Joe and Connie

2010-01-16T08:37:00.000-08:00

WOW, it has been 4 months since I posted anything so am putting on lots of pictures from Christmas and others as well. Joe and I went out to eat at Austins last night in celebration of my birthday this week. It was so Yummy.

Jack woke up singing the "Pants on the Ground" song. Wonder why?

Macho woman Darci posing with the pelet gun she used to have as a kid.

Crazy cat that lays on the keyboard while your on the computer.

2010-01-16T08:26:00.000-08:00

The "kids" shooting the pelet gun at Christmas. Our CRAZY cat just gets up on the desk and lays down on the keyboard when you are on the computer.

The kids shooting the pelet gun at Christmas.

Mommy Darci and Boarder at Christmas 2009.

Cousins Marlee and Kyan at Christmas.

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Miss Marlee girl.

Kyan, Boarder, Marlee and Flash.

Brittan girl.

2010-01-16T08:09:00.000-08:00

Grandkids in new PJ's on Christmas eve. Grandkids opening their PJ'S Christmas eve. The night before!!!

WENT TO TERRY FATOR SHOW FOR JOE'S BIRTHDAY

2009-09-04T23:34:00.000-07:00

Aquarium at Mirage

Joe and I at Mirage seeing Terry Fator show

The Terry Fator show had to be the best show I have ever seen. So much better than I had ever expected. He is such an entertainer and so so talented I can't even tell you how good he was, you would have to experience it yourself. Fun, fun night!!

BIG BEAR

2009-09-04T23:09:00.000-07:00

We went to Big Bear, CA with 2 other couples 2 weeks ago and had so much fun. Joe has known the guys since kindergarten and I have known all of them since Jr High and high school. We all got married right out of high school and everyone is still together, that is over 120 years of marriage between us!!! We stayed at Bob and Chere's sons cabin there, shopped, ate and played dominos and Pack and Stack. It was such a fun weekend being all together and we all get along so good. So many stories told about the "old days" when we were teenagers and so many laughs all weekend long. Ed Kelly,Joe,Georgia Kelly, Chere and Bob Whitaker.

Cabin we stayed at.

Going to breakfast. Bob, Chere, Joe, Georgia and Ed.

CATCHING UP!!!

2009-07-12T16:31:00.001-07:00

I haven't updated my blog in so long I wondered if I remembered how to do it. Well, I think I did it so here are a few updates. I download the pictures then can't seem to find the file they are in usually but it went pretty smoothly today. I need to get with it and do this more often!!

GRANDBABY # 6 !!!

2009-07-12T16:22:00.000-07:00

This is mom's 6th great grandchild!!!

Trent and Heather added a 6th grandbaby to our family. She was born July 10th, weighed 6 lbs and was 17 1/2" long. Her name is Kenley Jade and she seems to tiny and petite. She is like a little doll!!

MASTERPIECE

2009-07-12T16:17:00.001-07:00

A girl at work had a Tres Leche cake for her birthday and it was so good and pretty I decided to try to make one at home. This looks small but it was actually a 3 layer cake. It will turn out better next time I am sure but turned out pretty good for the first try.

4TH OF JULY

2009-07-12T16:08:00.000-07:00

Trent had to work and Lori and Tim were in San Francisco and Amar's wife was out of town as well so us left had our own little BBQ and fireworks. Amar was the pyrotechnic so the rest of us just sat back and watched. It was a fun night for the little ones and a learning experience for Amar as I don't think they do fireworks in Mongolia and I don't think he had ever BBQ'd either.

CRUZIN' NIGHT OUT

2009-07-12T16:00:00.000-07:00

We decided to take mom and her friend cruising in the convertible one night. We went to the Sonic and messed around and had a fun night out. Mom said later that if she died that night she would of left happy which tells me she liked her little joy ride.

FAMILY AT JOE'S SISTERS FUNERAL

2009-07-12T15:55:00.000-07:00

Joe's sister Maxine passed away a couple months ago in CA and our family attended the funeral. This picture was taken then.

MOM'S 90TH BIRTHDAY!!!!.

2009-07-12T15:49:00.001-07:00

My mom turned 90 on May 26th and we had a family party at Olive Garden. It was fun to help her celebrate 90 great years. She has alot of health issues but still keeps plugging along through it all. I am blessed to have had her around for so long.

EXTREME MAKEOVER HOME EDITION

2009-03-15T13:53:00.001-07:00

On Saturday, Lori came over and her and I took the shuttle over to the house down the street that Extreme Makeover is redoing. There were tons of workers everywhere and it was neat to see this house that will be on the show in May. I believe the house belongs to a family that has two little girls that have auto immune problems and the house was unsafe as it had mold issues and structural problems because it had flooded several times. We had a fun day!!

GOING TO SPAIN

2009-03-09T20:05:00.000-07:00

We are very excited as Darci's inlaws invited us to go to Spain with them. What a great way to celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary!!

2nd time of "COOKIN WITH THE CHICKS"

2009-03-09T19:16:00.000-07:00

I went to "Cookin With the Chicks" on March 3rd. It was my second time of going and is fun. Everyone brought a family recipe that had been passed down through the years. We each make that recipe so everyone can sample it. I demonstrated how to can meat (beef). It is so good and tasty and even my kids all love it which is saying a lot. If anyone is interested in going with me just let me know. It is every other month so we don't get burned out.

Grandma and Marlee making banana nut bread aka "sneeze bread"

2009-03-02T19:08:00.000-08:00

We made banana nut bread in Darci's breadmaker. It turned out OK I guess but Marlee sneezed while making it and she was way too close to the bowl so we started calling it "sneeze bread" and to be honest no one was too hungry for it by the time we were done!! It was too funny and we were cracking up. Kids and cooking!!

GRANDMAS TRIP TO AZ

2009-03-01T20:14:00.001-08:00

West came to LV to attend a 4 day class with Joe so I went to Darci's while he was here. A baby bunny fell into their basement stairwell so Darci retreived it and now they have a new pet. They are going to let it go in a few days though. It was so tiny and cute.

2009-03-01T18:30:00.000-08:00

Grandma and Boarder

Grandma in in the basement camping in tents with Marlee.

Grandma and Marlee, Boarder and Flash

BLUE MAN GROUP

2009-01-25T10:22:00.000-08:00

Last night we saw the Blue Man Group at the Venetian as the kids got us tickets for my birthday. Wow, what a crazy, upbeat, energizing show. Thanks for the treat kids!! After the show we ate at the Grand Lux Cafe in the hotel.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!!

2009-01-18T13:04:00.000-08:00

Joe and I at On The Border

Lori and Tim at On The Border

Tomorrow is my birthday but since it is on a Monday Lori and Tim took us out to eat on Fri night to On the Border, a Mexican Restaurant down the street. I am really fond of that place and it was a nice dinner. A friend at work, Judy, made me a carrot cake so we then took dessert over to Trent and Heather's (Trent was working) and had birthday cake there where they all gave me tickets to go to Blue Man Group next Saturday at the Venetian. Joe and I had won dinner tickets at the Grand Lux Cafe at the Venetian when we won the Halloween Trunk or Treat decorating contest so now we will eat out and then go to the show. Thanks kids for the fun night out!! It was a great birthday other than getting older!!

COOKIN' WITH THE CHICKS

2009-01-17T09:15:00.000-08:00

A mom of one of Darci's friends, Paula, invited me to a "COOKIN' WITH THE CHICKS NIGHT". A bunch of ladies get together and share food and recipes. This way you get to taste a dish and if you like it they have the recipe already printed for you. They also post recipes and ideas on their blogs "cookinwiththe chicks.blogspot.com". Check it out It was a really fun night and I am looking forward to doing it again.

CHRISTMAS PRESENTS

2008-12-27T00:08:00.000-08:00

I got a new dining room rug, Lowes gift card and family photo frames along with and other things.

AWESOME NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE!!

2008-12-26T15:35:00.000-08:00

This house had lights that coordinated with 94.9 FM radio signal and with the lights and music it was an spectacular light show. We had never seen anything like it before and it was awesome. Cars would line up across from the house and and watch the light show. Be sure to turn up your sound.

2008 CHRISTMAS PHOTOS

2008-12-26T15:10:00.000-08:00

New PJ'S Night before Christmas!! Flash, Brittan, Marlee, Boarder and Kyan.

Christmas Day with Santa.

Before opening presents.

Aftermath.

2008-12-22T12:32:00.000-08:00

HAPPY 27TH BIRTHDAY LORI !!! I know this is a few days late but since we weren't able to be together on your birthday I waited until I got a couple pictures to post. Hope you like the coat, you look great in it!! We will miss you this Christmas but am sure you and Tim will have fun in Costa Rica without us all. We love you both and it won't be the same without you two. See you in a week or so.

Holy Cow!! It is snowing again!!

2008-12-17T15:44:00.000-08:00

It is snowing again here. Not as much accumulation yet as the other day but it is snowing. The south end of town is getting most right now. What happened to that global warming theory??

IT'S SNOWING IN LAS VEGAS!!!!!!

2008-12-15T17:58:00.001-08:00

How cool is this?? I get off work and it is snowing. The further west I go the heavier it is and this is what I find when I get home. So pretty and makes it seem more like Christmas!!

MY WORKPLACE

2008-12-15T17:09:00.000-08:00

Since I took the camera to work to catch some pictures in case it snowed, I decided to take a picture of my workplace. This is the "frame" that I work in. This is the len side where the dial tone starts. We run all those little black and white wires from this side to the cable side.

This is the cable side where the dial tone leaves to go outside. We are up and down these ladders all day and then practically on the floor to get to the low ones.

West's landscaping

2008-12-08T19:27:00.000-08:00

West and Darci have been landscaping their yard in AZ and it is looking so nice with all the planters etc. and now they even have some grass. West has done it all with some help from cousin Luke. Now he has a huge backyard to do as well. Joe helped him hang Christmas lights while we were there too.

BAD GRANDMA!!

2008-12-07T22:47:00.000-08:00

We went to AZ this weekend to just get out of town and took a friend. While we were there visiting Darci, I put Boarder in his jumper and he was just jumping away when we noticed I had only put one leg in properly and I guess the other one was all bunched up under him. We were cracking up as he was just happily jumping with one leg. The picture is kind of blurry as he wouldn't stop jumping. He was probably saying "what's up with this grandma?" Poor kid!!

THANKSGIVING FAMILY PHOTOS

2008-11-30T20:42:00.000-08:00

After Thanksgiving dinner was over and the rain stopped we all went to take some family pictures. Do you know how hard it is to get this many people (kids) to all look in the same direction let alone smile?? They actually turned out pretty good but we had to do like 100 shots to get a couple good ones. Darci's are in black, Lori and Tim in red, Joe and I in the lavendar, Trent's in blues and grandma (my mom) in brown. Click on pictures for larger view.

2008-11-30T20:37:00.000-08:00

Mom, dad and kids. Trent, Connie, Joe, Lori and Darci.

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Brother and sisterly love..Darci,Trent,Lori

2008-11-30T20:18:00.000-08:00

Tim and Lori

Darci, West, Flash (2), Boarder (7 mo) and Marlee(5)

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FOUR GENERATIONS OF GIRLS

The Andretti Four

2008-11-27T17:25:00.000-08:00

The grandkids, minus Brittan, drove around in the car in the backyard. I stuck baby Boarder in the car and got this photo of them. Flash, Kyan, driver Marlee and baby Boarder. They love this car that papa and I got at a neighbors yardsale for $40.00 some time ago but now they have grown into it. One of our best buys!!!

Endurocross Track at the Orleans

2008-11-27T16:58:00.000-08:00

This is the track that Trent raced on. He ended up getting 4th place in the veterans (35 and older). Good job Trent! If you click on the photo you can see the track in detail.

Our 3 Babies!

2008-11-25T20:39:00.000-08:00

Darci and West came to town for a motorcycle race that Trent was in at the Orleans arena. It was the Endurocross which is trecherous with logs, water, huge tires on end and gigantic boulders to go over. While we were there Trent came up in the stands and I got to take a picture of our 3 babies together. It turned out good of all of them.

Wow, I'm a blogger!!

2008-11-25T19:17:00.000-08:00

OK, so Darci is helping me make a blog site. I doubt that she can teach me how to post these things on my own in the short time she is here visiting but I will give it a try. I won't be posting every other day like the young ones do because if I did it would say this is Joe and I taking a nap, this is Joe and I eating and be real boring but maybe once a month or so I can muster up some new pictures. I am willing to give it a whirl so here goes!! I am starting with the best picture I could find of me. Well, at least Joe looks good. E-mail me if you want to know my beauty secrets! I will gladly share them at no cost! At Halloween we went to Lori's school (she teaches 2nd grade) Harvest Festival and helped her at her two booths. I was actually scaring the kids away from the booths and Lori asked me to go away but it got better as they got used to me. Some of them would just drop thier tickets on the grass rather than have to hand them to me. It was funny. We made a bean bag toss booth that was actually the most popular of the two. The other was a spider toss that Lori used last year but she wanted to earn more money for her class and so we did the haunted house bean bag toss. She cleared $420.00 so she did well.

Then Joe and I decorated our truck for Trunk or Treat this year. It is the first time we have attempted to do it and probably the last. It was very time consuming but turned out really good and I had fun. I think a lot more than Joe did! He did all the lighting things and I did the decorating. We actually took 1st place out of the 4 wards involved and we won a $50.00 gift card to a reataurant on the strip which we need to use. These pictures don't do it justice as the black light, strobe lights and other lighting can't be seen plus all the sound effects that we had also.