Mexican Riviera Cruise Dec 3-10, 2011

Seven of us went on a Mexican Riviera Cruise and had a wonderful time!

We had so much fun together!

It was nice and warm in Mexico!

Vincent had a great time too.

Thanksgiving - Nov 24, 2011

Nearly 30 of our children and grandchildren came today for Thanksgiving.  Most came for turkey dinner and some came later for pie!

Thanksgiving Morning brought a beautiful sunrise!

We had sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, green beans, dressing, ham and rolls.

Jonathan, Tim and Holly preparing to cut the turkey.

Meanwhile I had fun with the children.

One end of the table...

The other end of the table.  It's a good thing we have a huge table.

And we had about 10 pies!!!

The Chocolate Silk and Coconut Cream went fast!

This was a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Where I served in 1972 in Vietnam

This is a video of Davis Station, Saigon, Vietnam.

Click on this link to see the video:

Davis Station, Saigon, Vietnam

This is where I was stationed in 1972 while in the US Army.
That was 34 years ago this month.

75th Anniversary of the LDS Church Welfare System

Our Ward performed service projects to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the LDS Church Welfare System.

I was assigned to go with Bruce, Russel and Mike to trim a widow's tree and tie up her bushes for Winter.

We had fun while doing our service!

Then later we went to the Ward for a nice Pot Luck Dinner.

November 19, 2011 Syracuse, Utah

November 12, 2011 Big Snow Storm!

This is in my front yard this morning.

And this one is in my back yard.

Winter has arrived!

Veteran's Day - 11 November, 2011

11 Nov, 2011 - 11-11-11 Veteran's Day

 Paul Stetler and I enjoying a nice dinner compliments of Applebees.

Thank you Applebees for honoring our Vets!

God is an Artist! October 27, 2011

I came out the door this morning and ran right back in for my camera.

Look what the Lord gave us today!

This is my front yard sunrise!

And this is in my back yard.

See what you are missing if you sleep in!

Utah State Capitol - October 25, 2011

Today I went to the Utah State Capitol and took pictures.

Inside the main hallway.

Marble pillars on the upper floor area.

Inside of the House Chamber.

Inside of the Senate Chamber.

Video of the main hall way.

Exploring Fish Lake and Sevenmile Flat

Exploring Fish Lake and the Sevenmile Flat! October 4-5, 2011

Keith Warner and I explored the area and I took nearly 500 pictures!

The view with the fall colors was fantastic!

This is the area where my grandfather run his sheep over 100 years ago.

We even found an ancient Indian cave!

Richard's 2011 Garden Crops!

The Lord has really blessed our crops this year.  Turn up your volume

and take a look at these short videos of my garden.

My Peaches!

My Spaghetti Squash!

Stanley Prunes!

Ever-bearing Strawberries!

Walnuts!

Red Delicious Apples!

Raspberries!

This was a great year for my garden crops!

I showed you my corn last month.

"Become a Follower" and "Share" if you enjoyed touring my garden!

My Back Yard Garden... Looking Good!

I ate the first ear of sweet corn from my garden this week.

 It was very juicy and sweet!

 Next I checked my peach tree.

 They have been thinned but are still in clusters like grapes.

I ate a peach, but they need another week or two to sweeten up.

 My dinner plate Hibiscus are producing very large and beautiful flowers this Summer.

Can you still see my bear hiding in the flowers?

The Red Delicious apples are looking great, but as you see they are not red and delicious yet.

A Day at Huntington Beach California

On August 15, 2011 we went to Huntington Beach to play in the waves.

Amy buried Matthew in the sand

 But he fought his way out!

 Vincent loved splashing his feet in the waves.

 A movie of Vincent playing in the ocean.

Oh! Mama this is great!

 I ate some seaweed for lunch.  Yuck, it doesn't taste like chicken!

 Holly was very busy capturing this great event in pictures.

 Our humble beach site.

 Amy and Matthew having fun in the waves.

I took a stroll down by the Huntington Pier and watched the waves crash into the pylons.

It was an absolute beautiful day at the beach!

Walk down memory lane. Chaffey High School

These are recent pictures of my High School.

 Chaffey Memorial Library

 North Hall

 South Hall

 Gardner Spring Auditorium

Tower Hall

I took these pictures while in Southern California on August 15, 2011.

2011 pictures made into an old sepia collage of Chaffey High School.

Chaffey High School Class of 1963!