Woodland, CA

Coming to the home of Mitch and Shana Campbell (my son and his wife) you are most often greeted by Katie and Jake.

Shana and Mitch

Here are Shana's words of advice from a special couple:

BUT, most of all  BE  YOURSELF!

 

Celebrations

 Granddaughter Jenna is getting married in Mexico in January of 2014.  This occasion is a wedding shower being held for her and these are the family members in attendance:  (Front Row-left to right) Allison Reichenberg, my grandson Jason's wife; Diane Campbell, my son Mike's wife; Jenna; Jennifer Campbell, my son Matt's wife; Linda Campbell, my ex-husband Pat's wife; (Back Row-left to right) Shana Campbell, my son Mitch's wife; Tenaya Campbell, my granddaughter; Kellie Campbell, my daughter; Me, and Maureen Ford, my sister-in-law.  The reason for the hats and gloves is that it was a "high tea" party.

Same day was the 8th birthday party for my grandson Brady.

Oregon/Washington Visits

It has been very important to me to get all my family members on this blog before the end of the year.  Therefore, I made a special trip to Oregon to visit with my sister's daughters and their families.  I had two sisters.  You have already met the oldest, Dione, with whom I have been living in Billngs.  My other sister, the second oldest (which makes me the baby) is Glenda Nyman who passed away in 2010.  

These are her children.

Oldest of Glenda's daughters is (top picture) Tracie Freni with her husband Tom (left) 

and her son Niko.

Bottom Left picture is Tracie's daughter Felicia with her two children Brody and Bailey.

Bottom Right picture is Tracie's daughter Amelia.

Second oldest daughter is Vickie Hughes (back row) with her husband Dave 

and her son Jordan.

Three girls in front are Vickie's daughters Ashley and Rachel, and her daughter-in-law Ellie.

Youngest daughter is Lisa Schmidt (second from right) with her husband Frank 

to her right.

The children (from left to right) are Kaila, Stephen, Michael, Josiah (behind), Valerie (front),

 and Taylor (far right next to his mother)

All of these families live within 45 minutes of each other.  Tracie and Vickie are in Oregon and Lisa lives just across the river in Washington state.  I have had a delightful visit with all of them and look forward to the next time.  Hopefully that will be at a family reunion on the Stillwater River in Montana in 2015 - if not before.