Phyllis and Jim's Family Album for 2008


Christmas at my Mom and Dad's (Late 2007)	Joe and Jamie at Christmas time (2007)	Jamie at Christmas time (2007)	At Grandpa Pete and Lolly's

At Grandma Kay's house with our nephew Bradley and his man Juan Carlos	Building, building	Making a snowman	Making a snowman	Jamie helping Dad in the shop

Jamie's birthday party at Grandma's	Koi at the Como Conservatory; watching a movie	Jamie's carwash and in his hat from Grandma Kay	In the bath	Jamie had his face painted at daycare

We lost Annabelle in March. She was 22 years old and had a good, long life. We miss her.	Jamie's birthday party at home	Jamie's birthday party at home	Jamie's birthday party at home	Building bridges

	Removing our old carpet!	Family room before and after carpet	Stairs before and after	Dining room with new carpet

Cavorting and showing his "giant"	Snowing in April! Our new (used) weight machine	A warm spring day in April	My birthday at Tria restaurant	Our deck before the big refurbishment project

Tearing down the deck, sanding	We did the railing first, for safety reasons	Hail in late May, old finish still on the deck surface	All done except the deck surface finish	New railing

All done!	Joe needed glasses and we got him regular glasses and Rx sunglasses	Fun with the Hannah Montana wig		At Minnehaha Falls

Ice cream after the walk at Minnehaha falls	We had my Mom over for lunch on our back deck.	And we were off to White Salmon for three lovely weeks in June and July (bottom: friends Anna, Jeanne, and Tim Linser)	In his special chair	Allen Oaks hike

With Ben, Gaye, and Cara	The big Ponderosa pine and the moon over Jeanne and Steve's place	Jamie helping make brownies	Cannon Beach, OR	Sandcastle at Cannon Beach

Cranky Sue's restaurant in Cannon Beach	Deer in the front yard Turkeys in the back yard; vetch; sunset on Mt. Hood	With Jeanne and Steve Mason	The Gorge Center at The Dalles	At the Bonneville salmon hatchery and Sturgeon Center

Horsetail Falls			Me playing; and with my new acetylene cutting torch	Joe on our arrival

Lookout Mountain hike	Lookout Mountain hike	Lookout Mountain hike	Los Reyes restaurant in Bingen	Mt. Defiance hike (backside route)

Mt. Defiance hike (backside route)	Mt. Defiance hike (backside route)	Multnomah Falls	Nestor Peak hike	Jamie on the new toilet; us on the old ones (before they go into the dumpster)

	Ponytail Falls hike (you can walk behind the falls)		At the Hood River municipal pool and in his sandbox	Tamanawas Falls hike

Tamanawas Falls hike	The Gorge Vista House on Crown Point	Wahclella Falls hike	We visited with Grandpa Pete and Lolly and Cherra and her new son Wyatt in July	Wyatt with his brother Tom, his Grandma Lolly, and Jamie telling Phyllis "give it back!"

At Grandma Kay's house	Jamie and Joe's formal portraits in August	Jamie and Joe's formal portraits in August	The house with a new coat of paint and a refurbished deck; My shop with lot's of work going on.	Jamie and his ocean drawings

Dinner at Meister Burger for Joe's birthday	Joe's birthday cake at home	Joe in tie-dye		Fall bicycling

Phyllis sporting a wig (at her hair cutter's)	Jamie making a Halloween drawing, watching "Born Free", and with a frog as a hat	With me and matching hats	Cousins Susan (Polanek) Roberts and Marge Polanek visited	Walking with Grandma Harriet and Bumpa

Walking with Grandma Harriet and Bumpa	Phyllis with her colleagues Missy and Jenny	Outing to Afton St. Park with Dad	Outing to Afton St. Park with Dad (and of course rock-throwing)	Outing to Afton St. Park with Dad (and of course rock-throwing)

Afton Fall colors	Afton Fall colors	Afton Fall colors; after-hike shake	Hiking at Tamarack	Jamie's favorite breakfast; in the Halloween parade (doctor Jamie)

Our new cats: Rascal (black) and Abby (tan torbie)	Early snow	Sunset from our front porch	My Dad's birthday 2008 (85)	Jamie and me; Abby the acrobat

		Our Christmas visit to Shawano: At Grandpa Pete and Lolly's	Big family gathering at Grandma Kay's house	Big family gathering at Grandma Kay's house

George, Peter	Paul, Shorty	Me and Sissy; Claire and Camille	Christmas 2008	End of December