Here it is Anzac Day 2015, almost May. I think that I will post some pictures that I missed last year cause I was busy.
Mom and Gary and I visited Diane and Bill in Pleasant Hill, Calif Aug 30 to Sept 6. Diane's home is always a joy with great company, beautiful flowers and wonderful day trips. This time we went by BART to San Francisco and Fisherman's Wharf, Sonoma and Mission San Francisco Solono, Sunol Valley Park and took the ferry to Sausalito. Gary had never been to San Francisco before. He and I also took a trip to the Academy of Sciences with it's living roof and inside aquariums, planetarium and natural history museum. Part of the natural history museum was unchanged since I was a child, so that was fun!
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| Diane and Clare (Billy's daughter) |
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| Nicole, Joel, Carol (Me), Billy, Diane & Clare, Bill and Mom (Coral) |
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| Nicole and Joel with Baby Clare |
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| Diane's back yard |
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| Diane always has fresh cut flowers all over her house |
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| Diane's backyard with apple tree in foreground |
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| Nicole, Joel and Mom |
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| Bill, Gary, Diane and Mom at Fisherman's Wharf |
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| Gary at the beach area at Fisherman's wharf |
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| Getting ready to board the trolly car. We had to wait a really, really long time |
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| Gary, Mom, Diane and me on Trolly. What fun! |
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| Hanging backet Fisherman's Wharf |
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| Mission San Francisco Solono |
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| Prickly Pear Cactus |
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| Diane inside mission |
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| Mom and Diane at Sunol Valley Park |
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| This is perfect California grasslands with beautiful ancient oaks |
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| Diane and Bill on Ferry to Sausalito |
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| Gary and Carol |
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| Me at Ferry dock |
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| Houses at Sausalito |
In August 20 thru 25 or so the Romey's visited, mainly for Dorothy Romey's 90th Birthday Party. It was up in Payson and was a grand affair. Jacki and Larry, Kelsea and cute little Beckett came to Phoenix
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| Faye and her Uncle Larry |
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| Play action, Beckett and Jules |
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| Family gathering |
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| Cousins in unplanned orange, Faye & Kelsea |
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| Uncle Larry and Jules |
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| Kelsea dancing with Beckett and Addie as Gary plays piano |
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| Addie, Kelsea and Beckett |
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| Gary playing with Addie and Beckett |
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| Jacki and Paul |
My brother, Paul, adopted his granddaughter Addison. She has lived with him since she was about 9 months old. They are quite the pair. Addie calls him Papa. She is adorable and Paul is an awesome Papa. Congratulations to them both!
Last year in May, Mom and I went to Alaska for my niece Bailey's HS Graduation
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| Sean, Bailey, Jacki and Mom |
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| Aubree, Bailey, Airah and proud Dad, Sean |
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| Wild Fire across the lake from Sean's house |
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| Smokey Bear was my roommate in Alaska |
