We took a bit of a road trip with Jesse and Rachel. We stayed with Jesse's grandparents, Harold and Ellen. Robb had a blast learning about Harold's main hobby, wood turning. He has an amazing collection of bowls, vases and other pieces that he's been working on. He even gifted us with a gorgeous pedestal bowl! On the way back, we ate at this perfectly authentic Thai place in Hood River. I think it may be my favorite Thai so far.
...and little David Crawford came into the world. We commemorated the event with a surprise 1979 party. Everyone wore clothes from the era (we made a quick raid of the Fackenthall's vintage clothing trunk). The Hartman's hosted the amazing event, complete with homemade coconut truffles, a custom photo booth (thanks for the pics—Nicole Reedy) and the coolest iPod playlist.
Just wanted to take a moment to count our blessings. Grandma is doing remarkably well following her Monday morning aortic valve surgery at Kadlec Medical Center in Richland. She was even walking about yesterday. Robb got to go see her on Tuesday, and will go again today. Her spirits are good and she is as sassy as ever. (These shots are from the fall of 2004.)
We ran a 10K! Okay, so I ran it sorta slow and came in with a time of 1:11:03, but I figure that it's a start. Robb, on the other hand, came in first for his category with a time of 56:58. He even got a prize. It was a gorgeous track through the local vineyards, except they incorporated a bunch of hills... The best part was that Gene and Adrianna were there too and Adrianna stayed with me the whole time even though I know it slowed her time considerably. Gene came in at an amazing 45:40. The man was booking! (He is in training for a marathon in November.) Photo Credit
