Hanging out at Grandpas

Friday, we hung out at the pool at the hotel where Linda and Sandi were staying and then we went to dads house and had a great home cooked dinner made by all of us.
Dad serving roasted onions

Ready to eat!

Sisters, Linda and Sandi

Dad and VickiSandi, Linda, MJ and Dad

Sandi, MJ, Dad and Vicki

Having a Cocktail

Looking a pictures of Iva and Dad

Vicki getting a Beer at the pools bar

Linda, Dad and Vicki at the pool

More pictures for PV to come

SAYING GOODBYE TO IVA

October 7,2009 One year ago Dad wife Iva passed away. Dad wanted to have a memorial on this day one year later on a beach out in Nuevo Vallarta, where he and Iva would go in the early years of their life together. They always talked about spending the rest of their lives on this beach. So on this morning Vicki and I helped dad put Iva's ashes in to 7 different little bags. One went to Cici who was dad and Iva's cleaning lady for over 20 years, and she wanted to keep hers in a little jar. The rest were for Iva's daughters, Linda, Sandy, Tom Iva's nephew and then Dad, Vicki and I. We all met at Dads house at 10:00 and then drove to the beach in Nuevo. We all had lunch and then dad had a CD with a song (I can't remember what it was) that we all listened to and then the six of us walked down and in to the ocean and put her ashes in and said our goodbye. It was very nice and it was so hard to see dad have such a difficult time, and trying not to cry. It broke my heart. The following are some pictures of how the day went.
First getting there, dad and some of his friends and Vicki and sister Linda

Vicki and Sandy after getting a great deal from some vender's on the beach! Linda and I

Having a little lunch

Listening to the song that dad had for Iva.

Walking down to the ocean. Dad with Linda and Sandy

Saying goodbye

Back at the house hanging out!

PV Wed, 7th 2009

Wed. morning we woke up to dad bringing OJ, coffee, and fruit up on the dumb weightier to the patio up stairs where there is the guest bedroom. we had a little breakfast before we needed to get things ready for the memorial.
Vicki and dad having their Starbucks coffee.

The bar upstairs and the door that is open on the right of the picture is where the dumb weightier is that comes up from the kitchen, very fun
Some of the flowers that are growing in the flower pots around the deck of his house.

Look how beautiful!

Puerto Vallarta BABY!

Vicki and I were able to go see our dad in Puerto Vallarta and be with him for the memorial for Iva. We both left our own cities on the 6th of October and met in Phoenix and then on to Puerto Vallarta. When we arrived and after dad picked us up from the airport, the first thing we did was to put the swimsuits on and get into the pool. I am telling you it was so hot and very humid. Needless to say we spent most of our days in our swimsuits!
(Sorry the pictures are in the wrong order. I will try to do better with the next post.)
Sunset the first night that we were there! So beautiful!

A cruse ship leaving Puerto Vallarta

Daddy sitting in his living room

Dad, Tom, Linda and Vicki

Vicki and Tom