David and Matthew 1980

Here we are playing with the Fisher Price village. Backdrop is the notoriously hideous carpet/mirror/striped wallpaper which was in style during the first year or so of it's 15 year reign.

Note the chubb on Matt. I love it.

The infamous "sticky beards"!

Where did the sticky paper come from? An art project, turned into a new concept. Do you love the look on their faces? I chuckle out loud.

I have other pictures with more sticky beard stuff on Jeff's face. I will find them, I know.

California - 19 something - I will figure it out

We actually went to Disneyland one summer! Do you love the hair on these darling boys? I do. What handsome little guys they were.

Here are some pictures from a day at the zoo...1980-what? Tamara and Joanne, Aaron, David and Matthew.

We referred to the younger three boys as "the little boys". Ren was probably 10 or 11 when he asked me, "Mom, how long are you going to call us the little boys?" I hadn't opened my eyes to the fact that the ice cream cone was melting.

The perfect Lagoon Day

A trip to Lagoon with Matt's family was a real treat. We were there as the park opened and were able to walk onto lots of rides.

You will notice the picture of sleeping Coleman. What an angel. He slept and ate and slept.

Aiden rode the Skyride with me while Cacia, Grace and Cole walked up the park. It was fun to spot them below where they were waiting to wave to us.

Cacia took Aiden and Grace on the Tilt-a-Whirl. Aiden loved it and rode it once alone with his mom, then adding Grace. I hope you can see her darling face in the picture. I think she will like it better next year.

The trip to Thanksgiving Point was quite an adventure. First we viewed the film "Giants of Patagonia" on the Imax screen. We then tripped through the museum with a stop first at the Design a Dinosaur and then the water erosion table. There the boys could make their own islands, lakes and streams with sand, miniature trees and dinosaurs.

After viewing more bone dinosaurs (as opposed to dinosaurs with skin) we headed to the "quarry" taking time to excavate some dinosaur bones. The Junior Paleo lab was our last stop where they made a T-Rex tooth casting and a Raptor claw. They were a little sad that the castings they poured had to dry for a day and that they had to take home a casting made by someone from the day before. Somehow that didn't settle well with either Darien or Marius.

The ambiance sounds that were played in the largest room was a little on the foreboding side...bordering on the creepy side. Some of us couldn't wait to get out of that room.

What a great day for me. I hope the boys had fun, as well. I know I did. (Big sigh) I love it!

Erosion table exploits