then and now

Visitors

Luke, Kristi, and Oz stopped by for a quick visit on their way back to DC.

Happy Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving was a day of relaxation, yummy food, and shopping! Mary and I headed to Walmart at 9:45pm on Thursday to do some Black Friday shopping. It was my first time and I got a ton of deals and a lot of Christmas shopping out of the way.

Waiting for the turkey to finish frying.

My little baker finishing the apple pie.

The potato masher

Family

Aunt Sue Ike

While we were in California my Aunt Sue from Minnesota passed away.  She was my Mom's sister.  When the kids and Jay flew home I flew to Minnesota for the funeral.  I was lucky enough to be able to see a lot of family on my Mom's side that I had not seen in a while, especially my Grandparents.  You will be missed Aunt Sue.

Our visit to California

We had a great visit with Mitch, Laine, and Eli.  We went to In-n-Out, The Fresno Zoo, and visited Mitch's squadron.  Walker enjoyed bathing Eli and changing his diaper.We cannot wait to see you again!

Gpa Ike

Modeling the latest fashion in scarves.

A visit to the motherland

On our way to LAX airport we swung by "the motherland" where Walker was born. We drove by Pt.Hueneme, drove down the PCH, and had lunch at Neptune's Net. The best of all was seeing the Hollywood sign from miles away.

A visit with Eli

We had a great time visiting Eli!

Uncle Mitch bought me ice cream

So I had to jump in the pool. Air temp, 55, water temp 50.

VFA-113

We are visiting Uncle Mitch, Aunt Laine, and Eli. We got to go and see Uncle Mitch's jets.

It's a single scoop

Winning run!!

Walker's game winning triple yesterday at the "It's Almost Over" softball tournament.  They played 5 games, starting at 9am and the last game ended at 10:15. The team came in 2nd.  Not bad for only their 3rd tournament!  last weekend they came in 2nd also at the "Miracle in Marietta".  This weekend was by far their best tournament.   It will only get better in the Spring.

Thanks Aunt Suz for the video!

Rest in peace Grandma

Below is my Grandma Koch's obituary.  She passed away on Thursday morning.  

We will miss you Grandma!

Pauline D. Koch  October 28, 1928 - November 3, 2011

Pauline (Smith) Koch, 83, made her transition peacefully at her home on Thursday, November 3. Pauline was born in Akron,Indiana to George L. and Bernice (Creakbaum) Smith. Pauline was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.She is survived by her husband of 62 years, William; her children Dr. George (Terri) Koch of Durham, NC; Mark (Pat) Koch; Julie (Steve) Boese of Indianapolis; and Susan (Uldis) of Bloomington. Her joy and passion were knowing and loving her 14grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Pauline was preceded in death by her daughter Ann Koch Bassitt in 2004, her daughterin-law, Judith (Ike) Koch in 1997, her parents, and her only sibling, George L. Smith II. Pursuant to her wishes, a Celebration of Lifewill be held at a later date. G.H. Herrmann Funeral Home , 5141 Madison Ave, is handling the arrangements and cremation.

Happy Birthday Jay

Hope you had a great 37th birthday!

Trading day

Time to trade the candy to get why you want. Lots of bargaining going on.