Happy Birthday Hugh

We celebrated Hugh's birthday at Newport Beach. Note the reunion tee shirt is "The David" Hughesque style. (They do have similar bodies.)It is too small to read from the photo, but the caption under The David statue is: Families are Forever scripted in Italian. We are all so lucky to have such a wonderful man in our lives. He is the best husband, father and grandfather ever! We all love you Hugh!

Sweet Sixteen at Newport Beach

We had a great reunion at Newport Beach last week. The sixteen grandchildren were all there as well as the moms and dads. We are 35 total now. We spent most of the time on the sand and in the water with one outing to Disneyland. Jason was our Disneyland coordinator arranging for all the FastPass tickets and organizing all of us to get to go on all the rides. The meals were amazing. No, we didn't brave 16 grandkids at a restaurant...realizing that they are all under the age of nine. Nearly, half of them are under the age of two. Each meal was chaired by two couples and we ate like kings. It worked great because after the kids finished eating, they just went out to the sand to continue their baseball game, football game or sand digging activity. Thanks everyone for all you contributed to make this year a rowsing success.

Halloween in June

I don't know why but my grandkids seem to love to dress up and pretend to be someone else. (I don't know where they get the drama penchant.) Note the latest photos of Anakin Skywalker (alias Davis Church), Pink Princess (Ella Church) and Baloo from Jungle Book in case you don't keep up on Disney movies (Ryan Church). PS, they don't just wear these costumes for the photo session. They wear them non-stop. Eric and Donna have the Baloo costume hanging on their bedpost so it is always handy. Imagine waking up in the middle of the night and seeing that face at the end of the bed.

Endangered Species Carousel

If you are ever in Phoenix, drop by the zoo and ride the carousel. You won't find a horse on it (except for the seahorse.) You will get to choose between a number of animals on the endangered species list. Note Danny Church on the tiger, Elias Church on the crocodile and Kate Winsor on the Giant Panda.

Kayak Rolls by Whit Church

Many people think a swimming pool is too small to kayak. Not Whit! He showed us some great kayak rolls while we waited for the burgers to grill. Great fun!

Who Needs Disneyland?

WHIT'S WILD KAYAK ADVENTURE
We spent a fun weekend in Phoenix over Memorial Weekend. One of the highlights was Uncle Whit giving each of the kids a wild ride in his kayak. He then strapped on his gear and did some kayak rolls for us.

Commando Couple

Hugh and I went a little wild on a visit to Mexico recently. We did a Cabo Adventure which included 10 zip lines, rappeling a 100 foot drop off, rock climbing up a 100 foot wall and crossing a wire across a ravine, better known as the Commando Bridge. Hugh, who is deathly afraid of heights, was a good sport and went along with his somewhat crazy wife. We survived and feel a great sense of "We can do anything" now!
PS. I am smiling on the Commando Bridge, but only because the paparazzi called to me for the photo. I am really scared spitless on that bridge.