Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Things to be grateful for...



Hanging out with Grandma for a week



Walks in Old Agoura checking out all the baby horses



Homegrown dill pickles



 Celebrating 34 years of the best years of my life married to my sweetheart at Salish Lodge above Snoqualmie Falls



 Blueberry Zucchini Bread Recipe found on allrecipes.com (made into muffins)



Caring big sisters



All the modern medicines that help sustain life and heal us



Having a bike, a helmet, a cool brother and a temple nearby



Sweet cherry tomatoes



Ice cold water on a hot summer day



Realizing how much you miss your kids when they aren't there to help you pack for Lake Powell



Catching a BIG Bass 



Fishing and Snorkling with your Dad


Smooth water all day long 



Cousins



Being 57 years old and still ripping it up 



Enjoying my adult children



A mother to comfort and rock me to sleep 52 days in the hospital




Finding a perfect beach to camp




 Shelter in a rainstorm with your favorite people



A fire that Jack and Ryan built




A good book and a great wife who sent me on this vacation



Ropes to practice my square knots



Attending Sacrament meeting at the hospital



Getting my gag reflex



Glen Canyon Dam



Driving by our first home in Issaquah, Washington



Having a great job this summer and money to buy your own guitar



Monday, July 9, 2012

The calendar has been full...

Lots of happenings in June and the first week in July.  
I didn't get all the pictures I wanted to with my little iPhone, but captured a few.  
I hope the rest of the family can fill in the rest of the activities with pictures they took 
and publish them in their blogs.
Big changes with Peter and Linda moving, Taylor and Heather moving and Matt and Belize moving.
Michelle and Caton's 4th being born. 
We love having Brooke around for a short time this summer.
A big thank you to all of you for attending the Hamilton family reunion.  
Tricia and Ryan for coming so far.
Always good to have Grandma Kay here.  
She makes the best cinnamon rolls ever.
Our family is getting bigger and all over the map.
We love all of you.

  


Waiting for Peter running the 10K in his new barefoot running shoes, Caton and Kevin running the 1/2 Marathon in Utah Valley Marathon. 



Way to go Caton! 



Way to go Sweetheart!  



Jude's new favorite spot at Michelle and Caton's house.



Come on... smile Isaac



Okay...make a face 



Jude chilling at the park testing out the playground bark. He likes it! 
Hope Peter and Linda had a nice anniversary get away.  
Jude and I had a great time together.  


Just can't squeeze them enough!  They are so cute!



Fun time with Grandma. 
Isaac and I had a play date at the Aquarium.  
He got at little green turtle with his earned money in his Jelly Bean canister. 



Lovely Layla!
She always looks so put together and stylish every day.
Love her smile and her fun personality. 



One on one time with Noah before the boys come to the hospital.



Big sister...little brother.



Noah Skinner Hanson



8th grandchild



Michelle, you look so beautiful!



Lucky to get this shot of Noah's brothers. Isaac was all over the room.  In a few minutes Jack and Isaac knew what every button was for. 



Congratulations Michelle and Caton!
You have such a lovely family!
Great kids!



Jack, I loved watching your soccer games!  You are amazing!



You are also a great big brother.



Noah, we love you.



William with his father, grandfather and great grandfather.



Ryan, we are very proud of you.



Thanks to Tricia 
(who is the best thing that ever happened to you) 
we have these wonderful pictures of your office. 
Did Tricia arrange those books?
It looks very nice and you look very intelligent.



I can't believe that my son is in the phone book.  Makes a mother proud!




I received this text and picture from Tricia, made me cry.  Thanks Tricia!
"Ryan's client and her daughter got baptized in the ocean this morning.  She came to his office sobbing one day and he told her she needed to go to church and get herself together"



Moving Day...Heather on the road to California with BabyWill and me in the car a few seconds before...



...an emergency stop at Zzyzx Road for a Blowout...no it wasn't a tire!
Always wanted to stop there... thanks Will!



Brooke and her Dad...
ready to run 10 miles down Sycamore Canyon to the beach for Ward BBQ.



Heather, Taylor and Will waiting for Dad and Brooke.



Umpire Kevin with President Uchtdorf at Mormon Night Dodger Game. 
Way to call the strikes Sweetie!



Elder Uchtdorf with Jack, Layla and Caton.



Dodger fans!



"We're number 1"



 Noah, 2 weeks old.  Youngest dodger fan.



Love my Brooke!



Sleep when the baby sleeps.



Jack making a sand angel at Zuma beach



Eve very busy with the boogie board leash.



Hey Mom, we found dad's head on the beach.



Isaac thinking.




Will and Dane.
This is the only picture of Belize that I have.  
She is hiding under the table holding up Dane.
Nice hands. 



Meeting at Venice Beach



Brooke, Linda, and Tricia



Best part of the day.
(Oh, got part of Belize's face.)




Lunch at Tito's


Noah's first trip to Tito's



Great food and family!