Sunday, August 25th: Jess invited us to attend her girls' Cheerleading competition at Bernalillo High School in the afternoon. It was fun watching all the girls (ages 6-16) cheering for their high school's football teams. They wore cheerleading uniforms and shaked their pompoms. Our favorites were Albuquerque High, Cleveland High, and our La Cueva High girls. Sofia and Hannah were adorable and worked so hard!
Saturday, August 24th: This was Krystalyn (Sloan) Moncur's baby shower. I had not seen her or her parents for many years. It was wonderful to see her and so many old Cherry Hill Ward friends.
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| From second from the left: Tonja Yarrington, Maggie Naegle, Stacy Devenport, Joanie Peavler, and Rosemary Pendleton |
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| On left: Carolyn Condie, Andrea Ames |
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| Jolene Thompson, Betty Sloan, and daughter Krystalyn Moncur |
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| Playing baby shower games with Suzie (Naegle) to her far right |
Friday, August 23rd: A lunch outing at Lin Pho Vietnamese with my mom, Jessica, and Patti Waseta. We went to my mom's house afterwards to play games.
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| BBQ wings that Mike and I enjoyed one night |
Wednesday, August 21st: Lime Vietnamese Lunch and pedicures date with my Jessica!
Tuesday, August 20th: Ladies Lunch and Canasta with Kara Eastham, Shauna Hobbs, Franki Burtenshaw, Becca Anderson, Teresa Russell, Maggie Naegle, Jessica Dunlap, and Erica Garcia.
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| A delicious baked potato, broccoli, and beef brisket dinner that Mike and I had one night--one of our favorite meals |
Saturday, August 17th: Celebrating Shauna's very belated 40th birthday at Red Robin!
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| I love this daughter! |
Thursday, August 15th: Ashley Pitcher was in town to visit her Grandma Pitcher the week we returned from Utah. She came over to play pickleball with us while we had the Dunlap's over. She and Jess also played bocci ball together.
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| The Dunlap boys love basketball (and the girls love the swim spa) |
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| Time for some pickleball with the Dunlap's and Ashley Pitcher |
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| I love this girl (and this man of mine)! |
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| The cousins played bocci ball while the guys finished their basketball game. We take the net down for basketball, then put it back up for pickleball. |
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What Beau lacks in height, he makes up for
in determination and hard work! He's a great athlete. |
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| More pickleball action: the guys against the girls |
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| Hudson chillin' in the clubhouse |
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| Beau chillin' |
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| Hannah and Sofia chillin' after their swim |
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| Switching partners in pickleball |
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| Ashley's a powerful player! |
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Gorgeous sunset!
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I love this sweet daughter!
Sunday, August 25th: This was our neighbor, Dot Contois' 74th birthday, and she didn't have any plans to celebrate. So I invited her, her husband Mike, and their son Jordan to have dinner with us and to play games afterwards. |
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| Mike and Dot Contois |
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| Jordan Contois |
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We had salad, fruit, smoked brisket (from Costco),
roasted yellow potatoes, and roasted carrots for dinner |
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Yummy chocolate layer cake for dessert
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| Time to open presents |
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A bottle of Kinder's The Blend seasoning, a small rechargeable fan, and a beautiful pickleball racquet to call her own (not shown in photo) |
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Happy Birthday Dot!
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Thursday, August 15th: Mike and I met Jessica at the temple for an endowment session together. Afterwards, we had lunch at our house.
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| I don't know where she gets her energy! I've been SO TIRED this month and this whole year, plus my joints have been extra sore. It sucks to get old. I love our Jessica! |
