BACK TO SPOKANE

Dear Family,  We had a great visit with Jeff, Tammy, Rob and Eva and the nine kids in spokane this last week.

We travel on Thursday, get a great lunch with Eva and the little kids.  I get dropped off at Rob's Spokane Eye Clinic where Rob does the eye injection.  He injects the anti-angiogenisis medication (that was discovered my friend at the MGH, Judah Folkman).  I am not so nervous when he does this if I do not see the needle coming.  This drys up wet macular edema and I can see better but it needs repetitive injections.

After this we go to Jeff's where Tammy had laid on a gret feast.  They flew in Lobster again and that was just great.  Tammy is getting real good at cooking lobster.  All her kids love it as well.  Simply divine!

The net day we try out the eye at the shooting range.  Rob and I re getting ready for a Texas Deer Hunt in December.  I did pretty well at 100 and 200 yards but will take a rifle that is a bit more inherently accurate.  Jeff is a member of this gourmet shooting range as well and he and Julius had a good time zeroing some rifle.

After this we found an authentic German restaurant (Das Steinhaus))run by a chef from Stuttgart and it was super!  Julius had Geschnitzeltes Fleisch (stroganoff) on Spaetzele and he was in heaven.  We we stayed until Monday, he asked, "Opa, if you go to the Steinhaus again, can you take me out of school?")

Sunday we all went to church in Jeff's Liberty Lake ward.  Rob and Eva came with their kids who like Primary.  For Sunday School we went to the new "Parenting Class".  I kept very quiet and listened to what the teacher had to say.  It was funny to sit there with two sons, one a child psychiatrist and listen to potential errors of parenting.  It was a good class and Jeff held his tongue pretty well.

That evening we had a family night activity with all nine kids cutting pumpkins.  I helped Luke cut his but it was about 4 inches thick.  We did not have the proper equipment, (little kit with serrated saw that you can get at Walmart) so it was tough going.  Here we re scooping the pumpkin guts.  Tammy made great roasted pumpkin seeds.  We had a great trip and it is so much fun in Spokane!!!!

When we got back to Salt Lake, Rick and Gemina and little Luken stayed over night for a visit. Here are Mom and Gemina and "little" Luken who is built like a football linebacker in the 95th percentile in most measurements with his he'd in the 99th percentile, (Rick's brain?".  He is one huge little guy for his age and built pretty solid.  He was just  great little guy, looking around and trying to figure out what was going on.  Rick and Gemina are great parents.  We had a good time with Rick and Gemina going out for lunch and just visiting.We have the best grandkids in all ages.

We go to St. George for Anthony's baptism.

We love you all so much,

Dad and Mom