Julian's 9th birthday party

What is a party without the pinata?
Mission accomplished!
Jordan and Uncle Brad working the rope.

Uncle Brad and Aunt Sharon's mode of transportation to and from the party.

#1 Volleyball Fan

Jordan is the #1 volleyball fan. The girls on the team make a special shirt for him to wear. They shred the sleeves and hem. They decorate it front and back and sign their names and numbers on it. I have never seen him in action but from what I hear he gets the crowd charged up and cheering. Today the volleyball team has their championship game in Redding. He has to wear the shirt and sport the football cut mohawk (see next post) until after the football championship game.

Play off football game

The team decided to have matching hair cuts for the day of the game. Here is Jordan's mohawk before going to school Friday morning.
Here he is after the 24-15 win over Yreka. Sutter is 11-0. Now, on to the Championship game on Wednesday night!

Veterans Day Parade

This is the Blue Star Moms float. Of the 4 men on the float, the 2 in dark shirts are veterans of Viet Nam and Blue Star Dads. The other 2 are currently in the military. The others (not on the float) are Blue Star Moms and Dads. We walked along side the float with out "Soldiers on a Stick" passing our candy. Jordan came to watch. The parade lasted about an hour for the spectators. As marchers it was only 30 minutes or so.

Soldier on a Stick

The Blue Star Moms are marching in the Veterans Day Parade tomorrow. I did not have a "Soldier on a Stick". I made it this morning. This is what we carry as we are in the parade. I think we are also handing (cannot throw) out candy! I will post some parade pictures after the parade.

A Star is Born!

Julian called last night to say he had tried out for a part in A Christmas Story. He got the part of Randy, the little brother. Congratulations, Julian. He said to come to the first performance. The performances will be the first 3 weekends in December. Should be fun.

Jordan's birthday

I did take pictures! This is after the ice cream cake. Pirates fighting in the kitchen!
Same pirates but some adjustments are necessary after all that fighting!
Before the hostility, we all had mint chip ice cream chocolate cake. Happy 18th!

More under-8 soccer

These are very recent. Just last Saturday, Oct. 20. This is the game they won and she got her foot on the ball a couple of times. Way to go, Feli.

Julian's acting

Julian took a series of acting classes. They gave a performance at the end of the series. Here he is reporting to Joe Friday the theft of the clapper from his copper bell.
I do not remember all the details but the clapper was stolen from his copper bell by Clyde, the kleptomaniac from Cleveland. There was a cleaning lady involved. When it was all said and done, Clyde was to get clobbered. You get the drift. It was hilarious and Julian was magnificent. He seems to be a natural. His voice is crystal clear and carries though out the venue. The theater on B Street.


This was another skit. This is at the end. All these people get knocked down by the cleaning lady that was mopping.



Julian has just been bumped by the cleaning lady's mop. You can see part of her on the left.Then, he crashes to the floor. It was a great slap-stick skit.

Fall Birthdays

Aunt Julie opening her gifts.
Aunt Sharon and Shelene opening theirs.
We were at the Barkley-Brinson's house for this party. I neglected to take any pictures of the birthday boy-Jordan. Here he is in the background. We did have an ice cream cake for him at our house on the night of his birthday. Still didn't take pictures then.

Visit to Steph

We went to see Steph one Sunday. Here Julian is reading "brain quest" questions to Steph and Jordan.
He is getting a kick out of their fierce competition.
Looks like Steph is making a point. And perhaps, Jordan does not agree?

Soccer Under-8's

Here is Feliciana playing soccer. She is on the Thunder-somethings.
Her team won this game. She actually kicked the ball a few times.

Friday Night Lights

Jordan and Maggie at the first game. She went to college in Oregon the next week.

Jordan and mom after the game. Sutter won by a whole bunch. At this posting, they have 1 league game left. They are 8-0. Jordan is the starting left tackle. He plays every game. He has worked very hard this season to earn the starting spot. Good job, honey.

Annual Family Camping Trip

Julian and Feli doing something. I think it was dinner-time.
After dinner. Around the campfire. We stayed at a different campground. It was Chapman Creek Campground. It was a great place. Once they all go there. Julie and family had flat tires. Chris and Merrilee had a broken down motorhome and ended up camping at their mechanics for a couple of nights. Days they spent in the campground.
We spent one day at Graeagle. Here the kids are enjoying the pond that is in town.
Julie and the kids on their way back from shopping in the stores of Graeagle
When we weren't sitting around the camp/campfire, we were changing tires on the tent trailer! All of them(2) and the spare are brand new. So once again, if one goes flat, the others will not be far behind.
We learned several things from this trip. Trailer/RV supply places/mechanics are closed on Sundays. Take everything YOU might need, if someone in your party fails to show up for any unforeseen reason. We had doled out supplies/food to bring. Julie had the meat for dinner but Merrilee had the BBQ! Hot dogs that night cooked over the fire! Oh, yea, it is called camping, huh?

Moving Steph to Berkeley

We got a great parking place just a block from her apt. 2 spaces, too! We drove from YC to Roseville to get Eric's stuff. She packed the trailer and tied down all the stuff. It did not move one little bit.

Off to Fort Drum-July 17, 2007

Josh flew on Southwest from Sac to Las Vegas to Boston to Watertown, if I am remembering correctly.But since he was in his BDU's, he was bumped to first class.

I was remiss in my picture taking. I only took these 3 photos. Next time I will take more. I only put up 2.

Trip to Little Grass Valley Resevoir

We (Aunt Julie, Shelene, Feli, Julian, Steph, Josh, and I) took the little trailer and kayak up here for the Winship Women in the Woods Annual Camping Trip. We spent the day swimming, kayaking, playing, reading, napping, snacking, sunning, and all that summer-time stuff. Jordan was at wrestling camp. That is why he wasn't and hasn't ever been there.