Clarke Five Opus

Sunday Dinner in Wisconsin

2011-03-20T19:41:00.000-07:00

Jenn & JD had come home from a vacation in Mexico. We watched the boys for the week. They brought home gifts and candy for everyone.

Andy has his Nacho Libre mask on that was one of the gifts!

Grampa and the Little Grandsons

2009-01-18T16:36:00.001-08:00

Elias & Jonah were over at the house on Saturday. Jonah is still healing from his emergency room visit with the head bump and cut. Elias and I had gone out and picked some lemons from the tree in the back yard. It was a great day to have them and Heidi, Rachel & Adam at the house.

Heidi the Pastry Chef & Artist

2009-01-18T16:32:00.000-08:00

Heidi is spreading her wings and now Rachel is learning the trade of cookie making. The two of them were working on Saturday to make these valentines day cookies.

After the Baptism

2008-11-03T18:50:00.001-08:00

Jenn is schmoozing & JD eating after the baptism

Luke's Baptism

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Luke and Dad just before being baptized!

Far Away Adventure

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At the Inn at Christmas Place Ben & Grandma were scouting the place out and sat on the fireplace hearth.

Smoky Mountain Adventure

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Ben got the cold weather on his Far Away Adventure!

Luksta Puksta's Birthday!

2008-10-20T19:15:00.000-07:00

A Mickey star at Disneyworld!!!

A big star in our Family!!!

Luksta Puksta's Birthday!

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A fun day in Grandma's back yard!!!

Luksta Puksta's Birthday!

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How quickly he has grown up!!!

Jonah's 1st Haircut

2008-10-11T19:57:00.000-07:00

Jonah boy was such a trooper and such a good little guy while getting his 1st haircut. This was a before picture with all that wavey, curley hair!

Jonah's 1st Haircut

2008-10-11T19:54:00.001-07:00

Little Mr. Jonah was a delight as he got his 1st haircut.....he has such a mellow spirit!

The Shaggy Dawg

2008-09-27T18:19:00.001-07:00

The ever elusive Wes.....I don't have as many pics of Wes but took this one last week after Hurricane Ike when we all went to Bennihana's for dinner.

Tagged by Jenn

2008-09-26T19:26:00.000-07:00

Jenn, my oldest daughter, is a beautiful girl and a wonderful mother. She is such a delight to be around. I love giving her a hard time because she gives it right back.

She is also ANAL beyond what I ever knew she could be. I also love seeing her being a gestapo with her little boys in teaching them to handle responsibility.

I am answering her tagging with the following answers:

8 TV Shows I Watch

Boston Legal
Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader
Burn Notice
Chuck
America's Got Talent
Eli Stone
Life
Deal or No Deal

8 Favorite Restaurants

Pappa's Brothers Steakhouse
Daimens Cucina Italiana
Red Lobster
Live Oak Grill
Cracker Barrel
Boston Market
Los Tios
Pei Wei

8 Things That Happened Yesterday

Kissed Becky Many Times
Held Elias Multiple Times
Talked with Bryce, Rachel, Davin, Wes, Heidi & Jenn
Went to Work
Stopped by my Favorite Store---BEST BUY
Had Lunch w/Friend from Germany---Joerg
Read a good Book
Had a Nice Dinner Becky Cooked

8 Things I Am Looking Forward To

Kissing and Hugging Becky
Kissing, Hugging & Holding my Little Grandsons (Jonah & Elias)
Traveling to See my Older Grandsons (Luke, Andy, Ben, & Matt)
Being with My Kids, Daughter/Son-In Laws as Much as Possible
Getting together with My Family During the Holidays
Seeing if I Can Get Becky the Retirement House She Wants
Coordinating our Next DisneyLand Trip
Kissing and Hugging Becky

8 Things On My Wish List

Taking Becky on an Alaska Cruise
Finding The Dream Job That I Can Retire From
Crossing the US and Stopping to See The Country
Getting Into Good Shape
Seeing Granddaughters Equal My Grandsons in Number
Having A Wonderful Retirement House for Reunions
Organizing My Photos Onto My Computer
Traveling Internationally To The Great Sights of the World

8 People I Am Tagging (Can Be E-Mailed)

Becky
Heidi
Adam
Davin
Bryce
Rachel
Wes
JD

Hurricane Ike

2008-09-13T20:08:00.001-07:00

We didn't loose trees nor have any major structural problems. Ours was just a cleanup effort as you will see in the subsequent pictures. We had Bryce, Rachel & Elias....Heidi, Adam & Jonah along with Becky, Wes and I here in the house. It was warm during the night as the power went off around 10:30pm. We turned the generator on around 8am and the lights finally came on around 2:30pm. The cable (with internet connectivity) was restored around 4:30pm.

The electricity was dicey for about the first 3 hours but seems to be okay now. Most of Houston still is without power as they estimate about 4 million households are powerless tonight. We were lucky since our county (Ft. Bend) was minimally hit by the hurricane so they had the first maintenance crews out who worked to restore power and facilities to Sugar Land and the surrounding communities.

We are all well and held up through the night. It was apparent that the winds were very heavy as they woke us all up most every hour.

Hurricane Ike

2008-09-13T20:01:00.001-07:00

Even after the lights came on we left the extension cords in place since the power was flickering off and on. We had the fridge in the kitchen along with a TV, and some lights. In the garage we had the freezer going to keep things cold.

Hurricane Ike

2008-09-13T19:59:00.001-07:00

You can see that the wind has pulled the shutters off the house and bent the shutter itself.

Hurricane Ike

2008-09-13T19:57:00.001-07:00

The cars were all lined up in the drive way since the street since the street floods when the rain is heavy.

Hurricane Ike

2008-09-13T19:56:00.001-07:00

The pool was pretty full of leaves and debris from the winds and rain.

Hurricane Ike

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Hurricane Ike

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There was alot of wind and rain but no major damage in Sugar Land. Most of the major damage was in Galveston and Houston. We were without power for about 12 hours having used our generator for about 7 hours to keep the fidge and freezer powered. We did have the TV plugged in and got limited cable so that we could see how things were progressing around the area.

We got power first, then cable (with internet connectivity) about 4 hours later. It was quite an adventure as we didn't know what to expect. All in all we were quite blessed.

Inside Buckingham Palace

2008-09-06T07:43:00.000-07:00

Tower Bridge

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The bridge which everyone mistakes as London Bridge. I took the picture from London Bridge which is a non-descript bridge that is parallel to the more famous partner.

Big Ben

2008-09-06T07:37:00.000-07:00

I had a meeting in London and took one of the double decker buses to see the sights.

Mt. Rushmore Visit

2008-08-09T18:11:00.001-07:00

Crazyhorse Visit

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Dyersville, Iowa

2008-08-09T18:03:00.000-07:00

We stopped at the site where they filmed the movie Field of Dreams and walked the field and went into the cornfield with Mr. Andy.

Andy & Grandma @ Mr. Rushmore Oct 2007

2008-08-09T17:55:00.000-07:00

We have taken each of the grandbabies on a "Far Away Adventure". Last year was Andy's trip. This year we will take Ben to Dollywood!

Pictures From a Few Years Back

2008-08-03T20:22:00.000-07:00

Little Mr. Luke will turn 8 years this October so you can easily see that this is about 5 years old!

The Happy Couple!!

2008-08-03T20:17:00.000-07:00

They are so happy with their little Jonah

Miss Becky's Car

2008-08-02T16:20:00.000-07:00

Mr. Bryce trying to figure out the amenities on Mom's car.

Mom's New Car

2008-08-02T16:16:00.000-07:00

We got rid of the Chrysler 16mpg SUV gas guzzler for a 45mpg hybrid Toyota Prius. It was a 2+ month since the gas prices have gone up so much.

Mom

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Elias as a Chick

2008-07-14T19:33:00.000-07:00

Mr. Elias with Heidi

Little Jonah as a Skunk

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Mr. Jonah with Rachel

Debbie & Susan

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The Allen Girls

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The Haws!

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The Avocado Boy

2008-07-02T18:53:00.000-07:00

Elias had avocado's in the pacifier that you can put various food or fruit items into. Rachel had to hose him off in the back yard after!!

Heidi and the Jonah Boy

2008-07-02T18:47:00.000-07:00

Heidi-Deidi-Doodle-Alladay loves her little boy. He is always excited to see her!

Going out to the Theater

2008-06-27T20:26:00.000-07:00

Bryce & Rachel were going out to the Theater to see Sweeney Todd and Grandpa was going to watch Little Elias.

Heidi's Gift for Mike's Birthday

2008-06-27T20:24:00.000-07:00

Heidi made this cake for me on my Birthday this past Wednesday.
It was quite a cake!

A Five Star Andy Picture

2008-06-19T18:43:00.000-07:00

This is one of my favorite pictures of Andy. It was taken of Andy at Bryce & Rachel's Wedding. He was giving it to the photographer who was trying to take his picture.

What a personality this little boy had even at 3 years old!

We all have Andyisms that we quote and Andy-mannerisms that we like to remember over and over. This is one of them that we mimic often!

You gotta love this little man!

The Big Day

2008-06-19T18:38:00.000-07:00

Heidi looks longingly into Adam's eyes. Adam was pretty steady through the ceremony!

Father's Day 2008

2008-06-16T18:33:00.000-07:00

This was Jonah & Grandpa on Father's Day after dinner. His mom wouldn't let me give him any Honeybaked Ham but he was still smiling nonetheless!

Mr. Elias the Chick

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Mr. Jonah the Skunk

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Rodeo 2008

2008-06-13T20:56:00.000-07:00

Bryce & Elias at the Houston Livestock and
Rodeo in 2008

Davin & Mom

2008-06-13T20:51:00.000-07:00

Davin and Becky at Bryce & Rachel's Graduation from BYU-Idaho.

Grandma on a Bright Day

2008-06-11T18:47:00.000-07:00

The Wheeler boys on a bright day with Grandma!

Jenn & Matt

2008-06-11T18:42:00.000-07:00

My lovely daughter who won't be the least bit High Maintenance.

Taken last summer while Matt was an infant.

Graduated April 07

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Thanksgiving 07 @ Disneyworld

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Wesley the Young Buck

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Snow for Christmas 2005

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There were only 3 little Wheeler grandbabies. Now there are 4 and a Clarke grandson and a Risner grandson.

Perhaps a wild Texas Christmas where it will be another snow year for Sugar Land???

Christmas 2005

2008-06-05T19:36:00.000-07:00

Are you thinking about Christmas yet? How about another Texas Christmas?

Mr. Itchy Pits

2008-05-23T20:02:00.000-07:00

Do you remember who Mr. Itchy Pits was? He couldn't keep his hand out of his stinky armpit whenever a picture was being taken!!

A Younger Mom

2008-05-23T19:59:00.000-07:00

Mom's picture from many years back. I found this from some of our boxes of photos!

2 Cousins

2008-05-18T18:38:00.000-07:00

Elias & Jonah were up for pictures one evening in April 2008.

The Passing of a Beloved Man

2008-01-29T05:44:00.001-08:00

The President of our Church Gordon B. Hinckley passed away this past Sunday night from causes attendant with age. He was 97 years old and had served the Church and mankind well his many years. This was a sad sad event for those of us who loved him. I am sure it was a joyous event for him as he was reunited with his bride who had preceded him in death by several years.

Rest well our beloved Prophet!

Mr. Ben

2008-01-23T06:41:00.001-08:00

Our little warrior. You don't see much of Ben zonked out but this Sunday after church he gave it up.

Meet Jonah Graham!

2008-01-22T08:20:00.000-08:00

Here is the sweet little Jonah. He is such a round little guy who has a head full of black hair and is so very handsome.

Jonah Arrives

2008-01-21T09:10:00.000-08:00

Jonah Graham arrived to Heidi and Adam at 8:56am today at the University of Texas Medical Branch Hospital in Galveston. All we know right now is that he weighed 8lbs and 140zs. He had some curly black hair like his dad and was a big little baby.

More to come as soon as Grandma gets to the hospital!

Big Elias: Sunday, January 20th

2008-01-20T17:42:00.000-08:00

Hey folks here I am.....Elias Indiana....I am just over 4 weeks. I am holding my head up and starting to focus on people now. Such a big little guy!

Field of Dreams

2008-01-19T09:31:00.001-08:00

Becky termed individual trips with the grandchildren "Far Away Adventures". The most recent with Andy was to Mt. Rushmore. One the way back we stopped at the Field of Dreams in Iowa.

Just Another Day

2008-01-18T18:11:00.001-08:00

Our life revolves around our children and grandchildren. We seem to think about these little ones a lot these days. Our 5 children have grown and now are having their own children. These two little boys in the picture are such an integral part of all our family's life that it's second nature to consider them in every event that happens. Their two brothers and now another cousin are elemental to our Opus. Future pictures will highlight that family Opus in this blog.