Retirement! Here We Come. (Well, Don is back to work)
by Vicky Showalter

Saturday, November 29, 2014

Thanksgiving Weekend!

Brent, April, Cade, Kasen and Cam arrived Wednesday night about 9:00.  Let the Thanksgiving weekend begin!  Melissa, Scott, Landon and Owen arrived Thursday morning.  Cade and Kasen couldn't wait to see Landon and Owen.  We all spent Thursday and Friday together.  Two nights of sleep-over time with cousins.  Saturday was the Bauer Thanksgiving/Christmas at the West Chester school with 45 relatives.

Thanksgiving Day

Lego building as they wait for the Kahlers to come.

Cade and Landon were in charge of creating the
fruit turkey!

Great job, boys.

We are so blessed!

Cam finding out that he loves pumpkin pie, thanks
to his daddy, Brent.

Owen and Cade playing a game.

The lazy Thanksgiving afternoon

Cade and Melissa playing Blink.


And off to papa's gym to get in some active play!
Kasen, 4 years old

Landon, 8 (almost 9) years old

Owen, 5 years old

Cade, 6 years old

Next year little Cam (15 mo) can join us

Scott and Landon using strategy in the game

Bath time!  So sweet baby Cam

Friday!  Another day to be together.

More Lego time

Owen and Brent playing UNO

Papa brought the boys sports headbands
and wrist bands back from his practice. 

Iowa football time - enjoying the big scene.

Watching the Hawkeyes in comfort.

Cam thought he was pretty funny with
one of the headbands.  

Just too cute!!
Saturday - Bauer Thanksgiving/Christmas


Cam is reading the Sports Illustrated!

And Landon reading about the
Hawkeyes game in the paper.

Kasen and Cade are back with the Legos.
Sisters!  I am blessed with these two.



Dad and Mom!
dad - 87, mom - 84
Landon, Owen and Kasen waiting their turns to open presents.

Brent with Kasen and Cam.  

Cam was introduced to our Bauer traditional
dessert - chocolate ice cream roll.
He signed "more" several times and hummed "mmmm".

Owen and Landon enjoying dessert.
The babies this year
Emery Bauer (Chris & Jody) and Reid Bauer (Matt & Bethany)

Chris Bauer and family

Matt Bauer and family

Chad Showalter and family

Josh Showalter & Katie

Brent Showalter with Kasen and Cam.
April and Cade were sick.  :(

Jonna Junker and family

Jenni Cunningham and family 

Thanks, mom and dad for your legacy in this family.
4 children
11 grandchildren
23 great grandchildren

Saturday, November 1, 2014

Kauai!

October 27 - And we are off to Kauai for some warm weather before the basketball season begins!

Monday - Thursday we stayed in Lihue at one of our favorite Marriott's.

Love the pool!
And right on the beach!
Checking in 

On a morning walk we found this
small lighthouse on the golf course.

Beautiful coastline



Looking back at our Marriott


Friday - Monday we headed to Poi'pu to the Marriott.


The view from our lanai

Sunset from Friday night dinner at
The Beach House

Saturday morning - 6 AM
Iowa football via BigTenToGo

Poi'pu Beach

Lunch at the beach at Poi'Pu
Steps from the pool and our room

Relaxing Sunday morning

An endangered Hawaiian monk seal
on the Poipu Beach

And a big turtle!

Back at the pool washing off the sand.

After we checked out on Monday we spent the day at Waimea Canyon - the Grand Canyon of the Pacific.










A picnic lunch 

And Jo Jo's shave ice!


Checked in at The Hanalei Bay Resort for the week.