arsenic and old lace

Our guy was Reverend Harper and only had lines in the first scene, but there were a lot of lines and he's a phenomenal actor, one of those one in a million people who don't get stage fright.

Doesn't bother him a bit. He's a natural.

This was so well done too, the scenery was beautiful and since the whole thing takes place with this one set, they really could put everything into it.

Final bow at the end:

 

Nice job, Buddy!

We're proud of you.

Love, Grandma and Grandpa and Everybody

friday afternoon and evening

It was a special service, Stations of the Cross.

I guess its a Catholic thing, lots of kneeling and so forth.   They did a nice job.

 And Brigadoon in the evening, a wonderful performance--

The music, the choreography, the polished lines, so much work went into this, and well worth it.

Fish fry supper fundraiser:

And that's the end.

Love, Val

happy birthday

Fourteen years of loving you?

Lucky, lucky us

Happy birthday, Sweetheart

Love, Grandma and Grandpa and Everybody

christmas eve

Dan and Alicia hosted after church.

They always have a beautiful tree.

Kirsten hosted this auction game, which was a screaming hit.  They had numbers to hold up to bid, fake money, and they fought it out.  I love this.

Thanks for preparing a delicious meal and hosting this special evening.

Love, Mom

willy wonka

This sweet girl was in the play, and they've been working on this for months, and what a nice job. That's her second to the right in the nightcap, one of the grandparents in Willy Wonka.

And in another role:

 Ahhh, with her Aunt Jean, her great-grandma, and her regular grandma:

Lots of love, Grandma

and then this guy!

He was very matter of fact about it, told us exactly what he wanted to do and then he DID IT!

Way to go!

I asked him if I could show these pictures and he didn't hesitate:

"Yes!"

Exhilarating and magical, slippery as a bowling alley, you made it look easy.

Nice work!

Love, Grandma 

 

happy birthday alicia

Happy birthday, you sweet person, wonderful mom, loyal friend.

This whole family is lucky having you for ours, sharing the funny parts, the annoying moments, all the JOY and the aggravation.   You show up for all of it

You make everything better.

We hope the year ahead is splendid.

Love forever, Val, Jay and Everybody

 

confirmation

Confirmation was at the Basilica of St Mary in Minneapolis.

It was fun to be inside after all the years of driving past this glorious building.

That's the window that faces the freeway--just gorgeous.

And the proud confirmand!   Congratulations Sweetheart, what a beautiful night.
 

Love Grandma and Grandpa