Ron's Digital Pictures

Pictures 1
Except for one picture, this section includes pictures from the last week of December, 2002 and the first few days of January 2003. I got my digital camera from Jill on Christmas 2002 so all of these pictures represent my early attempts at using my new camera. Some of the pictures were actually taken on Christmas, many were taken in the last days of 2002. Some were taken up north at Quadna Mountain, many were taken at our house in Blaine. Some were taken on New Year's day when Jill and I stopped over to David's house. Later we went out to eat at IHOP in Brooklyn Center.

Pictures 2
Many of the pictures in this section were still taken at Quadna Mountain, the last week of 2002. Some were taken that winter, a few of our house in Blaine in the Spring of 2003. A couple taken in the late spring of 2003 in Red Wing and, finally, there are numerous pictures of Grandma and Nathan together on his couch in his living room. A few pictures were taken of the two of them hanging out clothes. All of these from the summer of 2003.

Pictures 3
This section contains a mish mash of pictures some from 2003. However, there are a few from 2005. Most notably, the ones with Brad and the ones taken at Como Park with Vi and her brother, Dennis. There are also a few from Megan's birthday and Andrea's birthday.

Pictures 4
The pictures in this section are of Abbie's birthday - her 5th birthday in 2003 and her 6th birthday in 2004.

Pictures 5
These pictures are of Mama's birthday parties. The first one was a surprise party in 2004 and the next set of pictures are of her 90th birthday in 2007. Both were held at Jill and Ron's house. Mama was overcome with the emotion of the moment.

Pictures 6
In this bunch of pictures, we have a few of Heidi's birthday in 2003. And we also have a few pictures from Megan's birthday party. It was her first birthday in June 2003.

Pictures 7
There is a wide variety of pictures in this group. Some of them are from Thanksgiving 2005 where Jill was sick and I (Ron) made the Thanksgiving dinner. Some are 6 months before that in June of 2004 on Heidi's birthday. And, of course, there are pictures of Snowflake the first time we took care of him in the fall of 2005.

Pictures 8
This group of pictures contains snapshots of our second trip to Branson, MO in October of 2004. The second part of the group contains photos of Brad with his new puppy, Ivory. These pictures were also taken in October of 2004.

Pictures 9
This set of pictures is from our trip to Las Vegas in February 2003. In addition to Hoover Dam, we went to an area about 25 miles northeast of Las Vegas called the Valley of Fire. The colors were beautiful and the rock formations were impressive. We also met a friend of Jill's who lives in Las Vegas.

Pictures 10
This group of pictures are from Christmas 2003 - specifically, they were all taken on Saturday, December 27, 2003. We had only lived in our new house in Coon Rapids for 2 weeks. 3 days prior to this Christmas celebration, I had been in the hospital with kidney stones. As a result, I wasn't feeling too good and we had stayed home for Christmas. In attendance this day (Dec 27) were Jill, Ron and Terry, Jill's mother, Brad, Rikki, Cody, Shelby and Jake.

Pictures 11
In this group of photos, Heidi took several in the beginning and I took the rest. The photos were taken at my house, Douglas' house and Brad's house. They were all taken at Christmas time, 2004. The first half of the pictures taken at Douglas' house were taken on December 24 and the second half were taken on December 26.

Pictures 12
This group of photos were taken at Logan's birthday party in Prior Lake in September of 2003. We were celebrating Logan's 2nd birthday. Note how young Abbie, Megan and Natasha are.

Pictures 13
This group of pictures contain photos from 2 different occassions roughly 1 year apart. The first set of pictures were taken on May 26, 2003 at our house in Blaine. It was a Memorial Day celebration and we had a picnic outside. In attendance were myselft (Ron), Jill, Terry, Jennie, Vi, David, Donna and the dogs. We sat outside all day; it was a warm, pleasant day. The next group of pictures were taken on May 8, 2004. The ocassion was a Mother's Day celebration at our house in Coon Rapids. Brad, Rikki, Shelby, Jill, Terry and myself were in attendance.

Pictures 14
These pictures were taken from 4 distinct time periods. The first group were taken on July 31, 2004 at the Anoka County Fair with our adopted grandchildren. The next few were a couple months later on Terry's birthday, October 25, 2004. After that, we have numerous pictures of Natasha taken at her birthday party on November 6, 2004. Finally, the last set were taken on July 31, 2005 at the Anoka County Fair once again with our adopted grandchildren. This is 1 year after the first set.

Pictures 15
The first group of pictures were taken at Nathan's house on July 1, 2003. I was spending a few days there and I was showing off my digital camera for Nathan. The next group of pictures were taken on Thanksgiving weekend 2004. Heidi was visiting for the Holiday and we went to Robert and Tracy's for Thanksgiving.

Pictures 16
The first several pictures are of the Grand Canyon in Arizona when we were on our way to Laughflin, NV. The date was June 1, 2005. It was a mighty hot time to be heading to the Las Vegas area. After those Grand Canyon shots, there are a few pictures of the Nevada desert. Finally, there are some pictures taken on Christmas Eve, 2005 and Christmas day at Robert and Tracy's.

Pictures 17
These pictures can be broken up into 2 sets. The first bunch were taken on February 4, 2006. I got a number of cute pictures of Sebastian, Natasha and Grandma. Sometimes together, sometimes alone. The second group of pictures were taken at a Memorial Day Picnic on May 24, 2006. There was a lot of good food there, lots of good conversation and many pictures were taken. I had only been out of the hospital (with my open heart surgery) for one month.

Pictures 18
This group of pictures were taken by Heidi in April and early May of 2004. Most of the pictures are from a surprise birthday party for Mama held at Jill and my house on May 5, 2004. It was her 87th birthday. We pulled it off and she was surprised.

Pictures 19
This group of pictures were also taken by Heidi. The first set are still pictures of Mama's surprise birthday party in 2004. The second set are pictures taken at Douglas and Penny's in June of 2007. All of the pictures were taken in one afternoon as we were sitting on the deck on a beautiful summer day. Terry Hein, Heidi and I drove over there and spent the afternoon while Jill was working.

Pictures 20
Except for the last dozen or so pictures, these photos were taken at Abbie's birthday party in Wisconsin in 2006. The last dozen or so pictures were taken at Easter at Doug and Penny's in 2007.

MY DIGITAL PICTURES December 25, 2002 - present
Pictures 1 Except for one picture, this section includes pictures from the last week of December, 2002 and the first few days of January 2003. I got my digital camera from Jill on Christmas 2002 so all of these pictures represent my early attempts at using my new camera. Some of the pictures were actually taken on Christmas, many were taken in the last days of 2002. Some were taken up north at Quadna Mountain, many were taken at our house in Blaine. Some were taken on New Year's day when Jill and I stopped over to David's house. Later we went out to eat at IHOP in Brooklyn Center. Pictures 2 Many of the pictures in this section were still taken at Quadna Mountain, the last week of 2002. Some were taken that winter, a few of our house in Blaine in the Spring of 2003. A couple taken in the late spring of 2003 in Red Wing and, finally, there are numerous pictures of Grandma and Nathan together on his couch in his living room. A few pictures were taken of the two of them hanging out clothes. All of these from the summer of 2003. Pictures 3 This section contains a mish mash of pictures some from 2003. However, there are a few from 2005. Most notably, the ones with Brad and the ones taken at Como Park with Vi and her brother, Dennis. There are also a few from Megan's birthday and Andrea's birthday. Pictures 4 The pictures in this section are of Abbie's birthday - her 5th birthday in 2003 and her 6th birthday in 2004. Pictures 5 These pictures are of Mama's birthday parties. The first one was a surprise party in 2004 and the next set of pictures are of her 90th birthday in 2007. Both were held at Jill and Ron's house. Mama was overcome with the emotion of the moment. Pictures 6 In this bunch of pictures, we have a few of Heidi's birthday in 2003. And we also have a few pictures from Megan's birthday party. It was her first birthday in June 2003. Pictures 7 There is a wide variety of pictures in this group. Some of them are from Thanksgiving 2005 where Jill was sick and I (Ron) made the Thanksgiving dinner. Some are 6 months before that in June of 2004 on Heidi's birthday. And, of course, there are pictures of Snowflake the first time we took care of him in the fall of 2005. Pictures 8 This group of pictures contains snapshots of our second trip to Branson, MO in October of 2004. The second part of the group contains photos of Brad with his new puppy, Ivory. These pictures were also taken in October of 2004. Pictures 9 This set of pictures is from our trip to Las Vegas in February 2003. In addition to Hoover Dam, we went to an area about 25 miles northeast of Las Vegas called the Valley of Fire. The colors were beautiful and the rock formations were impressive. We also met a friend of Jill's who lives in Las Vegas. Pictures 10 This group of pictures are from Christmas 2003 - specifically, they were all taken on Saturday, December 27, 2003. We had only lived in our new house in Coon Rapids for 2 weeks. 3 days prior to this Christmas celebration, I had been in the hospital with kidney stones. As a result, I wasn't feeling too good and we had stayed home for Christmas. In attendance this day (Dec 27) were Jill, Ron and Terry, Jill's mother, Brad, Rikki, Cody, Shelby and Jake. Pictures 11 In this group of photos, Heidi took several in the beginning and I took the rest. The photos were taken at my house, Douglas' house and Brad's house. They were all taken at Christmas time, 2004. The first half of the pictures taken at Douglas' house were taken on December 24 and the second half were taken on December 26. Pictures 12 This group of photos were taken at Logan's birthday party in Prior Lake in September of 2003. We were celebrating Logan's 2nd birthday. Note how young Abbie, Megan and Natasha are. Pictures 13 This group of pictures contain photos from 2 different occassions roughly 1 year apart. The first set of pictures were taken on May 26, 2003 at our house in Blaine. It was a Memorial Day celebration and we had a picnic outside. In attendance were myselft (Ron), Jill, Terry, Jennie, Vi, David, Donna and the dogs. We sat outside all day; it was a warm, pleasant day. The next group of pictures were taken on May 8, 2004. The ocassion was a Mother's Day celebration at our house in Coon Rapids. Brad, Rikki, Shelby, Jill, Terry and myself were in attendance. Pictures 14 These pictures were taken from 4 distinct time periods. The first group were taken on July 31, 2004 at the Anoka County Fair with our adopted grandchildren. The next few were a couple months later on Terry's birthday, October 25, 2004. After that, we have numerous pictures of Natasha taken at her birthday party on November 6, 2004. Finally, the last set were taken on July 31, 2005 at the Anoka County Fair once again with our adopted grandchildren. This is 1 year after the first set. Pictures 15 The first group of pictures were taken at Nathan's house on July 1, 2003. I was spending a few days there and I was showing off my digital camera for Nathan. The next group of pictures were taken on Thanksgiving weekend 2004. Heidi was visiting for the Holiday and we went to Robert and Tracy's for Thanksgiving. Pictures 16 The first several pictures are of the Grand Canyon in Arizona when we were on our way to Laughflin, NV. The date was June 1, 2005. It was a mighty hot time to be heading to the Las Vegas area. After those Grand Canyon shots, there are a few pictures of the Nevada desert. Finally, there are some pictures taken on Christmas Eve, 2005 and Christmas day at Robert and Tracy's. Pictures 17 These pictures can be broken up into 2 sets. The first bunch were taken on February 4, 2006. I got a number of cute pictures of Sebastian, Natasha and Grandma. Sometimes together, sometimes alone. The second group of pictures were taken at a Memorial Day Picnic on May 24, 2006. There was a lot of good food there, lots of good conversation and many pictures were taken. I had only been out of the hospital (with my open heart surgery) for one month. Pictures 18 This group of pictures were taken by Heidi in April and early May of 2004. Most of the pictures are from a surprise birthday party for Mama held at Jill and my house on May 5, 2004. It was her 87th birthday. We pulled it off and she was surprised. Pictures 19 This group of pictures were also taken by Heidi. The first set are still pictures of Mama's surprise birthday party in 2004. The second set are pictures taken at Douglas and Penny's in June of 2007. All of the pictures were taken in one afternoon as we were sitting on the deck on a beautiful summer day. Terry Hein, Heidi and I drove over there and spent the afternoon while Jill was working. Pictures 20 Except for the last dozen or so pictures, these photos were taken at Abbie's birthday party in Wisconsin in 2006. The last dozen or so pictures were taken at Easter at Doug and Penny's in 2007.		Pictures 21 This group of pictures were taken on March 26, 2007. It was the last time we went to Mama's house in Cohasset. I and my three brothers and Nathan were there. We were looking through the house for anything that we wanted to save before the house was torn down. Many pictures were taken by me and my brothers. All of the group pictures were taken by Nathan. It was a bittersweet day. On the one hand it was sad to let go of the house we all knew and loved so well. After all, we were all raised there. Even Nathan was raised next door but he spent many a happy hour in that house with his grandparents. The house is now gone and there is a new structure in its place which means nothing to any of us. Pictures 22 The first bunch of pictures were taken on July 8, 2006. Dennis and Jayne had come down to visit and were staying at Douglas and Penny's house. The second group of pictures were taken on July 4, 2003 at our house in Blaine. David, Donna, my mother and Jill's mother were visiting on that holiday. We ended up driving all over looking for fireworks. Pictures 23 This group of pictures is a varied group that spans 2004-2007. There are Christmas pictures from 2005 and pictures at Nathan's house from the fall of 2007. Pictures 24 Most of these pictures are of Mama (Jennie). The vast majority were taken a few days before her birthday and quite a few on her birthday. The year was 2006 and I had only been out of the hospital (heart surgery) for a few weeks. Pictures 25 The first bunch of these pictures were taken at Brad and Rikki's house in Isanti on his 40th birthday on January 13, 2006. There is a few pictures around my yard including some blue roses. The rest of the pictures are from July of 2004 at Nathan's house. Mama came up north with me for an overnighter. There are some near identical pictures that were taken in July of 2003. Pictures 26 In this group of pictures, I have included another trip to Branson, MO where we took Jill's mother Vi to see Daniel O'Donnel. We also saw Andy Williams and Glen Campbell. It was in May of 2006. There are also some pictures of Captain when we first got him. It was in June of 2004. There are also quite a few shots of all the dogs around Christmas time 2004. Finally, there are some pictures of my grandchildren, Leah and Noah. Pictures 27 These pictures were all taken on September 17, 2005, the day that Jill and I got married. I don't know who took these pictures; all I know is that I didn't take any of them. I know that there are more wedding pictures around; many people were taking pictures that day. Pictures 28 These are also pictures of our wedding on September 17, 2005. As with the last batch, I did not take these pictures - some were taken by Douglas and some by David. I am still looking for more pictures that other people may have taken. Pictures 29 This bunch of pictures and the next page, Pictures 30 were taken on our Hawaiian trip in October 2003. We spent a week on the island of Kauii. It was Jill, her mom and myself. Pictures 30 More of the Hawaiian pictures. Pictures 31 This group is the first of several pages of Jill and Ron's Honeymoon pictures in September 2005. In this particular group, there are pictures of the South Dakota Badlands, Estes Park and of course Chamberlain where we spent our first night. Pictures 32 This group of Jill and Ron's Honeymoon pictures includes pictures taken along Hwy 7 from Estes Park to Boulder, CO. It also includes pictures on the road to Nederland. Nederland was a very small town that seemed to be inhabited by hippies from the 1960's. There are also many pictures from Rocky Mountain National Park itself. Pictures 33 This group of Jill and Ron's Honeymoon pictures mostly include photos of the Mt. Evans area. It also includes other pictures just south and east of Rocky Moutain National Park. The views were spectacular and some of the highest mountain passes were closed already (late September). Pictures 34 This group of pictures includes Brad & Rikki's wedding, blue roses, the newlyweds getting ready for their honeymonn, dogs and Jake. (not necessarily in that order).