One of
the primary reasons we traveled to Omaha Nebraska in the middle of May will be
revealed in the next post after this one.
There was a second reason to make the trip, one that unfortunately
indicates that I’m really an old timer…
All were
gathered and focused on the center of attention on our first evening in Omaha…
From the left in this photo are Shelby, Shelby’s daughter Rachel, David III and
his mom Amy. Shelby is Amy’s sister and
Rachel is Shelby’s daughter.
So what was everyone looking at?
Ahhhh…it
was our son, David II opening a belated birthday present as we all celebrated
his birthday, which was actually in April.
As you can see, he had a little help from Myla, who is Rachel’s oldest
daughter. Rachel’s son Adrian was much
more interested in the bag on the floor!
David II
collects toy soldiers and this one was mounted on a horse…so it was a bit
special. Both Myla and her sister Salma
seemed intrigued or at least curious about this gift…
One could
say that the toy soldier was more than belated.
Laurie and I had purchased this one and another in St. Charles Missouri
before the Christmas of 2017…with the intent of giving them to him for his
birthday in 2018. We’d put them in a
closet at home and totally forgot we’d bought them! (Old people!)
We also
gave David II some family art work…3 little primitive paintings by his
grandmother and this exquisite framed pencil drawing that was created by my
brother Bob. It seems that family art
work is David II’s favorite gift…
Did I
mention that this was our son’s fiftieth (50th) birthday! It does make me feel quite ancient…
…a few
more family photos. This is Myla sitting
with her great aunt Amy. She is a cute little girl, that’s for sure.
Then
there is this photo of great uncle David II and great aunt Amy sitting with
Salma. Salma is not only cute, but she’s
full of energy too!
David III’s
girlfriend Ryanna stopped by and Laurie took this photo of Ryanna and Uncle
David holding little Adrian. Adrian is
such a cheerful fuss free little boy! Our
grandson David III seems pretty comfortable with babies. It must be a generational thing as I was
never too sure of myself with a baby…
FYI…look
at David III’s long legs. Our ‘little’
18 year old grandson has now grown to tower over us at 6’5”!
Well
heck, with this big crowd when it was time to eat the best thing to do was to
go out and get some pizza. Laurie and I
have never had Marco’s Pizza. It was raining
so I stayed in the car while my son fetched our dinner.
The first
pizza shown above is a cheese pizza.
Grandson Emmett Lee prefers cheese pizza so it’s a ‘must’ whenever the
family serves up this favorite take-out food.
The second pizza is the one that my better half and I usually order…sausage
and pepperoni.
This is
an order of “Cheezybread”, fresh-baked bread with 3 cheeses and garlic
sauce. It comes with 2 dipping sauces on
the side, Marco’s original pizza sauce and a ranch dipping sauce.
This creation
is called a Meatball Bake. It consists
of meatballs and Italian sausage baked with Marco’s pizza sauce and their
signature 3-cheeses. The meatballs were
pretty good…
This
specific Marco’s location is at 1904 North 168th Street in Omaha
Nebraska. Phone: 402-289-9922. The Company’s website is at: https://www.marcos.com/.
One of
Amy’s hobbies…or passions…is photography.
Plus, from my standpoint, the price is right! So we went for a drive, found a local dirt
road that wasn’t flooded and she took a bunch of pictures of Laurie and yours
truly… I liked this one but Laurie wasn’t so sure.
Then was
off to a little local park where we posed on this bench. We both think that this is a ‘cute’ photo of
us old folks. Good job Amy!
Laurie
didn’t like the photos with our sunglasses on…but I liked this one with us and
David II. Laurie and I look like a ‘Men
in Black’ movie ad. David II has gotten
so slim it’s hard to believe that we’re related! (Good job son…)
That’s it
for now… Just click on any of the photos to enlarge them.
Thanks
for stopping by for a visit!
Take
Care, Big Daddy Dave
You have beautiful family, friend David smiles … I like the first pic of you and Laurie … That reminds me of when I saw your doppelgaengers at the Vic, BC airport gate area Feb 2019 … I couldn't stop staring and almost went over to ask them: Are you David and Laurie from Knoxville, Tennessee? … Via tablet and your blog I showed my husband, and he fully agreed, but he did not at all agree with me walking over to them and ask, so I didn't … smiles. Anyway, wishing you and your loved ones a very happy and summery week end. Love, cat.
ReplyDeleteNice shots of you and Laurie as we as everyone.
ReplyDeletewhat eonderful pictures David, I love all them, and especially love these of you and Laurie, hugs!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful to have these family gatherings. Pizza is always a favorite with a large crowd. Have a Happy Father's Day!!!
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