Happy Birthday Larry Jr.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRO!

This is my younger Brother, Larry Poche Jr.
Just want to wish you a Happy Birthday.
Larry live in Oklahoma and loves to hunt and fish, here he is with one of his many rifles

When he isn't working at the air base he is trying to catch a fish. He's won several prizes for his Bass Fish Tournaments
.
Favorite store: Bass Pro Shop in Oklahoma City

Love you Larry!!!

New Years Eve 2008

Happy New Year!
We celebrated over at our friends house Don & Lynn Kneebone with a group of people.

Here are the diehards, Don & Lynn and Dan . Everyone else left early and we were in bed by midnight too! Getting old LOL

We had a great time though, Thanks Don & Lynn for the great time and Lynn I need your recipe for the stuffed jalapenos they were so good!!

Merry Christmas!

Wishing all our family and friends a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Hard to believe 2008 is over and another year starting. Hard to believe we have had the Yuma property almost 3 yrs now.....time fly's when you are having fun!!

We miss the family but sure glad we were not home in the snow!

We celebrated Christmas with our friends Jim & Linda Johnston and went out to dinner and had a wonderful Prime Rib dinner at John & Margies Restaurant.....good food! We've gone there after church for brunch and it was delicious. Linda had her Motorhome looking like Martha Stewart's Christmas it was beautiful!

Christmas Morning I dressed up like Santa and delivered Christmas cards and homemade cookies,fudge,cake balls that I made to 7 families that live near us and call friends, really put a smile on my face to do something nice for someone else. I jazzed up my wagon and put all the plates of goodies in it to deliver them.

We also received goodies from our next door neighbors Laurie & Bob and Sandy & Earl and friends Jim & Barb Sweeney Thanks!

New Year Eve we'll celebrate with friends and New Years Day we head to lake Mittry to visit friends camped there.

To our family members who have passed on at Christmas times, Sarah Ann ( my daughter 1983) and Larry Poche' ( my Dad Dec 2007), Dan's Aunt Margaret in January2008, Cousin Donna in Louisiana Jan 2008, you are missed but forever in our hearts...We love you!
Our hearts also miss our dear friends Gaylord Maxwell & Dave Balaria that we lost this year, we just know those two are making RV spaces up there in heaven, you are very very missed here in the RV world of friends!

Cards anyone?

Boomer friends over for a fun game of cards
Chuck Moore, Nancy Asplund, Carl Christensen, Jan Moore, Dan, Joey Christensen, Jenny, Gary Asplund

I'm holding onto Gary to get him to look at the camera!
Wonderful friends and we love being with them!

Carl & Joey have a lot not far from us.

Yuma Christmas parade

This was our 2nd year watching the Christmas parade go past our street. Looks like more were out and it was a chilly night but that did not stop us from coming out and waving and saying Merry Christmas to everyone.

We loved how they decorated the dune buggies, golf carts & cars

Waiting for the Christmas parade to drive by our street

Our Christmas Decor

I'm hiding behind the Grinch! Making sure our Christmas presents arrive!
Next to the Grinch is Santa who has crashed into the tree and the Reindeer are hanging from the tree .
Jenny with the Snow Town Carolers
They blink to music or lights stay on.

I'm really in the Mood for Christmas!!

Our casita all lit up for Christmas

Lights and more lights OH MY!

These are all in one yard!! Dan and I were driving around the Foothills checking out all the Christmas lights and we were shocked to see so many lights in ONE yard!

Christmas on 55th Street in Yuma AZ

Every year the month of December becomes magical on 55th street. It turns into a beautiful winter wonderland with the chill in the air and the beauty of lights. Everyone driving by with eyes wide like a small child in the delight of Christmas.

This is Bubba and he is one of the first to greet you each year

Click onto the photo's for larger views

Part of the 12 days of Christmas
Love the arches and the blue icicles
Pretty!