Picture's of Chris's trip to Norway

I've posted some beautiful pictures Chris took on his trip to Norway. He visited his Dad and many relatives he had never met. Lots of 3rd cousins.  Two weeks wasn't enough time to see everything, but he did his best. His uncle, Erik Gillebo met him in Oslo and he spent the next two weeks around the Lillehammer area. Oyer, in the Gudbransdahl Valley is where all Chris and Eric's relatives were raised. Enjoy these pictures!

Dodger Baseball Game

Ron had some great tickets for the Dodger game Monday night and invited us to go with he and Dana. Of course, we said yes. I have slowly but surely turned Hans into a Dodger fan. Hard to believe isn't it!  Dana almost caught a fly ball..the fellow in the row in front of us caught it. They played the Cincinnati Reds and the Dodgers won..we even saw Manny hit another home run. Fun evening..even if I did get sick on a Dodger Dog! Ron said I TOLD YOU NOT TO EAT THAT..next time, I'll listen to him. 

Elizabeth (Lizzie) is 14

Yesterday was Lizzie's 14th birthday.  She is our youngest granddaughter and time seems to be flying by.  Starting high school this year, while her sister, Sydney is off to Minn. State. She leaves in five weeks.  Know they will miss each other, so I took lots of pictures for them.

Sea World Adventure

SeaWorld says it is hard to believe the overwhelming power and magestic grace of the beluga whales.  Chris and Laura spent last week-end in San Diego and experienced this treat first hand. I posted a few of the 800+ pictures Chris took!

Lizzie's 8th grade Promotion

Lizzie's promotion was held Wednesday morning,June 17th.  After the ceremony, at Lizzie's request, we drove into Pasadena and had a delightful lunch at the Cheesecake Factory.

Sydney Graduates High School

June has been a very busy month.  Sydney graduated from high school June 15th and Lizzie was promoted from 8th grade June 17th. Sunday, June 14th, Marji and David hosted a graduation party for Sydney. Aunt Gerry was able to drive up from San Diego. First time in over a year she has been able to attend a family celebration. Lots of pictures were taken and I've posted a few.

Trish & Dylan visit in June, 09

We spent a great afternoon visiting with Trish and Dylan.  They stopped on their way back home after participating in a bike ride in the Ojai area.  Dylan rode 25 miles and Trish did 65+. We took them over to Sizzler for lunch and enjoyed our visit. We miss seeing them and hope they can visit more often. I posted a few pictures.

Half Marathon, June 6, 09

Another half marathon in Fontana..Hans did well with a time of 1:55.  Dana & Lisa arrived around 9:15 to cheer him on, and we almost missed his finish.  The announcer made a mistake and announced his name at 1:15 and we all knew that was way too fast. Dana remarked Dad must have had a terrific tail wind. We spent the next half hour looking for him and it was just lucky we saw him REALLY finish. He said he looked over to where we should be and didn't see his cheering section. We finally caught up with each other and I took a few pictures. It was a fun day. Pictures posted in Hans Running Pix file.

Sydney's trip to Blaine, Minn

When Sydney received an invitation to try out for the 2010 U.S. Olympic women's ice hockey team, we knew we had to join in the fun of that trip!  Hans and I flew to Minn on May 12 and spent 3 fun days with his relatives. David & Sydney flew back the 15th and we attended the tryouts the 16th & 17th. It was a great experience for Sydney and we enjoyed watching her play her heart out.  She made the first cut, 20 goalies reduced down to 6. I posted pictures of the game and more of a fun afternoon at the Mall of America.  Sydney, and a hockey friend that is going to school in Minn., enjoyed spending some relaxing time together. Her friend, Elena, made the first cut as well. We all had dinner at Famous Dave's Bar-b-q before boarding the late plane back to California.

 

Trip to Minnesota

We had a wonderful trip to Minn. We planned our trip so we could visit Hans relatives for a few days before we joined David & Sydney at the tryouts. We had lunch with ALL of Hans cousins on his Dad's side.  One cousin, Merle, hadn't seen Hans since he was around 4 or 5. We were in Blooming Prairie and Austin, Minn.  Aunt Fern lives in Austin and she arranged for us to have dinner the night we arrived with some of her family in Austin,  and we joined them for dinner again at Pat's farm in Blooming Prairie.  Yes, I ate my way thru the midwest and loved every minute of it. 

Erica

Erica has joined the Marines! Her goodbye/goodluck party was April 15th,along with fellow Marine and childhood friend, Bryce. Bryce was home on leave and left for Afganistan the following week. Erica was due to leave today, but the date was changed to mid May.  Hurry Up & Wait...I learned that when I worked for the military FIFTY years ago! update: Erica left for boot camp, May 12. Her Mom has rec\'d two letters. She is in Parris Island, SC. Hans and I received our first letter from Erica June 10th.  She is doing well and looking forward to all her classes. Said it was hard to believe she\'s already been there a month. It is now July 26, and Erica is in the final stage of boot camp. Her graduation is August 7th. Many family members are flying back to S. Carolina. Will have lots of pictures to post.

Dana's 40th birthday

Dana celebrated his 40th birthday Jan. 30th with a surprise party hosted by Lisa at Dave & Buster\'s. Many friends from work and hockey plus family joined in the fun.

Marji's 42nd birthday

Everyone gathered for a pizza party at our home for Marji's 42nd birthday.  Her girls had a cute T-shirt made for her with their picture on the front. Sydney wanted some pictures with Mom for her dorm room. Off to Minn State in Sept.

New Year's Eve 2008

New Year's Eve, 2008--Ron thought it would be fun to spend the evening bowling. He made the arrangements, and we all bowled (except me--I might break a nail,lol) and had a wonderful and safe evening. Ron, Anne, Dana & Lisa, and David, Marji, Sydney and Elizabeth.  Sydney's BF, Derek, joined us after work.  Posted some good pictures.

Christmas 2008

It's a good thing I don't have a blog, as I wouldn't be up to date! I was reminded I am very behind! Added a few pictures of our Christmas. Due to the weather, we missed a few. 

Elizabeth is 13!

July 18 was Elizabeth's birthday (Lizzie). The BIG ONE..THIRTEEN!  She was visiting in San Jose on her actual birthday, so we celebrated with a bar-b-q, swim party last night, July 27. I posted some pictures.

Erica's High School Graduation

Erica graduated June 10, in the inaugural graduation ceremony of Lakeside High School, Lake Elsinore.  We enjoyed the party Darlene hosted, and the graduation was fun for everyone.

Winning 2d place in age group

Another picture posted in the running section. Hans ran the Fontana annual 1/2 marathon June 7, 08 and placed 2d in his class.  As his pit crew, I get to enjoy watching all the fun events before the 1/2 marathon racers start crossing the finish line.

Ryan Jay Peterson

What a surprise for all of us!  Ryan Jay Peterson decided to join the family June 1, instead of Sept 4th.  Lisa had complications that made a C-Section necessary. Scary time for all us.  He is tiny.  1# 7 oz. He will spend a couple of months in the hospital, and Lisa will hopefully be coming home tonight. Posting a few pictures and will keep everyone updated. Update..Little Ryan..they called him Ryan the Lion at the hospital, passed away June 16. Ryan had a very large Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) which required surgery. He also had severe Edema which eventually lead to renal failure. A very sad time for all of us. Ryan's pictures are posted in the Main gallery.

Easter at Marji's 2008

We had a fun family Easter at Marji & David's this year.  We will be having an addition in September...Dana & Lisa are expecting! Check out the pictures. We're all excited. Next year we can return to the fun of hunting Easter eggs. This year the kids went swimming, played Wii, basketball and scrabble. 

Page 1, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4, Page 5