Friday, June 13, 2008

Funny Faces

Not sure what it is about this family and maing funny faces. It started when us kids were young and we used to take a kid picture on Christmas Eve, we would take a normal one and a funny one. Then we would do the same with a whole family picture. Notice how my grandpa would cover his face or just stare at the camera.

I know that there are mor pictures like this. I am going to have to find them all now!! So anyone who has one please email me a copy!!






Thursday, June 12, 2008

Your face is gonna freeze that way....

How many times as a kid did you make a weird face and be told that your face was gonna freeze that way?? This is a picture of my cousin Zak and our Uncle Jim making one of those faces. I know that we have pictures of other funny faces that I am going to have to find now.
This is Zak doing something weird.


And again being weird on Christmas Eve. Notice how it looks like my mom is looking at him oddly and my grandpa is ignoring the poor kid.







And here he is being a brat at our aunt's wedding. I think the title of this picture of this cd of pictures it "Zak being a little Shit". He did not want to wear those clothes at all, but he was awful cute. This cute little boy turned 18 this year!!! I used to babysit him and his sisters it is just not right that he is 18!!!! Happy very late 18th Birthday to Zak!! (his b-day was in January!!)

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Joseph


Do you know that I have a brother named Joseph?? Sometimes I don't remember that I do. I only see him about once a year. When he was a boy he had red hair that was straight and shiney and always looked like he had a bowl haircut. I think he is like 26 or so now. I won't bore anyone with the details of why we never see him and will just leave it at he always works. He is a train engineer. This kid loved trains from when he was a little kid until now. I do remember him also having imaginary friends (Jerry and Helicopter where there names). He would get mad if you sat on one of them!!



This cake face picture was taken after one of his birthday parties!!! And the Sombero picture was taken at my grandparents house. That hat was brought back from one of their vacations and I think all of us took turns wearing it. Joseph was the only one who got caught on camera with it!!




Happy Birthday Grandpa

Today June 11th would and still is my grandpa's birthday!! He was such a great man and a wonderful grandpa. I could not have asked for a better one!!



This is grandpa is Japan when he went with my Uncle Gary a few years ago.









At Aunt Heather's wedding. She had to tickle him to get him to smile. He did not smile much in pictures.


This picture was from Christmas time. Not sure who decorated him, but this is one of my favorite pictures.

This was from a boat trip he took with my uncle Jim. I think it was his last boat trip. He loved the ocean and sailing!!

Happy Birthday Grandpa!! I love you and miss you lots!!

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Aunt Heather and Me!!


Yikes, I found this picture of me and my favorite Aunt Heather. What's funny is I remember playing with that monkey all of the time at Grandma and Grandpa's house!! I was the first kid born on my Mom's side of the family so I got to spend a lot of time alone with my aunts and uncles, until all those other kids came along, then I had to share!!!
I wonder who's beer that is in the picture. I know it's not mine!!

Laina and Joseph


This is my brother Joseph and our cousin Laina. When they were kids Laina had this thing for Joseph, she loved him and I think he could not understand why this little girl would follow him around all of the time.












Look at the look in Laina's eyes as she watches the poor boy.







I love this picture. Laina wanted to give him a hug and he wanted her to leave him alone!!!

Monday, June 9, 2008

Renee


This is my cousin Renee and her goat, I think his name was Denis. Which I never understood where he got his name. Renee is in Paris now until August I think and I know that she is homesick so I thought why not post some pictures of her!!! I know I can be so mean!!



This is Renee being a monkey and climbing a pole.

And this is Renee and my Uncle Gary (her dad). I want to say that this was at Christmas time. I do remember that after every Thanksgiving, Christmas and family bbq, someone (usually my grandpa) would take a nap in Grandpa's chair. I really need to go through more pictures and find all the ones of people sleeping in this chair.
Hope you are enjoying your time in Paris Renee and when you get back you need to come visit us in California!!! We miss you lots!!