Cadence Turns 7 Years Old!

Family & school friends gathered at the Gilbert Bowl to celebrate Cadence's 7th birthday on Saturday, May 14, 2011. (Her birthdate is May 12th)

We were assigned lanes 14-16 for the kids to begin bowling. When the kids arrived, their names were already up on the monitors, which they thought was really cool!

Pizza, soda pop and chocolate cake was served as the kids bowled and Mommy, Nammie, Papa, Auntie & Uncle Hector looked on.

Cadence then opened all of her gifts and the two hour party came to an end! Nammie was able to bowl with the kids as she is just a kid trapped in a very large body!

The Gangs All Here - Meiers Grandchildren

It's hard getting 8 grandchildren to sit or stand still for a moment while we try to grab a picture! Well, Zachery's 9th birthday party was the perfect time and we got a good shot of us with all of the grandkids! Here's a couple of pics of the kids with us.

Patty holding Finnley with Brandon behind her. Next to Patty - Tristan, Daniella, Cadence, Casey, Zachery, Ashley and then Rod.

Finnley Turns 4 Months Old

Our latest granddaughter Finnley is growing up way too fast! Here is a couple of pictures at her brother's birthday party in April.

Zachery's 9th Birthday Party

Family & friends gathered at our local Bounce U activity center to celebrate Zachery's 9th birthday on April 2, 2011. Bounce U is a place where all the activities are planned and you just have to show up and have fun.

We watched the kids bounce and slide on many different kids of apparatus wishing we were much younger and had all of their energy!

Pizza and birthday cake were served in the birthday room and everyone ooohed and aaahed when the candles all lit at the same time on Zachery's cake.

Time to open presents placed Zachery in an inflatable "Kings" chair while everyone watched. A good time was had by all and we didn't have to clean up!

2010 Cousins Meet

Finnley meets Ashley, Brandon and Daniella for the first time on 12-16-10. Finnley is a little over 2 weeks old. Brandon can't believe how little she is. Ashley is a natural holding her new cousin.

2010 Grandkids Christmas Programs

During the month of December 7 of our 8 grandchildren took part in the Christmas cantata at our church Desert Gateway Baptist Church. A few days later, 3 of them were in their school Christmas program Klinkenschnell the Christmas Bell.

All of the kids did an excellent job. You could really hear Cadence & Tristan singing their part. Ashley had the only solo in the cantata and did a wonderful job singing about the Saviour.

Great Aunt Sandee and Uncle Jim came from California for a visit and got to see the school program.

Our 8th Grandchild Is Born - Finnley Anne

November 30, 2010 at 6:40 p.m. Finnley Anne Shainman safely entered the world. She weighed 6 lbs 14 oz. and is 20 inches long. She has long skinny feet just like her Papa and her Mommy. She has some dark hair and blue eyes.

She was 3 1/2 weeks early and is doing well. They are monitoring her lungs to make sure they are working okay.

She is our 8th grandchild. Add another girl and now the boys are outnumbered!!