Week 14 - Oregon City - March 31-  April 6, 2025The big event this week was the birth of Malcolm and Haley's baby boy, Samuel Francis Gray , 31 March 2025.  The name is memorable because Dad's father was Samuel Francis Gray...and Haley has a grandfather named Samuel and has another grandfather named Francis.........so he is a double/triple namesake.  We went to the hospital to seem him on Day 2.

Ivan and Renee and Magnus came on Monday and spent the week with us.......a week full of cooking Japanese food, going shopping, and fun mayhem.  They enjoyed meeting Sammy.

Jessica and Bev have started making Cro-Nuts which are croissants cut up and then deep fried.  Quite delicious...many were made and consumed.

Ivan was a great cook whole he was here.  He made his famous Okonomiaki (spelling is wrong) which is like a pancake with cabbage and mayonnaise and a sauce.  It looks awful but tastes delicious.  Jessica is trying one.

On Friday April 4th, the children threw a big party for Dad's 80th birthday. Tons of people were invited.....from the Brunner Road, church, old friends, family.  It was really quite nice!  Bev and Jess championed Thai food which was delicious. 

Dad and his childhood friend, bill Sweet

Ivan and Jami Beech

Teenagers 'chillin'

Tyler and Jamie

Ann and Sam

Magnus and I went on a walk in the woods - he climbed on this tree which I've wanted to do....

On Saturday I went to a Protest - - against Dumty.  It was fun.  Exciting to see so many people who are opposed to what Drumpt is doing.

We had our last dinner with Ivan.  The kids had a kick out of making the human pyramid photo.

Sixte of our 20 grandchildren.  Missing were the Utah boys (Bjorn, Archer, Magnus) and Natalie.

It was a busy and fund week with Ivan and his family in town.