Thursday, August 22, 2019

Dallen's birthday and Father's Day

A couple of photos that I haven't had a chance to post.

 We drove up to Spokane one day for Dallen's birthday.  He's 20 years old.  Hard to believe how fast they grow up.  Happy birthday Dallen, we love you and are proud of you.  He's a great young man.

Also on Father's Day I got this cool t-shirt from Malachi.  I really like this picture.  Thanks Malachi, and thanks to all my other children that I got to talk to on Father's Day.  I am so lucky to have so many wonderful children.  They are all great people.

In Japan for Scarlett's baptism

We flew out to Japan and got to attend Scarlett's baptism.

 Scarlett with her whole family.  The baptism was at the base chapel and a lot of members from the Ward came.  She seemed so happy and everything was really nice.  It was very spiritual and we are so happy we got to come and witness it and be a part of it.  She was confirmed at church the following Sunday.  Way to go Scarlett.

 Another cool thing about our visit - we got to meet our newest grand-daughter Beatrix.  She is so cute.  We love her already.

 Calista playing around and having fun.

 We also had a few days to spend with them and visited some of the sights.  This giant slide is at a park that isn't too far from their home.  Penelope was the second one down.

 Scarlett coming down.  It's a long slide.

 Tucker on his second trip down riding with Leon.  Jacquelyn and I also rode down . It's picks up a lot of speed as you go.

 Some obstacles to climb over getting back up to the top of the slide.

 Scarlett riding a zip line.

 Tucker on the zip line.

 One day we took a tour of a Japanese battleship that has been converted into a museum.  The kids got to run all around.

 Calista on an anchor chain.

 Leon loves to climb.

 The four oldest posing on a cable.

 A different day we went to a nearby shrine that is within walking distance of their house.

 An interesting statue.

Leon at the rocky shore.  We had nice sunny weather the whole time and it was great getting to visit them again.

Visiting Isaac in Minnesota

We visited Isaac in Minnesota in May on our way to and from Japan and got to visit with Isaac a few days before and after.

One day we went to the Como Park Zoo in Minneapolis and that was a lot of fun.  Here we are in a parakeet estuary.

 Joslyn in the mouth of a mega-shark fossil recreation.

 Joslyn and Dorian with a giant tortoise.


 Jacquelyn with Dorian and Joslyn and a python.


Back home where they live at Como Apartments.  This is in the back of their apartment.

 Dorian just loves the toy play cars and sometimes gives Joslyn a ride.

And one day we went to the Science Museum of Minnesota and saw some cool stuff.  It was nice to see Isaac and his family.