Isaac and Jane

I don't think I need to say much about this.  He is starting young.  He likes Jane and is always kissing her.  Cathi and Patti are going to have their hands full.

Thanksgiving with Issac

Thanksgiving this year was a real treat.  We had Thanksgiving with Cathi, Shawn and Issac.  As you can tell from the picture Isaac enjoyed his meal.  Last year his mom said he ate two teaspoons of strained pears for dinner.  This year he got the full blown dinner and as you can see he is wearing alot of it.  The mess on his shirt is from his signing please for more food.  He likes his grandpa's cranberry jello.

Santa Comes to town

It is that time of year again.  I have started putting on the red suit and doing the Santa thing for Ogden City.  I was in the Christmas Parade again this year.  It was a warm night so the crowd was large.  It was a lot of fun, as always.  Shawn and Cathi brought Isaac down to see the parade.  He was okay with Santa as lng as he was on the float but when Sanat got off the float, Isaac buried his head in Shawn's shoulder and wouldn't even open his eyes.  I am in the castle two nights a week(Thur and Fri).  Santa is in more scrapbooks than you would believe.  Santa has had pictures with all ages from about 2 months to over 75 years old.  When peole come to the castle and I am there all ages are fair game even though the sign says 12 years and under.Today I did a ward party for my sister.  It was a take off on the Polar Express.  Santa handed out bells instead of candy.  That was a great treat for me.  Mrs Claus spoiled me for Christams.  She bought me a new Canon Digital camera with three lenses.  And she bought me Adobe Lightroom 2 editing software.  This is one of my trial shots.  But Santa bought the Mrs. a gypsy for her cricut along with several cartridges.  So we were both spoiled.  Oh just for the record the finishing touches on the living room still aren't done.

Living Room almost finished

I have been away from alot of things this summer due to a massive remodel of our living room. It is almost done. I just have to build some cabinet doors. Many people helped with this project and I want to thank them all. One of our good friends said this is our celestial room. Well it will be when we get our doors on. As with all construction projects it has taken longer and cost more than projected. It sure is a nice place to be though. And it has been worth every dollar. I am starting back to school tomorrow and Vickie is conviced I will not get this project finished, but I told her I will.

Grandpas Favorite Past Time

Grandpa gets to do what he likes to do best. I try to read to Isaac everytime we get together. We read everything from Dr. Suess to any book his mom or grandma give me. As you can tell at this time most of this log revolves arounf d my little bear. But since it is my blog a I can do what I want. Isaac is now eight weeks old. He is growing so fast. Being a grandpa is the greatest thing in the world.

Grandma gives Isaac a bath and washes his hair

Tonight Cathi called to see if Grandma was coming out to see her 'peanut'. She was curious because Vickie rarely goes more than two days without visiting her grandson. She ended up giving Isaac a bath and then she washed his hair. This was the first time she had washed his hair and the second time she had given him a bath without Cathi's help. Vickie was in seventh heaven. As we were coming home Vickie commented that when she is holding her grandson nothing else matters. I can't imagine why. Cathi likes having her mom out there because grandma takes care of her peanut, Cathi is free to get some things done she wants to do. I am glad Cathi calls her mom a lot because it means so much to her to actually be friends with Cathi and getting to be with her grandson is a very special added bonus.

Isaac was Blessed: Sunday, 1 June 2008

Sunday, June 1st, Isaac was blessed by his father and given the name Isaac Shawn McOmber. His father gave him an awsome blessing. Isaac's not quite as excited at this point in the day as are his mom and dad. There was great support from family and friends. In fact Cathi and Shawn probably had fifty people at their home after the block meetings to share in their joy. It was a special time as we were able to hear both Cathi and Shawn bear their testimonies. It has been a long time since I heard Cathi bear her testimony and she brought tears to her fathers eyes. Ask anybody and they will tell you I don't cry very often but Cathi has done it to me twice in the last seven weeks. First with the birth of Isaac and second with her testimony, but don't tell anybody, 'cause I don't want them to know I have a soft side. Shawn's blessing and his testimony didn't help the tough guy image of this old man either.