October 2012

Family on the 4th

Lona and kids

Here's a few photos from Mom's trip to Arizona a couple of weeks ago. Above is Alex with BJ.

Alex, Lona and Megan - Alex is getting almost as tall as Lona now.
Below is Megan and Nick. Nick had a couple of weeks of vacation and spent it in Arizona as well.

July vacation.

I didn't take a whole lot of photos this year, we were just busy running around it seems.
Above, Megan with here cake for her 10th birthday (June 9th.) We also had a cake for Nick.

Jason finishing off the last of the sweet and sour pork. Took it just because I could.

Megan and Dad above. They had some pretty good weather this year.
Below, this is the only photo that the dog, BJ, was looking at the camera. I didn't get one where everyone was looking or not blinking, so I choosing this one just for BJ.

The Arizonains.

I'm still catching up with my photos from the Southwestern trip. Here's one the morning I left Lona's. That's Charlie, Alex, Lona and Megan. The dogs were there but didn't want to cooperate.

More from Arizona

Megan in her Girl Scouts uniform.

Alex, Nick and Charlie at PF Changs.

Dad, Lona and Megan.

Arizona vacation

A few picture from Mom and Dad's vacation in Arizona in March. Above, Lona adding some rock to a wall in her house.

Megan and Molly, I think that's the right cat?

Alex.

Nick and BJ. Nick heads oversees again this week.

One last day in South Dakota.

Lona, Charlie and Alex and Megan got one evening in Pierre before they headed back to Arizona. Alex and Megan dipped their toes in the Missouri River.

We also went for a bike ride, stopped at Zestos for some good ice cream, took a tour of the Capitol building and roasted some marshmellows. A good full evening.

Photos from Megan, part 4.

Well, I'm getting a bit jealous of the good photos Megan is taking. Here's a few more she took on her vacation to South Dakota.

A very nice picture of her Grandpa and Grandma.

Grandpa Chet.

Her brothers Jason, Alex and Nick.

NIck makes it back.

Nick made it back to South Dakota after a bit of a delay. He had a couple of weeks off, so he'll get to spend some good time with everyone.

Alex got a set of Samuri swords.

Megan got a kimono.

And both got picked on endlessly by their older brothers. Jason and Nick get Megan above.

Alex is about to end up on the losing end of a squirt gun fight against Jason.

More on the 4th in the Hills.

Neva and Wendy.

Neva, Jaron and Dawson.

Everybody in the hot tub.

Hanging out in the Hills.

Alex getting much deserved attention from Jason.

Steak on the deck.

Alex, Anna, Jason, Megan and Mom in the hot tub.

Everyone at Rushmore

Everyone got the VIP treatment at Rushmore and their photo taken with the Presidents of course. The weather was a little touch and go, but the fireworks went off on time and it was a pretty good show.

The Arizona trip.

Here's a few photos from Mom and Dad's trip to Arizona.

They had a good time as always. They spent a few days in Vegas and the rest in Holbrook and had some rain, some snow and some sun.

Megan made a spring post for her Grandma and Grandpa.

Megan and Alex and Brandy.

The '63 Howards.

This is Dad, Mom and Lona in about June or July of 1963. Maybe it was taken for Lona's 3rd birthday? I'll have to ask Mom if she remembers. They are all together again in Arizona this week and plan to spend a little time in Vegas as well. Hopefully they will take some pictures for me to post (hint, hint!). This is from a group of slides that my great-uncle Lloyd had taken and I just got my hands on.

I don't know what they're up to.....

This is Lona and Tony of course. I'm guessing about 1971 or so and in Cile and Byrons' basement it looks like. I don't remember that trip or what they were up to. It's been a bit slow on the picture front lately, so if anyone has anything new to share, send it my way.

The Howards in 1968.

Mom and Dad and I spent a lot of time going through Junior's pictures. There was quite a bit there that I hadn't seen. We divided some of them up and I scanned quite a few, so I'm going to post a few from time to time. After going through them we found that there are quite a few nice photos - good composition, good focus, good shots of almost everyone. I hadn't given Grandma Howard any credit for my photo skills, but maybe I'll have to rethink that a bit.