February Family Fun

 

Claire had an orchestra concert on Groundhog Day.

She is an accomplished violinist!  The only

thing I remember about the years I

played was how to play "Jingle Bells"

Went to South Padre Island so Bob could ride his bike

on the beach. I met him at Clayton's afterwards.

The last time we were here, Clayton's was closed!

On Friday, the 6th, it was packed...probably

because of the great weather. We met 

Dennis and Nancy there and headed to

the SPI Brewery for an early supper, then back

to La Feria to watch Sioux hockey and

play Farkel. The team tied Friday night

and lost the OT playoff, but won on Saturday.

Alfonso is painting Jerry's golf cart.

RJ's 14th birthday cheesecake

on February 9th.

At the Valley All-Star show, on the 11th,

this performer had a USA-shaped guitar.

After the show, we went to Nana's for "lonches"

with friends Wayne and Mary. The new chapel

behind them is dedicated to Our Lady of Guadalupe.

Nana's has a huge new dining area and the food is great!

We had supper at Stefano's on the 13th

to avoid the crowds on Valentine's Day!

Dessert time...we had seven forks to share this

 chocolate cheesecake which was awesome!

Ana and the girls sent me the framed Christmas photo!

Trina made this heart quilt. :-)

Kelly said George, Luke, and Mary Kate were

the only ones awake when she took the picture.

(I was not surprised that the three teens were asleep).

Donna's friend "Flash" sent me this picture

labeled "1/2 of the Shalala twins" :-)

taken at a Miami Lebanese restaurant!

The La Feria Fiesta on the 14th had lots of fun, food,

and a great rock and roll band.  The wind, however,

was crazy, so we took our food home to eat!

On Sunday, the 15th, we went to the Camille

Theater in Brownsville to see "Guys and Dolls".

                

IT'S A NEW YEAR! JANUARY 2026 

Santa greeted us at the Harlingen, Texas

airport on New Year's Day!

These guys made of recycled parts guarded our luggage.

Yes, we have been playing pickleball

just about every day since we got

here on New Year's Day. On the 13th,

we drove to South Padre Island 

to have breakfast with friends 

from North Dakota. They recommended

this movie.  After Bob rode his bike

down the beach, we grabbed some lunch

and on the way home stopped in 

Harlingen to see the movie.  A great

love story featuring Neil Diamond's 

music, and based on a true story.

Sunday, the 18th, we decided to head to the Basilica

in San Juan for Mass. Then we had brunch 

at The Rancho Grande. 

The Mariachi band provided music. There were

14 members including the organist.

Bob working on our 1994 clothes washer. 

Sara sent this pic of RJ working on the 1994 Mustang!

Out with the old.....

In with the new!

Really funny play on South Padre Island

Saw this on the 25th and had dinner

at the Longhorn steakhouse afterwards.

While we were having "cool" weather in Texas,

Sara had huge piles of snow and frozen pipes in VA.

The kids had to chop up the blocks to make their "iceman"

Went to hear "Garth" on the 28th

at the Sunshine RV Park.

Wynona made a short appearance, too.

Caiden set a new school record with 11 3-pointers in one game!