Four Grandkids

Here is a picture of the four grandkids that we took in Santa Rosa this last weekend. More pictures to follow.

Redfish Lake at Stanley, Idaho

We spend the weekend up in Stanley Idaho. I think you will agree that there are some very picturesque sights.

Tia is taking in the sights overlooking Redfish Lake.
 
Early morning...
 
Late at night...
 

Peter Phillip

And the newest of the Klein clan - Peter Phillip born to Tracey and Winfield on August 3. As you can see, he weighed 6 lbs. 10 oz. Congratulations to all!

 
 

Alexis in Boise

Here's a shot of Alexis that Jeanette took on her cell phone. Now it is prominently displayed as her background. Pretty cute. Hopefully I'll get a bunch more photos of the Duekers', Linda, and M&M visit on our blog in a few days. We'll see how well I do.
 

Finished!

Well the bathroom remodel is finished and we think it looks pretty good. What did we do? We removed the old wallpaper, textured the walls and ceiling and painted. Then we ripped out the vinyl flooring and subfloor and laid new subflooring and the ceramic tiles. After that we put up a new framed mirror, towel rack and shelf above the toilet.

 

Like the pattern on the floor?

 

Now, maybe Jeanette will let me rest?

Work In Progress

We are in the process of remodeling our upstairs bathroom. Too bad we don't have a "before" picture, but this is the "during" photo.
 
 

Happy Mother's Day

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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At the Duekers

Here are some pictures of our newest grandchild.
 
 
 
 

Alexis Michele Dueker

 

Isn't she cute?! Alexis was born on May 9th (about 1:20 in the morning). She weighed 7 lbs. 6 oz. and was 21 1/2 inches long. Erin and Alexis are doing very well - but we aren't too sure about Lance. We are heading out to see them this evening so you will see a lot more pictures of Alexis, not to mention Jacob and Allison too.

Congratulations Duekers!!

Like my new bike?

 

Last weekend I asked Jeanette if I could buy a new bike. My old Trek was at least 8 years old and it was extremely tiring to ride on those 100 mile rides. She said yes! So I went scouting for a new lightweight road bike. I'm surprised I didn't get kicked out of the bike store because it took me so long to test drive about 10 different bikes. Then when I narrowed it down, I had to test drive them again and again. I finally decided on this bike. It is a Trek Madone SL 5.2 - if that means anything to you. It is a carbon fiber frame which makes it weights less than 19 pounds (compared to 25 lbs for my old bike). It really is fun to ride. I went on two 15 mile rides this weekend - in a 20 to 30 mile breeze. I was able to go faster and was less tired than I was riding those same 15 miles on my old bike without the wind. I'm a very happy guy. I can hardly wait for the STP (Seattle to Portland bike ride) that I'm riding with Mike.

Now if Erin would just have her baby...

More La Grange Photos

This is the lot where our old house was located. The new owners demolished our and built their own. Can you belive that?? The audacity!

Grandma taking a break from the crossword puzzles.

Plymouth Place in April

This is The Landing at Plymouth Place. This huge building will replace the existing Plymouth Place. There are a total of 184 residences, not counting the health center. Once it is finished and the residents are all moved, they will demolish the old buildings.

Here you can see just how tall the new is compared to the old - eight stories compared to three.


I think it is amazing that they have been able to capture the style and the feeling of the old PP. They are using the same color brick and limestone.

You can see that this is not just another boxy building. It is built in the shape of an H. And each side is broken up into different planes, balconies, and roof lines. I think they did a very good job designing the new building.