Wednesday, October 19, 2011

October in Ohio

Grandma Duty is the best! 
We had so much fun together while 
Nollie and Andy celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary in Paris. 

Saturday
Morning soccer at the YMCA
Watching in style

Ben's the tall one in red in the center

Victory!

Carrying her chair

Saturday afternoon
Harvest Festival at Heritage Park
Nachos, dogs, & juice jugs - Yum!

Pioneer games - ring toss

The pumpkin patch

Tractor hay ride



 

  Decorating the pumpkins...


...and Lucy


Playground fun









Tuesday
 Getting Ben off to school


Lucy loves waiting for the bus!

Library story time with Nolan's family

Rainy Wednesday inside...


...and outside.




Back inside to decorate for Halloween...


...and bake cupcakes

Ben's the decorator...

...and taste tester!


Thursday 

Watching the garbage truck...

...and the painters

Shoveling leaves

Potty break!

Mirror pictures

Back outside


So excited to meet Ben at the bus stop!

Leaf duty before it rains again


Friday 
Reading an Elmo book to Elmo
  
Dora cards

Peek-a-boo!

Ben's beautiful handiwork with the shoes

Dolphin Tale 
An adventure with a two-year old 
but Ben loved it!

Saturday 
Morning soccer but too cold for pictures 

Afternoon costume birthday party


Harry Potter and the Ladybug

Ben loves bowling




Happy kids with Happy Meals

More playground fun!




Sunday 
Moon Dough sculpting


Puzzling 

They were glad to have Mom and Dad back but didn't miss them too much 
since we were having so much fun.
Now if I just didn't miss them!

Monday, October 10, 2011

Maxine

Happy Birthday
Maxine Argyle Stocks Dockum
born  on
October 10, 1914
Mt. Pleasant, Utah

Maxine (L) and younger sister, June (R)




Maxine (L) and niece, Gloria (R)

Maxine (far left)
Cantelope Queen of Bountiful, Utah 
about 1929


Thanks Grandma Dockum!
What an amazing lady. 
We love you.


Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Happy Birthday John!

John Granville Dockum
Born September 28, 1953
Kadlac Hospital 
Richland, Washington 

1954 - Kennewick, Washington 


1979 - Graduation from University of Nebraska Medical School


1991 - Washington, D.C.


The Soda Fountain Stories 
I discovered these in the back of John's 1992 journal. What a great series this would have been, but only the introduction was written, as far as I can tell. 
Still, the friends described in the first story played such an important roll 
in John's growing up that years later
 the group still met, now with wives at their sides, to reminisce, catch up
and tell of new adventures. 










 1994
Forever Young 
Still remembered
Still loved
Still missed

Monday, July 25, 2011

Mom

Mom 
aka Grandma DeeAnn 
would be 74 today. 
I can't even picture it, since she'll be forever 49 to me. 
Strange, since I'm now five years older than that. 
Breast cancer shortened her life but not our memory of her. 
 Happy Birthday, Mom.
I still miss you and love you. 
I'm glad there's more to life than just this life.
Looking forward to seeing you again.



DeeAnn Rich Nickle
 in September 1985 

born July 25, 1937
died June 20, 1987

Sunday, June 12, 2011

Grandpa Dockum

Happy Birthday!!!
Norman Leslie Dockum
Born June 12, 1915

Norm in Nanna's backyard July 4, 1917

Norm

Norm and Don as boys
(Norm on the left)

Norm and Don - portrait

Norm, Deanie (their step-mom), Don and Bobby (the dog) in 1926
Littleton Street, LaFayette, Indiana

Norm and his chickens

Norm at Ogden High

Running Track

Age 17, while working at the Grand Canyon
1934

Ski jumping 104 feet


While traveling in the East

College Portrait

Best Father-in-Law and Grandpa ever!
We love you!