Hello from Yakima

Jenna Mae arrived Saturday, May 29th at 6:08 am in Renton, Washington. She was 7 pounds and 15 ounces and 20 1/2 inches long. She is absolutely beautiful and looks a little like Jordyn when she was born. You can definetly see Joyce and Joel in her though. Everyone is sooooo happy for them and they are all doing great. We didn't quite make it for Jenna Mae's birth but we were there within hours of her arrival. Such a happy day!!! This is our 7th grandchild/4th granddaughter. We couldn't be happier or more proud. The other kids were up camping at Kachess Lake for the Memorial Day weekend when Jenna arrived. Jordyn was camping with them and when they got the news they drove back to the hospital. So the pics below Jenna's birth, were taken at the Kachess Camp Ground, below the Snoqualmie Summit, about a 45 minute drive from Renton. We stopped in to see them on our drive home on Sunday. Enjoy!!

After 4 years with just 1 car, we finally purchased a second one. It's a used car but feels so great to have my own wheels. It's a 2002 Chrysler 300 M. My last car, a 2001 Chrysler Sebring was a convertible. This one is not the convertible I would have loved to have but it does have a sunroof so I'm happy about that. It has alot of the same features that the Sebring had, i.e. leather seats, etc. but a few extras that it didn't have, like heated seats which will be really nice in the winter here in Yakima.

Our condo community, Granwood Estates, held its "1st Annual Spaghetti Sauce Cookoff" last weekend. There were 5 entries and Greg prepared his "Enhanced Prego Spaghetti Sauce" and won!! All five of the sauces were delicious. Here are a few photos taken during the taste testing dinner. Here is Greg checking his sauce. Making sure his sauce is just the right temperture. Condo owners, Al & Shannon Owners, Laurie & Tim help prepare the pasta and bread. Owner, Mick (association president) and his girlfriend. Owners, Dot, Mary Shannon & Al visit while waiting for the taste testing to begin. Barbara & Laurie Barbara, Sharon & Laurie Dot, Tim & Mary Let the taste testing begin...... Mick has the bowl idea for taste testing. Del, decides just to dig in and skip the bowls. Dot trying the bowl idea for taste testing. Someone comes up with this idea for separating the sauces. There were 13 owners in attendance and we enjoyed a fun taste testing dinner tog...