Going Home to Ohio!

I was raised in Ohio, lived there for 21 years,  

went to school there, met Tim there...
and now our boy lives there!

My family planned a reunion in Ohio this year...
first in 10 years!  So it was awesome to go back!
30+ people together for a week in one house in Marblehead, Ohio!
It was absolutely perfect!

All 9 of us from Arizona flew back for it. 

The amazing thing is we ended up on the same flight ...
(unplanned) from Phoenix to Chicago. 

It was the best flight ever!  All 9 of us sitting near each other! 

This gramma was in heaven to be traveling with
the most adorable babies on earth!

        From Chicago the kids flew on to Cleveland.                              

Tim, Beka and I flew on to Columbus
 then drove to Cincinnati to pick up James after work!

  We had two extra hours ...
so we decided to explore Columbus - what a special treat!

First stop was lunch at "Friendly's" where Tim used to work! 

Then to the OSU campus and found the house where we met in 1974! 

Such a blessing...we hadn't been back there since we left in 1977!

               This is where I used to live...on the third floor!                 

 Tim lived in the attic of this house close by!

Not much had changed!
I'm sure we looked silly to Beka and anyone else
...two old people taking pics and getting excited
at seeing a few old houses!

Then we drove two hours to pick up James

and back 4 hours to northern Ohio for the reunion!

What an awesome time that was...
All 32 of us stayed here at "The Rock of Ages". 

A great house built in 1861 right on Lake Erie!
 Read more on Sandy's family page ...

And see lots of pics and videos!!!

After the reunion - Tim, Beka and I drove down
to Cincinnati to visit James! 

He spent a couple nights with us in the hotel
- a great family slumber party! 

James' job for the summer is performing in the show:
Signed, Sealed, Delivered at Kings Island!

We spent a day there and saw his show four times! We loved it!

 Links to the show here!

Then we had a day to just hang around Cinci and see the sights.

James showed us around the University of Cincinnati campus,

especially CCM (College Conservatory of Music),
 where he spends most of his time.

Our two "babies" loved having some time to be together!

We loved being together! We all miss you James!

Treasured Days!

...Memories made!

We're not TV watchers, but all of us were hooked on "LOST"!

We caught up five seasons over the past year or so ...

then actually enjoyed watching the last season live!

We got together on May 23rd for the "LOST" season finale and had

quite a party!  We missed having James with us!

Welcome to the hatch!

The lighthouse with broken mirror scattered below...

"Darma" food, a scales with white and black stones...

A corked bottle... (to "get it" you'll have to catch up on 6 seasons!)

The computer was set as the real countdown computer from the hatch!

The "numbers" had to be typed in every 103 min!

Great "Island" food... tropical pork (wild boar),

Sun's chips, fish sticks, veggies with Darma ranch dip,

Tropical fruit tray including lots of mangos, hot pockets...

And of course Mr. Cluck's chicken! 

So we enjoyed a great meal, put the babies to bed...then settled

in to watch over 4 hours of LOST!   

Beka had a great time being creative and we all got in on the fun!

Lots more pics! 

Cousin love!

Enjoying a "girls day" out for coffee at Joe's Farm Grill Coffee Shop!

Adah decided to get closer to Owen ...

so she just crawled in! 

She was sooooo thrilled to be with Owie! 

Not sure how he liked it!

We all thought it was adorable!

Our Memorial Day BBQ with two of the cutest

kids on the planet!

The girls cooked the most delicious food ever!

Two patient babies...waiting for the big people to feed them!

We were all thrilled to eat these burgers...the best ever!

Check out the recipie on 

Rachel's Blog and more pics! 

I'm overwhelmed by how blessed we are and so thankful for the kindness of God in our lives!

Seeing Family and Travel Fun!

Beka and I left Phoenix on May 6th for

our 10 day trip to celebrate her completion of high school

and my completion of 23 years of homeschooling! 

Well ... actually it was a trip to Ohio to see

James' show...

then on to Boston to visit Beka's future school! 

We had a blast and made some great memories!

We first went to Cincinnati, Ohio

for James' Freshman Showcase at CCM!

Brother Steve and family live there.

Grandma and Grandpa Guyer came

for the weekend as well as Aunt Lisa and Aunt Annette! 

So fun having everyone together!

Cousins enjoying each other  in Uncle Steve's backyard -

the amazing pirate ship playground he designed and built!

Preparations for our wonderful dinner

of cheese fondue and grilled delights!

We all went to James' showcase performance! 

Wow, It was amazing!

So happy we could be there!  Check out videos here! 

Afterwards we went to the cutest Irish Pub for a great family time!

For Mother's Day James, Beka and I explored

some beautiful spots in Cinci

then went out for a great dinner!

Love my boy!  Sure miss having him around!

Cute Cousins!

Steve and his adorable family!

Next stop ... A visit to The Boston Conservatory!

As of now, Beka is planning to attend there in the Fall! 

Check out her link for details!

It's in a beautiful part of town!

The dorms are old brownstones...right next to the conservatory!

Just a couple blocks from the school is "Newberry Street" -

8 blocks of beautiful shopping and restaurants! 

Looks like a great place to hang out!

So cute!

A great place to study so close by!

We had lunch at an awesome spot!

We took a walking tour of old Boston...first stop an old cemetery!

Sam Adams, Paul Revere, John Hancock

and others were buried here...amazing!

Paul Revere on his horse and the Old North Church!

Clam Chowder at this fabulous spot in Fanueil Hall!

This "Red Brick Road" was the path that lead us around town...

It's called the Freedom Trail!

More pics!

It's exciting to watch how God is opening doors and leading James and Beka in amazing ways I never could have dreamed up.  Just not so sure how I feel about it!  It's been hard enough to have James in Ohio these past 9 months....and it's even more difficult to think of my "baby" being so far from home!  But then again, I can't imagine Beka not pursuing such an open door! She is very excited to get started on some great training at an awesome school for Musical Theater!  This summer will be a busy one for sure! 

Springtime with family!

There is nothing better than springtime in AZ...
especially when having great times with family!
Easter morning at Clay and Rachel's!

Adah is not quite sure about this egg hunting thing!

She's pretty happy to have all her "balls" in a basket!

So adorable!

The News is out!  Baby McInturff (our 3rd grandbaby)

is due Nov. 3rd!!!!!

We couldn't be more excited!

Cousins Sebastian and Avery were here to visit!

Actually my kids' cousins! (But lots of fun for the grandbabies!)

My "baby" sister Carrie and husband Jorge stopped for a couple days

on their way to moving back east!  We loved seeing them all!

At Deb and Jonah's house!  Fun Times!

Three boys were captivated by uncle Jorge,

or maybe just his I-phone!

Then a picnic at Clay and Rachel's ...we all ate outside

on their beautiful new patio!

Didn't get alot of pics, but did get this great one of me with my 3 lovely girls!

Just had to put this here!!! 

My favorite of Jonah with growin Owen!

(Jonah has been such a hard workin guy...

he missed being in any of the above pics!)

I love my family!