Maria @ Rockefeller Center in New York City, 30 July. Umbrellas shown below are covering tables used for outdoor dining during the summer. As you all know, in the winter, this is a famous ice skating rink. Hard to keep ice frozen outside in 91 degree heat. So cool nonetheless.

Had a long 20 Hour (Delta Dream Vacation) layover in New York City this last weekend...Maria tagged along and we had a great time. Weather was perfect (91 degrees) and the food, people, shopping and stuff was fine.

Under the Empire State Building

Shopping @ Macy's on 34th Street
(actually we didn't shop there, but did use their bathrooms after my New York pizza didn't agree with me and shot out like a clown out of a cannon...Couldn't make it back to the hotel!)

Thanks for all the news and photos,love this blog stuff,just getting back for us, we had a great time with Mom and Dad, just a couple shots of the trip,no Nate has not taken up a new career but I felt this was a photo op,and our grandkids sure love each
other. Love you all and keep in touch .

On the way home from the St. George trip, Ken's stopped in Las Vegas to shop the annual Nordstrom Anniversary Sale (can't miss that) and saw a show titled "Love"...lots of dancing around, swinging from ropes to the tunes of the Beetles.

More of Ken's visit to St. George with Jim and Nita

Cute little baby Sandhill Crane taking a rest by our back patio.





Other bird news...Mourning Doves still laying eggs in our flower pots. One egg incubating as we speak.

Cute Brooks' Kids! (with future very cute daughter-in-law hanging on to Zach for dear life).

Had nice visit in St. George with Mom and Dad, Brooks', Ken's and Scott's (no kids). Had a ton of great food thanks to Sheila and tons of candy. Here are some pictures of the gathering but mostly of Mom and Dad's new place. It really is nice...you should all make a plan to go visit soon.

Diane, Dana, Grandpa and his twin playing Scum. (Diane was president at this time)

Hi everyone. This is Dean in St. George with Mom at the library showing her how to post something on the blog. More to come later.