XALAPA Weekend Travel for Stake Conference

It was a large and busy city . We shopped and bought.

The town had many gardens

The bedroom was awesome, with hand carved furniture

We loved this place and would like to return

The Courtyard

Ate breakfast and dinner in this courtyard, the

table centerpieces were small red and yellow peppers growing in pots

The Hilton's, Bickmore's and Tejada's

Stayed in a lovely Villa named

VILLA LAS MARGARITAS

August Activities

For Months we have been watching
our backyard bananas grown

We are ready for the harvest

Oh NO...The squirrels got to them first

Many times we walk thru' the Hotel Mocombo to get to the beach

The water is as warm as bath water, but really salty

This day at the beach, the women rode on the banana
since we didn't get to eat our bananas

Rob was missing chopping his winter supply of wood
so he tried coconut chopping instead



August 21, 2010
The Grandest Event of All
The Baptism of Jose, Marie and Luis
Check post titled
Jose Angel Juarez Martinez



Finally the arrival of Zaylie Pearl

Cute Story:  While working in the Church cannery in Boise we received a call from our stake president.  In fact their were seven messages on our cell phone from President Woods, when we returned his call he said an Elder Tenorio from Mexico had been trying to contact us for several days, with no luck; when he would call our answering machine would say "We're either up hiking or in the hot tub"  To have privacy we went to Brooks home and in her office returned the call to Elder Tenorio at which time he extented the "calling" to serve in the presidency of the Veracruz Temple for three years.  Even though we were in shock, Robert answered him "I have never turned down a call, so I will not turn down this one.  BROOK SUSPECTED SOMETHING..  We went out to lunch with the kids to McDonald's and while eating she said "O.K. whats going on".  Our plan was to get all of the kids together the following night for "The Announcement".   Well we told Brook then and she about started to cry and said "But mom you promised you wouldn't go on another mission, til I had my last baby"..................so this is where the CUTE STORY begins.  Her and Dustin planned right then to go ahead and get pregnant, so thier baby could be born during the two weeks when the temple was closed and we would be home in July.  Let's see how they did--the date of the above was SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

July 12, 2010
Hey! Little Girl its time to come
into this world.....
or is it a boy???

Waiting, Waiting, Waiting
Let's get some action here
We have to return to Mexico July 21

Nothing happening yet
So grandpa decided to help out



It must have worked the midwife has been called
to the house and preparation are underway





10:45 pm July 14, 2010
This is going to be a long night
and a happy morning

 


Zaylie Pearl
Born:  July 15, 2010
7:14 am
8 pounds 21 1/2"



Now here's one happy mom
IT'S OVER

The Perfect Family
but were's Dad???

Hey dad you look the
tirest of all

Thanks Rose and Lan
What a wonderful experience to witness
I would recommend home birthing
to anyone



Hey Mom.....Look, I got a new baby doll!

 



2 Weeks home from Mexico-other Activities

Dallin's Court of Honor

Rob made a trip to McCall

The ward was having a beach party
so Rob got to see alot of our friends

These are some of his favorites

He couldn't resist a walk on the beach of Payette Lake



Richard and Nora Lee came from
Dillon, Montana for a visit



Lois and Donna came from Burley




Brunell's were having a party close in Bosie
which we both attended
Most of our friends were there

 

THE MONTH WE HAVE ANXIOUSLY AWAITED



Packing for trip home



Lance and Brook were at the airport to meet us
What a shock to see Brook SO Pregnant




 

Our three day family reunion was kicked on the So. Fork of the Salmon River

Older grandkids and adults alike enjoyed the thrills of a rapid river

First day home, we took all the grandkids over 12
on a whitewater rafting trip called the RUSH
on the South Fork of the Salmon River


The following Friday and Saturday were jammed full
of swimming, games, younger grandkids night out
 with grandma and grandpa and lots of visiting for everyone

Lance & Cynthia hosted our Family Union at their lovely new home

The grandkids spent relentless hours in the pool

Lance and Lane wore themselves out
tossing kids in

The big boys playing with the little boys

Grandma and Grandpa joined in

Sweet kissin' Cousins



Toss, Toss, Toss
Will the line ever end!



Now here is a game that looks like
danger.  A huge elastic sling





Treats from Mexico

Oops grandpa
Derek and Davis
are both taller!

Time for a game





"The Masted" Regatta's visit to the Port of Veracruz

In late June Veracruz was one of the  host stops of a regatta
where large ships from various countries
sailed from port to port



Barque Eagle  America's Tallship

The Eagle began its existence as the Horst Wessel in Hamburg, Germany in 1936.   Her keel was laid on February 15, launched on June 13, completed on September 16, and commissioned on September 17. She was the second ship in the class to be built after the class namesake, Gorch Fock. Adolf Hilter and Rudolph Hess were present at the launch and christening. The name was given in tribute to Nazi party member Horst Wessel.

Segelschulschiff Horst Wessel

At the end of World War II she was given to the United States as a war reparation






It was very interesting being on the ship.  
The ship is operated year roundd by a permanent cew of 56.
Only a few of them from the United States, also a few were women 



Presidente applied for passage, but they turned him down



they said he needed more experience at the helm



and to overcome a fear of reaching the
greatest hights

                                                 

The Motto for a Seaman

is no different than

The Motto for a Saint

The highest compliment one can pay a sailor (a Saint) is to call him a "Seaman" ("A Servant of the Lord").  In that one word is expressed the whole mastery of his profession.  Seamanship (Sainthood) canot be learned in a day, a week, or even a year, for within its meaning lies the ability to handle a vessel (your temple, being your body) under any and every circumstance, fair weather or foul.  Nor can it be learned soley from books.  But as in every other profession, armed with the knowledge of what other men have found successful, the landsman in light of his own experience will learn the more readily and surely.