Easter 2010

Easter was pretty low key this year. We attended church, came home and opened Easter baskets, and had a chicken BBQ salad for dinner.

Brady's 18th Birthday - DOB Mar. 31, 1992

Brady the BB Star

The Ward young men's team (really an expanded building seminary team) played in the regional church basketball tournament Saturday March 27th. Don was the priesthood rep. to the team. The ward team easily won its first game in the one and done tournament, although Brady didn't shoot particularly well. He was well warmed up for the semi-final game however, as he made 8 of 10 three point attempts, and scored 30 points, nearly half of the total score. Their team then won the championship game over the Parkland team. Although Brady didn't attempt any threes (he was well guarded), he was able to score several buckets on drives in the lane. Brady led all scorers in the tournament.

Don's Birthday Party

Michelle hosted a birthday party for Don on February 13th to celebrate birthday LX. About 30 people stopped by to wish him well and eat a few goodies.

Don Attends World Archery Festival

February 19-20 Don traveled to Las Vegas to visit Chris and McCall. While there he attended the World Archery Festival and Vegas world tournament. He went to the trade show and attended seminars featuring some of the best archers in the world. He had a fun visit with Chris's family. They went to a BBQ place on Friday night, and to a pet circus and juggling show Saturday that Jack and Cash could also enjoy. Then they went out to dinner and to the store to buy the kids a toy. Don fixed a roast for Sunday. Chris dropped Don off at the airport early Monday morning. It was a good trip.

Brady heading to BYU-Hawaii

So far, Brady has been accepted to all 3 BYU campuses, Hawaii, Idaho, and Provo. He has only applied to the BYU system. He has sent his acceptance letter to BYU-H, and has registered for classes. Don and Brady will head to HI September 3rd for a pre-school vacation. Don will return September 13th. Chris and McCall also plan to join them. They will go to Maui before taking the milk run to Oahu.

New York Trip Summer 2009

Christmas 2009

Becky and Ryan Visit for Christmas

This photo of Becky and Ryan was taken before church on Sunday December 20th in our back yard. And here is Ryan with the ginger bread house he made.

Zoolights

Don, Michelle, Becky, Ryan, Dani and Brady went to Zoolights at Point Defiance Zoo Saturday December 19th. It was mild but sprinkling. We had a fun time. Becky and Dani rode a camel.

Brady's College Options

Brady is in the process of applying to various colleges of interest. He has only applied to the BYU system, but may also apply to the University of Washington. As of 12-14-09 he has been accepted into BYU-Hawaii. He hasn't heard about BYU-Provo or BYU-Idaho yet.

Disneyland Trip

For Danielle and Cash's birthday we went to Disneyland. In all, Don, Michelle, Dannielle, Brady, Emily Chris, McCall, Cash, and Jack were able to attend. We had adjoining rooms at the motel which made it a funner filled 3 days.

Brady Heading to the Prom

Brady in his tux gets ready to head to the prom. He was asked by a senior girl to take her to her senior prom. Here he's off to join a crowd of boys who will share a limo to pick up their dates.

Easter Baskets for All

Brady in SLC

Brady accompanied his Priest Quorum April 2-6 as they traveled from Tacoma to SLC to visit BYU and attend LDS Conference. Here he is at the visitor's center in front of the Christus Statue.

Brady's 17th Birthday

Sunday March 29th we had Brady's birthday dinner. He ordered steak, baked potato with the works, asparagus, salad, etc. Shelly made a poppy seed cake for dessert. Colby joined us. He real birthday is Tuesday the 31st, and he wanted tennis stuff for a gift.

Christmas 2008

Baby Cali

Well here she is, our new grand daughter Cali Parma. Cali is pronounced
\ˈkä-lē\ like the beginning of the state of CALIfornia. It is also a city in Columbia. She was born to Dave and Emily on Wednesday November 12. She weighed 7lbs. 2oz., was 20.5 inches in length. Mom and baby are doing fine. Michelle flew out to Texas help for a week.

Virginia Trip

Don attended the ICMA conference in Richmond Virginia 9-20 through 9-24. Michelle joined him thereafter on a self-guided history tour, which included Petersburg (civil war history), and then Williamsburg, Yorktown, and Jamestown, where the country began.

We toured the Pamplin Historical Park & National Museum in Petersburg. This was the site on the Pamplin plantation where Union troops were able to break the defenses of the Confederates, and led to the taking of Petersburg and Richmond. Robert E. Lee surrendered 9 days later.

We spent time in Colonial Williamsburg viewing the colonial palace, courthouse, and capital, etc., At Yorktown, there is an excellent museum and charming waterfront. At Jamestown, we saw the recreation of the Jamestown settlement where John Smith met Pocahontas. It poured that day and we were soaked, but it was warm. We also saw a couple of plantations and colonial farms. Most of the sites we visited were “living history”, where the people dressed and spoke as in colonial times.

Dani's 20th Birthday

Dani turned 20 October 12th. She was home for the weekend and we had our traditional family birthday dinner. Dani received a new IPod and lots of food to take back to Pullman.