Life on a Priority Road

Thursday, August 18, 2011

Baby Casey

After three tries by my #2 daughter Kelly, we have a grand girl! Casey Rebecca Flenard, born to Rob and Tracee (#1 daughter) on July 7, 2011. It's been love at first sight. She's a beauty.

Casey and Momma

Meeting her cousin, Cohen, for the first time.

Casey is already a Flyer's fan and has her own kid-sized hockey stick.

Getting cozy with Grandma

Papa Rob is absolutely smitten with this baby girl.

And so is cousin Coby.

Here are all the grands--Coby, Carter, Casey, Cohen
(And can I just say that getting this picture was a little bit like herding cats?)

Grammy and Casey

Papa's girl

"We are a happy family." Rob, Tracee, Casey

Sunday, April 10, 2011

Monday, February 14, 2011

My Valentine

In no particular order, my Valentine, Bob Clinton

On a skateboard

On the computer

With the grandboy and the granddog

There are no words.

At work

With me

...and Jenny....

...and Tracee...

...and Chris.

Touching the lives of a lot of kids

...as a swim coach.

The latest in a long winning streak,

EFSL Champions, 2011

(seven of the last eight years)

And a great grandpa.

I love you, Bob Clinton.

Saturday, January 22, 2011

January 22, 1974

37 years, and we'd do it all again.

With the three grandboys in 2010

Carter, Cohen and Coby Culver

Monday, January 3, 2011

Two of a Kind

Christmas 2010

My latest crochet blanket is completed. Actually I finished it several months ago but I didn't want to post the picture until after Christmas.

Our daughter-in-law Lindsay is our ultra patriotic, ultra conservative girl. Her favorite colors are red, white and blue. Her wedding pictures were taken in front of an impressive stained glass window of the flag at the Bob Dole School of International Studies, University of Kansas. Even her Christmas tree - and after the Fourth of July, Christmas is her favorite holiday - is decorated in red, white and blue. Had she not been medically disqualified, she would be an Air Force officer along with Chris. Instead she is the poster child for officers' wives and "support our troops." So when I saw this yellow-ribbon pattern I knew it was for Lindsay. Merry Christmas to our star spangled girl.

July 4, 2006

Thursday, December 16, 2010

Ghost of Christmas Past

Some pictures from Christmases past. In no particular order.....

2007--Jenny just home from her mission, some members from Baumholder Branch and some missionaries.

1984--Nyssa, Oregon. Bob was serving a one-year unaccompanied tour (today it would be called a deployment) at a remote radar site in Korea, we had moved in with Grandma and Grandpa. My brothers Roger and David, neice Keesha and Chris.

1984--Cousins Keesha and Chris

2006--Powderhorn, Colorado. Several days after Chris and Lindsay's wedding. Jenny was on her mission.

1989--Air Force Academy swim team Christmas training trip to San Diego, California. Christmas Day, before heading to Disneyland, we stopped by the home of one or the cadet swimmers, Wes Hallman.

1990--Stadthagen, Germany. Our first Christmas in Germany and our first ward Christmas party. Stadthagen Ward holds it on Christmas Eve, in the chapel, with sacred music and gives gifts TO Santa to give to others. And of course serve lovely soup and bread at the conclusion.

1993--Okinawa, Japan. Christmas Eve after having been out sailing all day. Tracee's first Christmas away from home spent with the grandparents.

1996--Okinawa, Japan. Before going to serve the free Christmas dinner at the USO.

2000--Topeka, Kansas

1999--Topeka, Kansas

2002--Topeka, Kansas. Chris had soloed and was about to get his private pilot's license. He and his instructor took us all up for a ride on Christmas Eve.