Daddy and Uncle Bruce's 45th Birthday Weekend

Ten years ago we celebrated your Dad and Uncle Bruce's 35th birthday at the Bacchus Brunch during Mardi Gras.

Thursday your mother had you try on your tuxedo to make sure it fit.  You are such a handsome young man.

On Friday August 19th Uncle Jeffrey arrives.  A little while later you, your brother and mother arrive.  Your father came a little later.

You and your brother really love your Uncle Jeffrey.

Especially in the pool.

Here you and your brother are making a sandwich with Uncle Jeffrey in the middle.

Tonight is going to be "Pasta Night".  Three different pastas with sauce or butter, plus Italian bread.

 

Here's me, Uncle Jeffrey, in the pasta chef hat and apron I bought for Mr. Bob when Uncle Bruce and I were in Italy. 

You in the pasta outfit.

You with Uncle Jeffrey.  Boy are you getting tall!

Here you are zonked out!!!

I took a photo of the table with yellow place mats and yellow roses.

After dinner you and your brother wanted to roast marshmallows.
 

Now it's Saturday morning.  The day we get family photos taken.  Got this photo of your mother helping you get dressed.

You are so handsome and good lookiing.  The girls are going to be chasing you someday soon.

It was Mr. Bob's idea for all of us to dress formally.  He refused to wear a tux and it was his idea.  Go figure!!!

After the photo shoot we all went back to the house and started playing stuff.  Here you are riding the "Finding Nemo" riding car I bought you for your first birthday.

Mr. Bob and your mother playing checkers as usual.  She lost $40.00.

We played Wii in my bedroom.  You wanted to play chess and I said okay.  However you were moving pieces incorrectly so I tried to teach you what pieces can move where.  You wanted to play by your rules, but I tried to explain that you needed to follow the rules, which Uncle Bruce printed out for us, so you could become a good player. 

I think it was after we were in the pool and playing games that Mr. Bob came into the kitchen yelling at me (He does that sometimes, but doesn't really mean it.) about the pool motor running and who hit the spa button and why didn't I hear it.  Of course he forgets that my hearing is bad, but Uncle Jeffrey went out with us and said he had heard it, but didn't think anything of it.  In any event, you talked to your mother and then with me and we convinced you to tell Mr. Bob that you had pushed the spa button.  You told him and we were so Proud of you.  Mr. Bob wasn't mad, he just wanted to know what had happened.  In any event, after you mother offered to pay for whatever and Mr. Bob refused, he later (about month) replaced the motor, pool deck, light, etc., so it was really no big deal.  I hope you learned that's it always best to tell the truth.  Honesty is really the best policy!

Here's daddy taking it easy.

Then you wanted to have a bubble bath.  So here you are.

After all the different groups of photos taken by the photographer, we forgot to get a photo of me and your mother.  So here we are.............

And your mother & Father.

In the Junior Suite the cleaning people did this to the toilet paper, so I took a photo.  They are always doing things like that to the toilet paper and doing things to the towels.

Birthday celebration dinner.  Filets, mashed potatoes, veggies and rolls.

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Then out came the cakes.  You love to light candles, but you do get carried away.  You tried to light my candles in the family room, which I never light.  Good thing we caught you.  You did it again on Sunday.  What is the fascination with fire that most kids have??

I cut off your head in this photo.  thank goodness your mother took better shots.

You and your family spent the night.  Your mother and Andrew slept in the Jr. Suite.  You slept with you father in my office.  Uncle Jeffrey was in the other bedroom and Uncle Bruce went home.

The next morning we all went to brunch at Armatage at DC ranch.  You had two huge pancakes.

You ordered a large pancake and then wanted another.  We were all surprised.

I think everyone had a great weekend.

Diving Class August 1st

I finally made it to a diving class.  You are doing terrific.  Your forward dive is really improving and now you're trying to learn a back dive.

I stayed home with you while your mother took Andrew to the doctors.  He now has an infected ingrown toe nail.  What next with him????

Diving Classes

On Monday you and your brother started diving classes. Your mother sent me the photos below. Doesn't look like diving to me. Guess you need more lessons!!

Diving Classes

On Monday you and your brother started diving classes.  Your mother sent me the photos below.  Doesn't look like diving to me.  Guess you need more lessons!!

Friday, July 22, 2011

While your brother was sleeping over at our house, you did this with your father!!!!  Awsome!!!!!

On Saturday, you and your parents came to pick up Andrew.  Later I talked to you on the phone and you reminded me that you were starting diving lessons and you asked if we could put a diving board on the pool.  Unfortunately, our pool is too shallow for a diving board.  Can't wait to see you diving.

3rd Annual DBacks Family Day

Today we all went to see the DBacks play the LA Dodgers. We meet out front and went looking for the facing painting women. Not there. Later inside, we went to Baxters den. It was closed, but that didn't stop us from having fun. Because Mr. Bob has had knee surgery and uses a cane, he bought us tickes in the handicapped area, which is on the first level at the top. We had lots of room and it was a great spot. Here are some photos.

During the game you wanted to play ball so we went to that area. From there we went to the batting cage.

After the game, Mr. Bob and I went to Fridays while you and your brother went on the field to run the bases. I took this photo from Fridays. You were so far away I couldn't tell when you ran on the field, but your mother got this shotat the bottom and sent it to me.

It was a great day and lots of fun!!

MLB Fanfest/All Star Game

On July 8th, 9th & 11th I was a volunteer for FanFest 2011. They found me because I volunteer every year for the PGA's Phoenix Open golf tournament. Fan Fest is like the SuperBowl of football and it may not be back to Phoenix for a lot of years.

I was hoping your mother would bring you, but she thought it was going to be extremely crowded. Unfortunately, it wasn't.

On my first day it was the ribbon cutting. All of the mascots for every baseball team was there. It was very interesting and exciting. On Saturday I was selected to help "guard" Louis Gonzalis (Gonzo), who was the hero ten years ago when Phoenix won the World Series. So, on this tenth anniversary he was conducted into the Spanish Baseball Hall of Fame.

Below is a photo of me in front of the world's largest baseball. The next photo is showing the signature of "Bud Selig" the Commissioner and then a photo of him talking on stage (on the right). I did meet him for a few seconds to tell him that Bob Schoenbachler said to say hello. He said to say hello back. You see, Mr. Bob worked for Bud Segil many, many years ago at the Milwaukee Brewers.

This coming Sunday, you, your brother, mother, father, Uncle Bruce, Mr. Bob and me are going to the DBacks game against the Dodgers for our 4th annual family ballgame outing.