Labor Day Weekend Update

Over Labor Day weekend we made a sojourn to Tucson to visit Elizabeth and Josh and their new little son, Clark. In their development in Sahuarita (actually south of Tucson) they have a water park where we spent the afternoon reveling in the cooler Southern Arizona breeze and the gorgeous monsoon sky.

Darling Dylan was fairly cautious in the water, mostly staying out of it.

Amelia's fish gene kicked right in and she had a blast.

Here, Evan was as photogenic as ever, Dylan didn't like being in the water, and Amelia was annoyed that we made her stop playing to pose for a picture.

Elizabeth, my younger sister, took this next picture. This way, for once, I'm actually depicted in our blog. (I highlighted the photo so I wouldn't look so pasty next to Evan's bronze skin.)

And here Dylan and Evan watch some skateboarders while I snapped this candid shot. (Thirty-five doesn't look so bad on Evan.)

Actually, there were a few other candid shots of me. Yeah, apparently, I'm either cleaning my teeth or squinting when I'm not actually smiling for a camera.

Nice.

So the man of the hour was this little dude, Clark Joshua Gibson. The purpose of the trip was to meet him for the first time and participate in his baby blessing on Sunday.

And here are his proud parents and grandparents outside the church after his blessing.

And the whole crew who came to participate in the blessing event.

What follows is a preview of what might be our Christmas card photos if we don't find the time to have more photographs taken.






And this video just might make you smile. My dad recorded it Sunday afternoon after the blessing. Deb, my older sister, is making her youngest son, Marcus, laugh.



We spent Labor Day morning on Mount Lemon picnicking in the back of my parents' truck because we didn't stop earlier at one of many picnic tables along the way and because there was abundant poison ivy all over the grassier areas.

Dylan was in an affectionate mood hugging everyone who was near him.

At the top of the mountain, we partook of the ski lift ride. The monsoon sky burst in full force as we were trapped in the rickety chairs with only white plastic ponchos protecting us from the down pour. Needless to say, our shoes sloshed and our shorts were soaked through, but Amelia, Abby and Jacob laughed about it-- once they were dry.

And that concludes the Labor Day weekend update. Thanks for watching.