2011-2012

Family and Friends



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Spring 2011: went to a conference in OK City so I stopped to see my brother Dan and Cousin Maud, age 91

One of Mark's students, Aline, pictured here with her father, earned her Associates degree this year

The happy graduate, Aline

Got this photo at Taylor's dance recital in May 2011. Mike and Wanda have lost much weight!

2011: Taylor the ballerina, center, in Strawberry Shortcake costume

July 2011: Wanda's birthday dinner at Ah-So's

Mark's work friends Patty, Jessica, and Stacey

July 2011 trip to California: dinner with Shaun and Les

July 2011 trip to California: with Shaun and Les

July 2011 trip to California: with good pal Anthony

July 2011 trip to California: Phil and Lisa

July 2011 trip to California: the reason for our trip, Danny had a birthday!

Oct 2011: Mark's work friend Harry at a Cardinals' football game

Oct 2011: Taylor's 17th birthday dinner

Oct 2011: Wanda and Dora at Taylor's birthday dinner

Oct 2011: at Taylor's birthday dinner

Oct 2011: at Buca de Beppo for Mark's birthday dinner

Oct 2011: Mark's work crew out for his birthday lunch

Oct 2011: Mike and Wanda dressed as cave folks for a Halloween party

Mark and Dora's 2011 anniversary: at Durants with Mike and Wanda

Christmas 2011: the wild and crazy Christmas portrait at Mark's work

Christmas 2011: the tame Christmas portrait at Mark's work

Christmas 2011: at the ASU Gammage Theater with the McKenneys to see "White Christmas"

2011: the featured speaker at one of Mark's local work conferences was Greg Louganis

Nov 2011: Dora and Bill picking lemons

2011: our new minister, Reverend Karen Rice. She's wonderful!

2011: Sarah (left), Dora, and Mark went to see Karen Drucker (pictured here), a famous New Thought singer

Mark's office crew, the serious photo

Mark's office crew, the silly photo

Reeds and McKenneys at the Gammage ready to see "White Christmas," Dec 2011

With Grandpa for a holiday Chinese dinner, Dec 2011

Christmas 2011: Bill

Christmas 2011: Mike gets a pair of Superman jammies

Christmas 2011: Taylor gets New Year's fireworks

Christmas 2011: Wanda gets belted

Christmas 2011: Taylor gets gas

Christmas 2011: Mike gets Star Trek gear

Christmas 2011: there seemed to be a "bacon theme" this year

2011 Holiday party: Bob and Jim

2011 Holiday party: Randy and Jenny

2011 Holiday party: Jeff

Mark and Dora's 32nd wedding anniversary dinner with Mike's nephew Jake, Jan 2012

Wanda and Taylor, Jan 2012

With Mark's high school friend Judy in Prescott. Mark hadn't seen her for 36 years!

After winning the Super Bowl in 2012, New York Giants Defensive Back Prince Amukamara (left) stopped by our office and posed. Prince was part of our program several years ago when he was in high school and stopped by to pay his respects and say hi to his ACE Plus advisor Harry (pictured here with Prince)

With our new minister, Reverend Karen Rice

With Dora's cousin Cindy and her husband Ernie at the Spaghetti Factory in Phoenix, on our way to see the Broadway hit "Million Dollar Quartet." Excellent show!

Our feral friends whom we feed in our back yard.

Mark's friend Jeff, in a Scottsdale hospice. He passed on about 2 weeks later. You will be missed Jeff!

May 2012 San Antonio trip: Dora and her dad, getting ready to eat breakfast tacos. Mmmmm!

May 2012 San Antonio trip: With Brenda and Lee Gallegos. Mark was Brenda's first Air Force supervisor back in 1983. Wow, where did all the time fly. It was fun getting re-acquainted.

May 2012 San Antonio trip: Stopped to visit Sandy's grave site.

May 2012 San Antonio trip: "Squat down lower!" :)

May 2012 San Antonio trip: Another blast from the past. Mark went through Air Force technical training with Paul Vinton, and hadn't seen him for 33 years. Great guy, we had fun visiting after all those years.

May 2012 San Antonio trip: Dora's beautiful cousin Thelma. She's an angel in disguise.

May 2012 San Antonio trip: Awwwww... Thelma lives in Poteet, Texas, home of the famous Poteet Strawberry Festival.

Taylor's first job, working retail at Stein Mart. She got so annoyed that Mark was taking photos. Well, we don't have any of our own kids to annoy, so we must pester our niece. So proud! March 2012

Taylor's new job #2

Taylor's new job #3

Taylor's new job #4

Taylor's new job #5

At PF Chang's for Dora's birthday, June 2012

At Ah So for Wanda's birthday, July 2012

At Buca de Bepp for Mike's birthday, Aug 2012

With Sheryl (left) and Julie for Sheryl's farewell party at work (also Aloha Day), June 2012

We drove up to Prescott to see friend Judy Stahl perform in "Cabaret" -- June 2012

At Benihanas in Scottsdale for Taylor's borthday, Oct 2012

Taylor's birthday

Mike and Wanda, Taylor's birthday, Jun 2012

Taylor and Grandpa Bill, Taylor's birthday, Jun 2012

Taylor and Grandpa Bill, Taylor's birthday, Jun 2012

With Cousin Cindy and Ernie at Spaghetti Factory, Sep 2012

Mark's Office Colleagues, Dec 2012

Goofing Around Christmas Morning, Dec 2012

Goofing Around Christmas Morning #2, Dec 2012

Dora with Reverend Karen

Dora and Wanda making Christmas cookies, Dec 2012

Out to dinner with friends -- Jane and Gregg and Fish, Dec 2012

Having fun at 'Glendale Glitters' with Fish and Jane, Dec 2012
Christmas Morning
2012

Our friend Fish foolin' around at Glendale Glitters, Dec 2012

The beautiful lights of Glendale Glitters, Dec 2012

At the AZ State Fair with Wanda, Cindy, and Ernie, 2012

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