des&greatgrandmagrace
appletreeheaven
mydad&mydes&mymom
mymom&mydaughter (ahhh....)
mydad&mygma&myauntie
my lovelyhappybrilliant grandma at age 99 (!)
so this is life with a backyard?
mydad and mygrandma
a serious steward of nature
des trying out the equipment
salvaged fruit
picnic in november with our beloved family (and the appletree!)
picnic with our beloved family (and the appletree!)
to have a bounty of glorious apples near ones home -- bliss!
my grandma has a grapevine!!!!
to the front yard --> leaves!
yeah for grandmas and grandsons
i loved this day
mydaughter
:::sigh:::
happycheek
is it possible that we were in newyorkcity just this morning?
yeah for leaves&boys
happyboy
on my back smiling at the sky
work can be fun
heidi after a day in holly's 3rd grade class.
the super-teacher mysister holly -- it was another inspiring uplifting day. i love you holly!!
hailey and zoe (no one knows what it's like to be the sad zoeeee...)
meanwhile des cutting it up!
the lovely heidi simkins
a pizza picnic with cousins
back at greatgrandmas
zoe finding happiness
messy but adorable
ahhh. . . mountains.
mysisters holly&hailey -- love em!
hailey&holly&des lovin' under the appletree
with zach shack (the love of hollys life)
mydad and proud papa of ajay,
picnic chat with zoe
a bit of the family
with (great) grandmagrace
with grandpajones&family for early desibday celebrations!
cake makes me happy!
auntiegena&grandmakathy&unclebuff&gpajones&desjones -- a jones feast!
perfect gift from auntigena!
getting cozy in the perfect house
des&grandpajones
a dream come true: playing mailcarrier
next up: firefighter
and now: groceryshopperguy
at the helm
saving lives: all in a days work
another turn: builderguy