Kelsey's baby shower

On Sunday we all went down to Bellingham to Val and Dave's for Kelsey and Zeb's baby shower!  Their first baby (our third great-granddaughter) is due at the end of October.  It was great to be there for the shower and visit with everyone.

Dave bar-b-qued chicken, we had lots of yummy side dishes and Marian made a fabulous cake and cupcakes.  We played fun shower games and Kelsey and Zeb got to open lots of cute baby clothes/gifts. 

Then we took lots of pictures of everyone with Kelsey and Zeb and their baby - Great fun!!
 

Yummy food!

 

An adorable shower cake with coordinating cup cakes - thank you, Marian!

 

Jake, Marian and Andrea

 

Zeb and Kelsey opening gifts.  The hockey sticks/balls were (of course!) from cousin Nathan.

 

Grandpa Dave

 

Zeb, Kelsey and Cody

 

Don and Patience - Nick had just called her on saying "baby" - one of the games we were playing.

 

Lindsay explaining the next game - you pull off as much ribbon as you think it will take to go around Kelsey!

 

And here's the actual length - Uncle Don won the prize on this one!

 

Valarie and her girls - Kelsey, Hailey and Lindsay

 

Everyone "holding" Kelsey's baby!

 

The proud and happy parents-to-be, Kelsey and Zeb

 

Cody, Ryan, Hailey, Kelsey, Zeb, Lindsay, Jacob and Valarie

 

Uncle Don, Aunt Cathi, Lindsay and great-grandparents get in on the baby-holding action

 

That baby girl should feel loved!

 

Great grandma, Kelsey, Zeb, Cathi and Jordyn

 

Kelsey and Zeb with Great grandma and grandpa - we can't wait to actually hold that baby!

 

Sean and Bailey, holding a sleeping Kendra

 

Cody's dog, Bear, in trouble!

 

Zeb and Kelsey with their adorable cake

What fun to be a part of this celebration!  Now we just have to wait till this baby arrives.

 

Our August visit with the Murphy's

We made a quick trip to the Pacific Northwest to visit with family!  Our first stop was Aldergrove with the Murphy's.  It was great to see everyone again!  We had a fire one evening and everyone enjoyed roasting marshmallows and making 'smores!

The kids love playing on the trampoline and Grandpa got great pictures of them in the air!

While we were there, Cathi, Don, Sean and Bailey went to a wedding.  We took care of Patience, Jordyn and Nick.  One of our favorite things to do in the summer there is to go to Krauses Berry Farm, right across the street.  The kids like going there, too, as they have great milkshakes!

One evening we went for a nice long walk - and the kids rode their bikes - great fun!  Harley got to come along as well!

Thanks for a great visit, everyone!  We love you lots and lots!

 

A great fire in the fire pit, Jordyn and Nick on the trampoline.

 

Patience, Nick and Jordyn on the trampoline - they jump really high!!

 

More trampoline fun!!

 

Bailey and Sean, enjoying 'smores and roasting marshmallows!

 

Don, Cathi, Sean and Bailey - off to the wedding!

 

Nick with his milkshake! 

Jordyn and her milkshake!

 

And Patience with hers!

 

And then it was off to the playground!  The kids had a great time playing in the sand - and then it was home and three kids into the shower!

 

Family bike ride/walk!  We covered about three miles - it was great!!

 

Stern Grove

We attended the final concert of Stern Grove for 2013!  It was a spur of the moment decision to go and the weather was wonderful!  We packed a lunch, a bottle of wine, picked up the Sunday paper and some folding chairs and away we went.  The program for the last Sunday was opera - an introduction to some of the arias that will be performed for this year's opera season.

Great music, great weather, great fun!

Enjoying the sunshine and the Sunday paper

 

The orchestra

 

The orchestra and some of the opera singers to the left

 

The final song - all of the performers sang - wonderful!!

 

The Stern Grove concerts are very popular!  People were seated way up in the trees!

 

Jim's birthday visit...

This was not only a significant birthday for Lee, but also a significant birthday for Jim, who turned 60 on August 14th!  He had a week of vacation from work, so he and Rex came up for a visit.  It was great to see them and to celebrate Jim's birthday with him.

We went for walks, into San Francisco to check out the America's Cup action, and took a walk along the waterfront in South San Francisco and watched the airplanes take off and land at SFO.  It's a very busy airport!

We had Jim's birthday dinner at the Basque Cultural Center in So. San Francisco, one of Jim's favorite restaurants in the area.

A great relaxing week!  Thanks for coming, Jim and Rex.

Jim's birthday breakfast - a candle in his fritatta!

Dinner at the Basque Cultural Center

 

The team USA Oracle catamaran racing on the bay - these things just fly across the water!

 

The Oracle Catamaran - they will race the New Zealand team for the America's cup beginning on September 7th.  We'll be certain to see some of the races!

 

Korean Air ready for take off!

 

And United Airlines - up, up and away!

 

Roberta and Anne's wedding

On August 10th, we made a trip to Tahoe with Donna to attend Roberta and Anne's wedding!  Donna had flown in from New Jersey on the 8th and we met her on Saturday morning for our trip.  It was a beautiful day and Lake Tahoe was beautiful as well!

Donna and Roberta moved from New Jersey to San Francisco after they graduated from college and have remained close friends from that time, so there was no way she was missing this momentous occasion.  We were fortunate to be able to attend the wedding with Donna.

Roberta and Anne have been partners for over 20 years and with the change in the law in California, they were finally able to exchange marriage vows.  It was a beautiful ceremony and we are so happy for both of them.  Thanks, Roberta and Anne, for inviting us to your wedding and thanks, Donna for taking us to Tahoe!
 

Donna and Pat in Roberta and Anne's back yard

 

Donna and Roberta's brother and sister-in-law

 

Roberta

 

And Anne!

 

Guests from New York attended the ceremony via skype!

 

Getting ready to exchange vows

 

Exchanging wedding vows

 

And rings

 

And finally - legally married!

 

Anne, Roberta and their dog Lucy

 

The reception was held in their neighbor's yard, right behind them - just beautiful!

 

Some of the younger guests - the flower girl and ring bearer

 

Anne in the back ground, Roberta, Donna and Pat

 

Friends with Roberta and Anne

 

More friends

 

The first dance!

 

I took a turn at bar-tending!

 

Great music and dancing!

 

You go, Roberta!

 

Donna and Roberta on the dance floor

 

Roberta and Donna

 

At breakfast on Sunday morning.  Another beautiful day.  So good to see Donna, Roberta and Anne!  Then it was time to join the hordes of other drivers attempting to get back to the Bay Area.