Ryan's High School Graudation

Thanks to all our family and friends who helped celebrate

Ryan's graduation from Trabuco Hills High School

Ryan spelled with Reese's.

Dylan brought his Uncle Ryan a special card and even more special hugs.

Ryan walks to Pomp and Circumstance.
Enlarge the photo to see Ryan's expression.

Post-graduation greetings on the THHS football field. Thanks for taking this photo, Austin.
Four great sons have graduated from THHS: 2000, 2002, 2006 & 2010!
Such blessings, all.

Father's Day 2010

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY, TO THE GREATEST DAD IN THE WORLD
with love from Jeff

Family Hike: Trippet Ranch to Will Rogers State Historic Park

Family hike: Austin and Rachel's great idea:

We gathered at Trippett Ranch in Topanga Canyon State Park. We hiked 8.6 miles along the "Backbone Trail" through the Park, exiting at the Will Rogers Historic State Park.
The Hardy Hikers: Jeff, Ryan, Nathan, Austin, Rachel, Greg, Jillair, and Jillair's sister Amy.

Greg/Jillair/Amy did the first leg of the hike, 5+miles up and back to Trippett Ranch, then drove the cars around to Will Rogers State Historic Park to pick us up. We enjoyed spectacular views of the mountain scenery (many bushes still in bloom and attracting bees and butterflies), the ocean and panoramic Los Angeles from Santa Monica to Downtown in the background.

Starting out.

8.6 miles of fun ahead. This was one of the last shady spots.

Rest stop at the "Sculpture Garden" (Greg coined the term.)

The Girls
Lunch Break at The Hub--near the highest elevation
Multiple trails and fire-roads come together

The Guys
Saved the shade for the Girls

On the down hill slope. Santa Monica in the background.
LA Temple was visible at many points.

Jillair snapped this picture, right before we landed at the Polo Grounds in the Will Rogers State Park, where we watched the last few minutes of a polo match between Palisades and Beverly Hills.

I can hardly wait until the next hike ... rumor has it that it could be Saddleback!

Ryan's Eagle Scout Project

After several weeks of planning, Ryan's Eagle Scout Project came to fruition this week.

Over 50 people came out to Trabuco Hills High School on Saturday, June 12 to help install a new sign, and refurbish the batting cages and repaint backstop at the Varsity Softball field. More than 100 hours of time were donated! Here are some pictures. My camera battery gave out, so the finished pix will be posted later (when I receive them from our back-up camera person.)

Designing the new field sign, with help from Blair Lucas, of Signsplus in Newport Beach.

Making a new field sign for the softball field--on 4 x 8 sheet of aluminum, from scratch.

The finished sign.

Taking down the old sign--more than 20 feet in the air!

Ryan was busy helping manage all the work crews.

Painting the backstop

Re-tying the batting cages

Ryan, telling Bishop Schoessow and Scout Committee Chairman Warner
how to fix their weed whacker!

Christian helped in the batting cages, here with Jason Harris.

Christian and Katie with Dylan

Robyn, Corey Harris and Bishop Schoessow

A million thanks to everyone who helped!

Opened Box

What does it say to you?

Stephen & Ryan

Happiness is...

Helping Ryan get his new Scout Uniform sent to the tailor to have his latest badges sewn on, getting ready for his Eagle Scout project and board of review.

Joining with Katie, Dylan, Eric and Nash to help celebrate Stephen's birthday. Not sure why the photo date says the 10th because everybody knows his birthday is the 11th!

Festivities

Last week we enjoyed our visit to Palm Springs, to celebrate Lindsey's wedding. Next day's gathering at Steve & Marion's PS Condo was fun, we loved catching up with Clark & B.J., etc. Brent & Debbie came in from AZ. Thanks to Grandma Marion & Grandpa Steve for arranging beautiful hotel room stays for those who couldn't fit in the P.S. Condo!

I got the camera out too late to take everyone's picture...

Clark, Clark & B.J., Steve & Marion, Greg & Jillair, Robyn here
Nathan anchoring the Rook/Scum card game in the background

Today's gathering for Mother's Day was great:
Christian, Katie & Dylan; Austin & Rachel came by and stayed
as long as they could in between their extended family mother's day parties.
I didn't get pictures of all, but Greg and Jillair and Nathan, Steve & Marion, Stephen Davis, Eric Nolan, and Ryan all helped celebrate.

Stephen's favorite cake: Funfetti from Grandma Marion, to usher in his 22nd Birthday celebrations (coming up 5/22/2010).