Salt Lake City

This is what you get when you give your camera to your daughter

Reflection pool at Temple Square

Weekend trip to Salt Lake City to buy wedding dress and bridesmaid dresses for Jennifer's wedding. Wasn't only dress shopping but we added some fun in there too!

Temple Square

Christina and her friend Matt

Santa Cruz Band Review

David receiving some merrit badges.

Concord High School marching band performing at the Santa Cruz band review. David on baritone.

What a handsome guy!!!
Seals on the pier.

Beautiful day for sailing

Sea lions swimming in the ocean

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk

A pile of sea lions

Mom and David Fly to New York

David is a big Lord of the Rings fan and found out that the The Fellowship of the Ring was going to be shown while a full orchestra was playing and the Boston Collegiate Choir was singing. So we jumped on a plane and flew to NY to have some fun for the weekend. Here are some of the things we did the weekend of October 9-12, 2009

Empire State Building

View from the top of the Empire State Building

David standing underneath the Statue of Liberty

Rebuilding Ground Zero

Brooklyn Bridge

We walked across both ways to get pizza, only to find out the line was way long so we ate ice cream for lunch then walked back across. There was a walk for breast cancer going on at the same time we were walking so we hit a lot of pedestrain traffic.

In line for the movie

Hand picked orchestra from Switzerland

Doug Adams and Howard Shore signing autographs.

Church temple and meeting house.

Eating at Serendipty

David's Activities

David went to EFY in Isplanti, MI this summer. He went with Zack Magleby and stayed at Zack's Aunt's house. He had a great time.

Concord High School Marching Band is performing in the Delta Band Review. This is David playing the baritone. He loves marching band. He is looking forward to marching in the Hollywood Christmas Parade in November.

Adding One to the Family

Ok, the story is that Sherry met Colton Trevor Lacy on March 29, 2009. Colton checked Sherry out at church by going up front during Testimony meeting to give his testimony so he could see Sherry at a better view. It must have been love at first sight. They got engaged on May 20, 2009 and then made a trip to California so I could meet him. These are pictures of the family with the new soon-to-be son-in-law Colton. Welcome Colton!!!

This is my favorite of Christina, 23 years

Family group on the climbing rock

This was a fun picture to take, lots of laughing to get us all on the slide at the same time.

Hold on Jennifer just another minute :)

Cute one of David, 17 years, and Jennifer, 21 years

One of the whole family

Trip on Douro River

Christina and I took a river cruise on the Douro River in Portugal this summer.

Looking out over the city of Lisbon

Fresh flowers sold on the street

Cute little side street

Christina and Margie about got stuck in the subway door. They weren't quick enough. We loved riding the public transportation system there. We rode the buses, subways, taxis, and veniculars. What a beautiful city.

Everyone sitting down to dinner in Lisbon. We went to dinner here on our first night and tried all these different dishes. Decided to come back our last night and all ordered the same dish to eat and boy was it yummy.

Fun little character in Estoril, Portugal by the beach.

Catacombs at the University in Coimbra, Portugal on the way to Porto.

Arrived on the boat in Porto, Portugal. The Douro River in the back of us.

Karlene, Christina and Ellen in a night shot of the bridge in Porto.

On our balcony on the boat going through a lock on the river. We couldn't be on top because of low bridge.

Looking down into the town of Lamego.

Then we walked down all these steps to get to the bottom

Playing cards and farkle out on the deck.

Reflection

Everybody at dinner in Quinta de Ventozelo.

Sheep being herded home. Not an everyday occurence in California.

Christin in the bridge with the Captain.

View from the venicular of the Douro River

Walking up the bell tower and Christina got there just as the bells started ringing. OH, MY how loud they were.

On the East side of the Atlantic Ocean, Porto, Portugal July 2009

Duoro River Cruise through Portugal, 6/29-7/14

Christina and I left for Lisbon, Portugal on June 29th and arrived on June 30th in the evening. We had an 8 hour lay-over in Edmonton and a 6 hour lay-over in London. Lisbon was a very beautiful city and lots of fun. We had fun riding the subway and finding our way around the city on public transportation. I love being in Europe and seeing the architecture of the old buildings that the US doesn't have. The beautiful Cathedrals, stained glass and delicious food was out of sight.

National Flag

City streets

Old Cathedrals

Tower of Belem