HOW ABOUT THIS PHOTO

Here is one more photo. I could not resist showing this one off. It's Gracie in Brian and Becky's pool. Enjoy. Bernd

MORE PHOTOS

Breanna and Deanna at Breanna's graduation party

Gracie wanting to be picked up - the sun is in my eyes!!!!

Madeline with Aunt Whitney

Hannah as her Great,Great,Great Grandma

Lucy Hayes (President Hayes' wife) for a school project

Nicklaus with his Uncle Bill

SUMMERTIME IS APPROACHING

Breanna during her Jr. High Graduation
Sharon and I at the Bellagio Casino in Las Vegas
Triplet Babysitter Penny with Madeline, Nicklaus and Grace
Pastor Brian getting ready to Baptize Hannah
Breanna's Confirmation family photo


Hello everyone. I was recently reminded in an e-mail that it has been several months since my last posting. Time seems to go by faster and faster, my apology for not being more diligent in my updates, and thanks for your patience as you wait for family updates and new pictures.

Sharon and I are doing well. Her cancer seems to be in a holding pattern, but we have learned to accept the roller coaster ride when it comes to the test results and so on. We both keep pretty busy with watching Hannah and Rachel after school on Mondays, seeing the entire family for dinner at our hosue on Monday night, and babysitting the triplets on Wednesday and Friday, but neither one of us would trade those "busy" times for anything. We love spending time with the entire family, and seeing the grandkids grow up.

Breanna starts High School this fall. It seems like only yesterday when she arrived on the scene. Hannah and Rachel are growing up way too fast, and the triplets are doing something new almost every day. We sit back and wonder how Steve and Christy are able to keep up with those three little overactive babies. Nicklaus continues to be the fearless one, climbing on anything and everything, then jumping off, scaring the daylights out of us, much to his delight. Madeline continues to be the chatterbox with the biggest vocabulary. She loves to look at books, and does the best job expressing her wants and wishes. Grace is still the little "peanut". She is so active, that no matter how much food we "pump" into her, she hasn't gained as much weight as we would like. Watching all three is trully like "hearding cats". Breanna was confirmed three weeks ago and Hannah was baptized this past Sunday. We are so happy to see them growing up knowing and trusting in God and Christ.

Sharon's dad, Pete, has agreed that he should be moving back into Orange County, and has agreed to buy my mom's mobile home in Yorba Linda as soon as we are able to sell his house in Sun City. Unfortunately, that means a little work for Bill (Sharon's brother), and me, but in the end we believe that this move will be best for Pete, as he will no longer have to drive such long distances. My mom's dementia continues to get a little worse every month. She still remembers us, and other family members, loves seeing the great grandkids, but other than that doesn't have much interaction with reality. She will be 94 in July, not bad for all the trauma she has had in her life.

Sharon and I also keep busy bowling on two different bowling leagues, and also getting in those occasional practice sessions. We recently bowled in a tournament held in conjunction with the Retired Sheriff's Reunion, and both took a second place in our respective catagories. I am still working a little bit, a few days here and there, but have given notice that I intend to really retire at the end of this year. So that's the news from Nixon Way.