Here They Are in Living Color

Chance Joseph Voorhees



Ryan Voorhees Edwards age 2

Scott David Edwards age 4

Davis Jones Church age 4

Avery Deann Church at age 1 day

Jackson Tyler Church at age 6 1/2

Fifteen

As of October 19th, 2007, Hugh and I now have fifteen grandchildren.
#1 -- Amanda Christine Edwards
#2 -- Elias Jack Church
#3 -- Jackson Tyler Church
#4 -- Scott David Edwards
#5 -- Brooke Elena Church
#6 -- Davis Jones Church
#7 -- Ryan Voorhees Edwards
#8 -- Daniel Merritt Church
#9 -- Ryan Louis Church
#10 - Ella Sue Church
#11 - Charles Hendrick Middlemiss
#12 - Sophia D'Amore Church
#13 - Chance Joseph Voorhees
#14 - Avery Deann Church
#15 - Hugh Devin Matsumori

Peru

Hugh and I just returned from a great trek to Machu Picchu, and other environs of Peru. We were accompanied by Bette and Darrell and as always, had a great time with them. They are great travel companions. A trip to Peru mostly involves visiting the ancient Inca ruins including the lost Inca city of Machu Picchu. We trekked and hiked a ton and saw some amazing structures built hundreds of years ago and despite frequent earthquakes, are still standing today. There were an estimated 8 million Incas during the peak of their civilization, but were conquered by about 200 Spaniards. The Spanish brought guns, but also disease which devastated the Inca population. I will post some of the more interesting photos. Kathy Distributing School Kits

/>Practically every photo you take is National Geographic quality due to the rich cultural and archeaological heritage there. There is a lot of poverty there. We brought about 75 school kits to distribute to the children. We wished we had brought 7500. The children were so excited to receive a gift and when they saw the contents, I had children waving American dollar bills in my face wanting to purchase one of our kits. I will post a photo of a child with one of our kits. It was fun to interact with the children with my un pico espanol.

The Newest Blogger on the Block

After spending a week with Becca, I decided it was time to start blogging. We have spent some time looking at blogs this week and it was been a lot of fun. We'll see how it goes.