Category Archives: Loftis

Cousins

Above – Somewhere along I-5. Kando and Alo on their way to San Diego last Saturday … 

Bravery is shopping at Costco a week before Christmas. It wasn’t too bad.

Sunday we woke up to Robb and the kids being here after driving down from Walnut Creek. Then we had all the grandkids here in their pjs for breakfast.After breakfast the kids decided they would set up to be at the movies.Kando really likes Maya.And Ron claims I never make him cheesecake …The next morning Kando and Alo greeted me with smiles.
We got together at Great Grandmas for some holiday photos and somebody was being stubborn.The challenge is getting everyone to sit still, then to look, then to get everyone to smile.Ron sent me this photo of him and the kids at the gym.Today – a rainy day of football and kids, then tonight all the family gets together for dinner and gift exchange for the kids (although Santa came to our house on Wednesday!). 

I have many more really good photos I took this week that I will share in the coming days.

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All Tuckered Out

Above – Group photo at Miguel’s with two very tuckered out little ones.

Below – Must be jet lag …Not long after that …Last evening – a birthday Skype with Robb and the boys …Adho Mukha Svanasana aka Downward Facing Dog pose.

I took many photos to get only a couple with the boys still enough to not be a blur. Alo and Kando are very busy boys.

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Ain’t Misbehaving

Above – There’s one who wasn’t misbehaving, at least for a short while while she was passed out on our couch the night before she left to go back home.

These two haven’t been misbehaving, not since we took them for a visit to a dog behaviorist who explained what has to be done to gain respect from them which in turn will transform them into pets rather than animals (aka bad dogs)…

I wonder if it’ll work on Sparty… ???From Robb. He took the kids to play music. The harp …Cello…ViolaBass …Percussion Trombone …Recorder…

Here’s a sneak preview of his upcoming debut …

http://youtu.be/9ZctDPA4IL4

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Halloween

Above – Jamie & Bruce making huckleberry cobbler (I now have the recipe!)

Below – it started with a walk, just me & the Sparts. We came across all kinds of fun things…

Including a black cat that crossed our path!

Then to Great Grandma’s for dinner & trick or treating.

Here’s what it looked like up North …
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The North

Above – Jamie & kids, Chantz, Brianna & Michelle

Robb & boys with Mt. Diablo and full moon in background.Kaiden & Gemma, Jamie’s grandson & pup.Alo, Ernie and Akuch and ice cream!

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Clarity

Above –  Looking out off Ladera Street yesterday. Surfers were enjoying small, slow swells in a perfectly calm ocean.

Below – A closer view of how clear the ocean was yesterday. If we were to use the ocean on the first day of 2016 as a gauge to determine how the new year will be, we could perhaps say it will be a year of peace, stillness and clarity. Wouldn’t that be nice? 

Calmness looking down at No Surf.
  

Oh no! What’s this? More photos from Jamie. A chilling contrast …

Holding true to Jamie’s words, there is a sun up there in her neck of the woods.

At Stone Brewery for dinner last night …
  

Akuch’s new boots … 

Selfie – Bear cuddling with me and keeping me warm.

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Gymnastics Performance and Goodbye

Above, Maya with her medal and pink flowers.

Yesterday’s gymnastics performance was really good. Here’s the group Maya was in (5th from right).

 Afterwards… 

   
And, of course, the performance.

This morning we said goodbye to Jamie. We had a lot of fun with her while she was here and we were sorry to see her go. Here she is with two extra loads than what she she came here with! 

 Luckily for her an airport worker directed her toward an empty line and then she wound up in pre-check so check in was easy. So easy that she had time to visit the donut bar and get a root beer float donut! 

 Of course I insisted on a selfie! 

 Safe travels!

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It was soooo cold …

How cold was it, you ask?

Cold enough for Annie and Bear to bundle up in their warmest cold-weather attire for their 5:30am walk this morning …

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See how patient they can be once they have their leashes secured?

Here’s a picture Robb shared Sunday of Alo hanging out with his Santa Bear. I think he’s practicing his “I’m waiting for Santa” look.

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And how about this picture I received of Jamie looking festive and happy.

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And now, for the moment you’ve all been waiting for … The proud winner of the “Which tenant was it who locked himself out of his house?” contest … DRUM ROLL … Mom/GreatGrandma/Monette’s answer “Bill” won her lunch Thursday at Nati’s. Of course, she was the only one who played the game, and probably the only person who looks at this blog. Oh well, it keeps me amused and out of trouble (temporarily) 🙂

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Travel Loftis Style

And in the words (or should I say “texts”) of Jamie:

Idaho to SD:

“So we went to hike up timponogos cave and its a mile and a half steady incline for about an hour and get to the cave and find out u have to buy a ticket to go in! Talk about b in pissed so we put on a smile and took a picture n e way”

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“the Unita mountains and we r just pullin out of salt lake! Definitely got our exercise b 4 the long drive there”

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SD to Idaho:

A stop at Magic Mountain on the way home …

The Vipor!

June 8 – “This is where we r now ! Nowhere”

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“Just left here at 106 degrees! poor macha!”

20130614-095816.jpg“Some water and mud hole! The water was like 95 but at least they got wet! That is the virgin river between Nevada and Utah – Or should I say the virgin creek”

“In the hottest place in the US u can get these.”

20130614-100035.jpg“It was 111 and of course we had to drive through in the heat of the day! This was in baker California and its only the beginning of June! It’s a blistering 67 here right now! So glad to be home! But of course I miss all of u so much”