Video from Gramma's 90th Birthday Party

Here are a lot of short shots (they are easier to download than big long ones) of bits of the fun! Please let me know if I spell names wrong... Or worse, if I give the wrong names! 8O I apologize for my voice which can sometimes be distracting when I am muttering about 'Oh, I thought I was recording, but I was only on standby!' 8P

Again if you have any photos or video you can email me I would love to add them here as well! 8D

Thanks again to Linda and Wayne for hosting that wonderful day! Wayne was great with the kids: they all got chances to drive the tractor, feed and lead Alpacas (even me and Susan had a chance).

That was a lot of work Jodi-Lynn and Donna put into that photo album for Gramma! It's beautiful... Also Gramma surprised her kids with her own gift!


Above: The Human kids herd the Alpaca kids...

Above: Nicole signs 'Peace!' at the Cunningham gathering...


Above: Another pan of the Cunningham clan...


Poor Alex gets Alpaca boogers...


After Wayne tells Tyler and Matt that these particular Alpacas are 'little girls' and they appreciate compliments and being told they are beautiful and that they are doing a good job...


See, now, this isn't easy as it looks, is it!?


Abbie and Alex go for a walk with the Alpacas...


Sean's turn!


Leah's turn to walk with the animals...


We sing Happy Birthday to Gramma!


Linda explains about the book of memories...


Jodi-Lynn gives props and gives the book to Gramma...


Gramma's gift of photos to her children: unbeknownst to everyone (well almost lol) she also created a beautiful photo album and dvd with photos of all the kids...

Photos from GRAMMA'S 90th BIRTHDAY and Family Reunion

I'd love it if you could send me some photos in an email that I could also add and give you props for... I just have some video I want to post as well and then I will also lable everyone's names, etc...


Far left -- Mary, Doris, Donna on the picnic table; in the middle, back to front -- Kathy, Don, Teresa, Brian; on the far right -- Cheryl, Linda, Gramma and Sandi...


Yummy Birthday Cake from Costco! 8D
Gramma and Linda, in the front on the left; behind the table -- Malcolm, Sandi, Bob; Mary and Doris on the picnic table on the far right...


MMMmmm... Golfing, anyone? 8d


Gramma takes her first peek at her Birthday Present: the scrapbook with all her kids, grandkids and great-grandkids...


L-R: Chris, David, Laurel & Paul (in back), Alex in the middle with Abbie in front on her lap, Jodi-Lynn presenting the photo scrapbook to Gramma... Hiding behind Gramma is Matt (I think), Tyler, Luca, Sam, Brandon and Mary...


Another quick pic of Sandi, Jodi-Lynn, Gramma and Matt...


Gramma kicking back in the shade; in the background Doris, Jenn, Kathy, Brian, & Malcolm...


Now THAT'S a beautiful smile! 8D Love you Gramma! X X O O


Me and JL posin'...


Chris hanging out with Dakota....


Traci, Bob and Doris... Aha! Finally got a shot of Traci and Bob! Did I mention Bob just did a tri-athlon .5 iron-man competition and then came out to visit Gramma on her birthday?


Hm... I was worried I might run into some crazy mountain man, but this looks like a relatively sane foothills husband. Ain't he cute? 8D


Alex and Abbie hangin' out...


I had no idea an Alpaca kid was called a Cria...


I was like, okay, how about taking the picture right NOW!?!?


Gainer is such a show-off... He liked watching the Alpacas from a distance but he declined a bare-back ride.


Aaaaw.... BABEEEEEEEE!


Nice of David to get a shot or two of me, as I tend to take all the pictures... lol


It's Brian... I mean Sean.... lol

Our New House

Here are a few shots of our house, inside and out...


Goldenmound shrub...



Red Flax:


A poppy...


Our huge side-yard... Potential for an addition or a corral...


The front view of the house in summer of 2009 in all the shade from the Elms and Pine trees...


Me and David Barbecuing in the back yard...



Inside view from the front door to the kitchen area...


Hollyhocks at the bathroom window... Perhaps we should have grown something with more aroma... lol


Our resident bunny... He doesn't seem to cause much trouble. He mostly just sits under our trees resting in the shade or sheltering from the rain...


Our new dishwasher from David's mom, Joline... We couldn't install a built-in because our wiring & plumbing is weird. We live on a concrete pad with no basement, so for some reason, our plumbing is on the outside of the wall, but inside our kitchen cupboards.


The livingroom... Yes the furniture was from the Brick. No we didn't get all our furniture at once... We got our loveseat in November 2008 and our couch in March of 2009.


Did I mention we moved into this place in October of 2008? Well it has been mentioned now...

(above) One of the shots inside the house from the front door to the kitchen...



Crab apple tree outside our house between the garage and house...


Lambs Ear!


Snow-on-the-mountain in the summer time!


Pine Tree: home to squirrels...


Part of the side yard...


The view from the garage to the house in the backyard...


The Front Door in the winter: 2008

Some New Photos

Seems like I just saved these photos as draft... Forgot to publish them... Well, as an update... This year (2010) we've had a wetter than water spring... Drenching. So I have blue balm from my dad's garden and these turned out to be a kind of anemone, not snow-on-the-mountain as I was first told by a friend of mine. Anyway, I have transplanted some of these white flowers to the backyard and am planning on planting the bee balm out by our alley. We have nothing by grass and weeds out between the driveway/garage and alley so thought it would be nice to plant some envasive plants like bee balm, snowdrop anemone, rudbeckia (AKA Black-eyed Susans), Lamb's Ear, and chamomile (those little daisies)... Let them all fight for dominance, I say, and perhaps next year I will add something more.

My Poor Neglected Site....

I really should make more of an effort to put some of my pictures on this site...

I do everything off Facebook now... But perhaps I can attach my Blog to my Facebook updates like I used to...

I'll keep you posted...

The AfterMath...

After the Party:

On Facebook:
Tara Bleakney wrote at 11:21pm yesterday
hey hollys and david , thanks for a wonderful time.. i new record home and passwed out by 1130 ......... yah me.. you guyrs rick.... i hope you can read thins..hugh 5

Translation: hey Holls and David , thanks for a wonderful time.. It's a new record: home and passed out by 11:30pm ......... yah me... you guys rock.... I hope you can read this... High 5

Quote of the evening...
Leah: 'God Bless Alcohol!'

Thanks for coming to our BBQ!

Hey all!

I just wanted to thank everyone for a wonderful time!

We saw Larry, Tara, Dave H, Ashlea, Keith, Carla, Leah, Ryan, Emerson, Cathie, Pete, Margie, Jim, Nancy, Chelsey and Brett (and Buster of course!)... And of course, David and I were happy to host everything!

You poor saps who thought it was too cool missed out on the fun! It may have rained in the East End, but other than the morning damp that dried up nicely it was dry as a bone.

We had some S'mores, burgers, hotdogs, and Nancy was a sweetheart - she brought the urn so we could serve Hot Chocolate!

Thanks for coming! Let's do something like this again, shall we?