Saturday, December 19, 2015

2015 Holiday Card








Our 2015 holiday card.  The kids are always a challenge to keep serious.

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Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Thanksgiving, LA

Endeavour

Plush Endeavour


Grandpa is sweet to the boys

M and S checking out Endeavour future home

Yummy, spicy scallop roll

Is there sea cucumber sushi?

The cousins


No lines

Yummmm, UNI!!!!!!

No longer curious

What's that down there

What's that over there

Now they see the man



Jellies, or with global warming soon to be chicken of the sea

M waving to G and S

Making waves

Robot arms, coral filter simulator

Bright and blue



Stars are in their eyes

Far out

Trash video game

M as newscaster

Getting in on the news

No help with the teleprompter

Grandpa's two anchors


Flight simulator

Big and hairy

Jennifer on the prairie  

They're behind me aren't they

Boy raptors

Newbies

Think fast, is it play dead with a black bear or grizzly bear

Hyper speed

M enjoying his visit

Back plates

Rest with Mama and Grandpa

Moving forward

Hug goodbye

Rock and roll Thanksgiving

Resting

Getting ready



Grand kids

The boys

Into reading

Changed diorama

Cross on green

Cool LA morning

G in the village

Checking out Grandpa's car

We have big leaves

Touching everything

Fall is here

Breakfast with mom

On the Farm

Big leaves, big beans!

Add to the goodbye series

Climbs rocks

Waiting for the fun



M is taller than the stars


Huggie bear

Huggie bear



Up and away





Vortexes


All in a row

25 missions

$20K toilet seat, this is probably just as over priced

Boys ready for a space simulator

Your mission

Touch the tires, so we did

On the upswing



Big ship, small boys


Faster than a space shuttle

The business end, had to tell my story about my contribution to making the engine while working at Rocketdyne in the '80s


Jumps higher than a space shuttle




Visiting from Denver







We were in LA for Thanksgiving.  Met up with cousin M from Denver and spent a day at the Science Center and Natural History Museum downtown.  Pics are in mixed up order.

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