May 2006

May 5, 2006

When Grift used to live in St.. Louis in his younger years, he worked here at the Fudgery in Union Station. Here he is doing a show to see if he still knows all the tricks.


Grift and Donte went out one day and did the usual man thing -- check out electronic stuff. It looks as if Donte likes all this DJ equipment.


May 7, 2006

We went to vosit some of Grift's friends in St. Luois. This is Mrs. Swartz.


Rachel, Mrs. Swartz' daughter. She was home on break from her first year of college.


Mr. Schoomer, who lives next door.


Mr Schoomer is a Music teacher and she showed Sarah and Tyree all kinds of instuments. She gave them both a beginner's recorder and showed them how to hold and blow them. Here they are with Mrs. Schoomer, trying to play a guitar and a mandolin.


May 10, 2006
The four of us went to see the Jabali Acrobats at the Southwestern Illinois College. They're from Kenya and they were really terriffic.

These guys have great balance and strength.


Everyone balanced on the center guy, who was balancing on a board, that was balanced on a rolling tube.


They even let the kids in on the fun. Here's Tyree going under the limbo bar.


Tyree, mommy and Sarah in the stands.

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More wowing the audience.


After the show, Grift got one of the performers to teach him their hat trick. He eventually got it.


Sarah, Tyree and the Jabali Acrobbats


May 26, 2006

This was Sarah's last day of kindergarten. Here she is in the last few minutes of class, when eveyone took turns going up to say goodbye to Mrs. Looker, her teacher. It was a very short day - they were in school for only about an hour, mainly to get their report cards.


Outside, Sarah took some pictures with a few friends. She's with Chandler and Jordan in this one.


Laim, Slyman, Megan and Sarah. Sarah's pretty sure that that's how their names are spelled. I have no clue.


Grift's work had a company picnic, so we headed on out to St. Louis with him. Grift and the kids are standing with his station commander. Tyree is wearing the children's version of the Army Physical Fitness uniform, and Sarah is wearing a shirt that says "Trust me -- My Daddy's an Army Recruiter."


After the picnic we went visiting more people. This is Grift and Ms. Sally. She was a very good friend of his grandmother's.


Then we went to see his dad's people. This is Grift with his younger brother, Larry Jr.


The kids had a grand time playing outside with the kids. Miracle and Tyree smiling for the camera.


Sarah and her cousin, uncle Larry's little one.


Grift and Larry's Grandmother.


May 30, 2006

This is Larry Sr., Grift's dad. This was taken at the office, when he paid his son a visit.