Our Paths in the Valley

Family Visit Fun

Karen and I enjoyed having our son, Michael, and his charming wife, April, visit us in Red Bluff over the weekend.  April and Mick attended April's Corning High School Reunion. 

Both Michael and his mom, Karen, were feeling ill so activities were limited to accommodate them. 

Early Tuesday morning, Michael and April packed up and drove back to their home and jobs in Portland, Oregon. 

Our first heavy rain storm of the year started on Tuesday morning.  The storm brought about 2 inches of much needed rain to our area. 

Blaize Reunion May 2009 B Sunday

Alicia, Makenna, Katelyn, Karen

 

Paul, Mike, Karen, Mick

Blaize Reunion May 2009

Clam Diggers at Cape Lookout

Mike, Mick, April and Kaylin at Cape Lookout State Park in Northwest Oregon.

Ready for Fun

Mackenna (11 months old) and Grandpa "Pacos" playing at Mackenna's home in Portland, Oregon. 

Hunting for Easter Eggs

Katelyn and Mackenna enjoy the hunt for eggs in the park. Grandma GG and Grandpa Pacos had a good time also at the park near Alicia and Sean Flinn's in Portland, Oregon. 

Someone Precious in His Hands

Father Sean holding his newborn Daughter Mackenna on April 17, 2008. 

"There are two lasting bequests we can give our children: one is roots, the other is wings."
-  Hodding Carter, Jr.

"A family is a place where minds come in contact with one another.  If these minds love one another, the home will be as beautiful as a flower garden.  But if these minds get out of harmony with one another, it is like a storm that plays havoc with the garden."
-  The Buddha

Makenna Aryn Flinn

Makenna Aryn Flinn
Born: 17 April 2008, 11:15 am

Mother and daughter are doing fine.

"if there are any heavens my mother will (all by herself) have
one.   It will not be a pansy heaven nor
a fragile heaven of lilies-of-the-valley but
it will be a heaven of blackred roses

my father will be (deep like a rose
tall like a rose)

standing near my

swaying over her
(silent)
with eyes which are really petals and see"
-   E. E. Cummings, 1931