Hello from Yakima

We recently had the opportunity to have two of our granddaughters, Serena, age 8 and Jordyn age 4 come stay with us for a few days. After the birth of Lucas, we brought Serena and Jordyn home with us. Their visit had a few challenges but we managed to enjoy our time with them. We tried hard to keep them busy while they were here. Below are a few pictures of the fun times we had together. Before we headed over the mountains with the girls, we stopped in to see Laura and the kids. Jordyn enjoyed playing with her cousins, Natalie (right) and Andrew (middle) for a little bit. Later Melanie and Justin came by. It was great to see them too and all the cousins had a fun time together. We kept the girls busy during the two hour trip to Yakima with movies and one of Jordyn's favorite past times, coloring. Papa helps Serena steady herself on one of the structures at the school playground near our condo. Wheeeeeee Jordyn loves to slide. Serena and Jordyn had fun with a game of soccer using Se...

As we mentioned a few posts ago, we have been waiting for the call letting us know our 6th grandchild is about to be born. The due date for Josh and Kristi's baby boy was July 8th. One week after his due date, on Tuesday, July 15th, we got a call that Kristi had gone to the hospital to be induced. We packed our bags and rushed over the mountains to Renton just to find out nothing was happening. However, the next morning things started to happen and at 4:01 pm on Wednesday, July 16th Lucas Anthony Juette was born at a whopping 9 pounds 7 1/2 ounces and 19 3/4 inches long. He is a beautiful baby boy and he and mommy are doing great. Of course, Josh and Kristi are experiencing some sleep deprivation but that is to be expected. Congratulations Josh and Kristi and welcome baby Lucas. Here are a few pictures of our newest grandson. By the way, Lucas was born on the same day as our oldest grandchild, Natalie, who is now 9 years old.