was able to watch them both for about 20 minutes.

A little window into a world of twins...

Mind boggling.

A lot of crawling action, mauling action, following action, needing action, holding action...

Yes and it goes on with 2 in need at once!!!

The younger one Thomas can completely maul the older one Willem, in complete delight, love &  innocence!!!

They are delightful, I am just waiting for them to start running together, any day now! 

"I Miss You"

I took my 3 year old Granddaughter with me to the grocery store tonight.  This little granddaughter has a deep, raspy, & loud voice.  As I tune into her babble, I hear her saying, "Actually I cannot see the trees, actually I cannot see the Temple..."   I realize she is infatuated with this new term she has heard somewhere, "actually".

I love how little ones hear a word, and then use it over and over again, as they become acquainted with the word, and sometimes just the word, but not always the word's meaning.

I next hear her say.  "Sometimes I miss you Grandma."  She has my attention and my heart at this time.  I say "I love you too".  And she says "sometimes I am at preschool and miss you".  I am now feeling warm and fuzzy all over.

We arrive at the grocery store.  My little one cannot find her shoe anywhere.  She had on 2 flip-flops.  I saw her put them on.  On the short journey to the store, she had them off her feet, and now, one was nowhere to be found.  I look under the seats for the flipflop.   While I am doing so she says, "I miss my flipflop."

Well, all my warm and fuzzy feeling starts to melt, and I realize "miss" is just another word she is infatuated with!!!

Russ's Dream

These large salmon are Russ's dream.  Large fish are what good dreams are made of!!

You can see one red salmon trying to go up the ladders at the fish hatchery...

By the time we arrived at the hatchery this little guy was having his own sweet dreams!!!

Seattle Temple

Entering the Temple grounds...from the back

Back of the Temple.

Front.

Enjoying the statues on the Temple grounds...

Beautiful foliage on the Temple grounds.

Grandpa and His Boys

Are these not the cutest boys!!!!

We love you B&R!!!

We had so much fun seeing and being with you!!!

Thanks for playing with us!

Pikes Market

We arrived at Pike's Market Place later in the evening.  N&B favorite fish place was closed.  I was looking forward to fish & chips, so we walked down by the waterfront for awhile, to find another well liked fish & chip restaurant, on the waterfront.

By the time we walked back to our cars, the ferris wheel lit up.  A pretty site.

Water Front Picnic (Gas Works Park)

Story & Game Time

These little ones love a good book and a good game!!!!

We enjoyed their snuggles!!!

And a little outside play!!!!!