Beach Trip 08

Cool Gustavo. Granddad's hanki made a great sun hat as we couldn't find any hats that fit him.



Briana and Nephew Gustavo. Beach Bums Gustavo & Isaac

The two Gustavo's and Trisha
Carolyn & Isaac
The entire clan.

A day at the Zoo.

Okay, maybe they weren't to impressed with the Zoo.
Posing with a snake. She wouldn't go near the real one though.

The Cousins Meet

A happy Auntie with Gustavo.
Mommy and Gustavo.
The cousins together!

Gustavo is happy to be here.

A tired Daddy and Son.

The Shield

Curtis new hobby is leather working. Here are pictures of his latest creation, a Celtic shield. It is a reminder of the shield of faith which is so critical for every believer. It took many hours to stamp in the image of the Celtic cross.

Above is the back side. The pad in the middle is easier on the arms. The bands were made of six strands of braided leather. Bolts go through the shield to hold the banks.

The shield goes well with the sword that Jason gave Curtis.

4th of July with Isaac

Granddad just can't get enough of Isaac! But he has to sleep sometime.
He looks like he has something on his mind...
And he just wants to tell us.
We had a fun time, Curtis and Jason putting a new comode in and of course playing with Isaac. The Wii was lots of fun too. Happy 4th everybody!

Sad Darcy

Darcy is not too happy these days. On Monday June 30 she had a great time swimming but when we were leaving I noticed she was bleeding. I wrapped her foot when we returned home. The bleeding stopped but by Thursday it still didn't look good so off to the Vet's we went. She ended up needing stitches. They had to put her to sleep to stitch the cut and now she is really hating the bandage she has to wear until July 17. She has been out of it all day, definitely not herself. That was one very expensive swimming trip. Here she is Thursday night after she came home.

She is a little more awake here, Friday, but she was not interested in playing with Saydee and Sasha. She even refused her food, although she finally ate when we returned home from Jason and Carolyn's.
This same trip Skyler tried to eat a fish hook. Luckily she was able to throw it up without any problems. Needless to say we are not going to this spot again.

Curtis' Dog Project

Curtis made agility weave poles for Darcy and I to practice with. He went to class one week with us and took pictures of the equipment and next thing I knew he was making them. What a great guy! Now Darcy will be a champion. He also made a jump for her. What fun!

Off to Work!

Briana has started a job today in Livermore, actually she started yesterday with orientation. She is working for Senior Solutions taking care of seniors in a care facility place. She also may go to people's homes to work. She won't be home until Saturday as it is a live in type job. She will be working at the home M-F of next week too. After that she doesn't know where they will put her. It could be a live in situation or just day visits.
She is off. Isn't she cute in her scrubs!

Darcy's Agility Class

Darcy is taking a Agility class. Above she is learning to do the weave poles. At first she had no idea what I wanted her to do, but by the third time she understood. It was amazing to watch the dogs as they understood what was expected of them.
She has no problem with jumping. Next to the tunnel this is her favorite.

She zoomed over the A-frame. I had a time keeping up with her. The problem comes at the bottom. She is supposed to do a stick it, which is when the back feet stay on and the front feet are off. It is a little hard to stop that suddenly but she did pretty good. Below is a video of her going over the A-Frame.

Visit with Gustavo Jr. and family

Lucy, Briana, and Curtis have been visiting Gustavo Jr., Trisha and Gustavo. There is nothing like holding your 5 day old grandson! He is so cute.

Despite the caesarian surgery, Trisha is doing well.

Little Gustavo looks especially small in his Father's hands.

Little Gustavo (Gustavo Jr. or Tavo or Tavito or Goose and maybe others) spends little time in the day in his crib. He is passed from one pair of eager arms to another.

Here is a very happy Grandma ...

... and here is a tired Granddad.