Grandbaby 15

 Just after we had moved to Kingman AZ out 15th grandchild was born in Stockton, MO.  Grandbabies are always such a blessing.  He spent his first week in NICU.  Charity and Anthony now have five and a sixth on the way.  

April 2021.  This is looking back at our 15th.  We are now looking forward to our 21st grandbaby.  Born in the heart of COVID. 

Charity and Anthony had their fourth child and second boy.

Charity Portraying Louisa May Alcott, CIvil War Nurse

 When Charity was in eighth grade At Hyde Middle School I helped her with a class project.  It was on the Civil War and Charity decided to do a reenactment of Louisa May Alcott.  I found her story in some Civil War Books I had and wrote a script for her.  I never saw her actually perform, because this was in her school class.  However I saw her rehears several times and she looked beautiful and was doing a great job, pretending to help the wounded soldiers.  I understand she did so well the teacher kept a video copy so he could show subsequent years how to do a good job on the assignment.

Mary and Joseph's Lullabye

This is my daughter and I.  We have been singing this song several years.  There is written accompaniment for it, but it works better without.
http://whilhelmsthoughts.blogspot.com/2012/12/chritmas-music-mary-and-josephs-lullabye.html

http://whilhelmsthoughts.blogspot.com/2013/12/my-music-christmas-lullabye.html

Soccer Coach

I first coached soccer for AYSO.  I coached the team from Hyrum, 11 and 12 year olds.  I did not grow up with soccer, so this was all learning for me.  I coached kids from the community.
However after I was a father, I coached my kids.  This was in the Cupertino, West San Jose league.  I would usually coach them until about 12, and then hand them over to others who had been coaching longer.  I figured they would have more to teach them.
Major League Soccer would send people to give trainings every year.  These trainings would include material to help with organizing practice.  They would give books with suggested games.  I also purchased a book, Soccer Practice games: 120 games for technique, Training and Tactics by Joe Loxbacher.  I found parts of this book very helpful.  Others too advanced for the age I was teaching.  Crab soccer was always a favorite, and taught both positioning and endurance and strength.  I also liked some of the throw-in games, ass well as the go games.  Some of the warm=up activities would include dribbling and then squash the ball, or side-to-side, or "I've got an injury."  This would help with stretching.
I must admit, I ways always offensive minded in soccer.  I had difficulty teaching defensive skills.  However over the years I got better at this.  I think I coached most of my kids, Mark and Jeremy and Caleb for sure.  Also Charity played for me one year, and Sheri coached Miranda one year.  My kids wee always some of the better on the team.  We played in the district tournament several years, meaning we took first or second.
I always enjoyed this.  When the kids were older, I converted to officiating.  I use to particularly enjoy lines, but I did officiate in the middle as well.

Charity's Wedding

Somethings deserve to be documented.  I don't know how long this movie will be available on Facebook, but it is available now.  This makes me teary.  It is Charity's first dance at her reception.
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150365296665650&comments&set=t.1036320186&type=1