A few more Halloween pics............

Burgers are good.......................



Hiding the "goodies" under my hat!!



This is before the wild scavenger hunt for the goody bags. Good job with that Kaci and Kelli.

Kelli and girls posin'.

Who has the baby prozac, I think we dropped it down his robot costume. FIND IT NOW!!

The Annual Halloween Party 10-27-08

Kami and Tim................



Hosts, Kaci and Willie Burton. Baby Marley, what a punkin!

This is what happened to Ryan and we mentioned getting a hair cut.

Two Pocahontas' (Jessie and Megan), one purple Barney (Leah), a flapper (Kate) and a small Indiana Jones (Kale). gEtting ready for a hot dog and home made rootbeer. Yum O.

Steve decided to dress as a while haired old dude. The girls don't seem to mind.

Our cool family........the camera added 10 pounds to my really small boobs. Oh Gee.



This is Tim quietly threatening Anderson about behaving during the photos. It worked!!




Who could ask for more? Hmmm, a baby girl in Feb. named some version of Minnie?



OK, I give. Hair is, well, hairy. Ryan Dalley is a great kid and hopefully his vision will clear up when he eventually cuts his hair. No rush.

Lots of people think D.J. is a Coombs Clone. What do you think? He's cool and he's a freshman in high school...........we're getting old.

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Chris and Sam. They've been our neighbors and really helped us, again, this summer. Chris is a heck of an irrigator, even when he falls in the canal at midnight.

Willie and Kale. As you can tell, they don't love each other at all. :)

The Dalleys. Great looking family. Kelli is the "go-to" for all her children and nieces and nehphews. Thank you, Kod.

Lovely Kate Dalley. She's as sweet as she is lovely.

The Burtons. Baby girl Marley had the right idea, just sleep through the whole thing and then eat later. Great picture!!

Coombs Family Photos, Oct. 2008

Ta Da........The Coombs family photo shoot, Oct. 17, 2008. It was worth it.

Anderson, finally still, but very cute. He preferred running in the yard.



This is Megan Dalley, Kelli's youngest and this is soooo cute, right? She's usually talking, and talking, and talking.......but we caught her and then she was off to play.



The adults..........smiling because they can smell the bacon and biscuits from the kitchen. It was a good day.

The girls.............

The whole clan. We're so blessed. Soon we'll add another baby girl from Kami and Tim.

More photos............

OK, I'm an amateur..........be sure to keep going back to older posts to see all my Peru pictures.

Ruins at the Sacred Valley. The steps were really steep.

They still farm in this terrace fashion. Such a hard life they live.

Just a shot in a Lima street.

We were at a meeting in Urabamba and found Pres. Jimenez and his wife. He was Ben Coombs companion in the Colombia mission years ago. Talk about a small world!

This is on the ride back from the airport from Cuzco. It was a little scary, white knuckles for Steve. You could hear the tire rubbing on the frame of the tiny, tiny car and we moved people around to redistribute the weight but it didn't help. After multiple stops, filling the radiator with water, checking for a hot tire that might blow, we got a taxi to the Earls' apartment. Whew, dodged another bullet. Sometimes I just looked at Steve and said "good bye" thinking we'd bought the farm but................we're still alive. It was really cool.

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This guy is a Peruvian Home Depot. He'll use the grass to make bricks for his house.

Steve gave this little dude some gum and 5 solis. He was happy but shy. This is the real deal with this boy's clothing, traditional and cool.

Cute and ready for a snooze.

After the death march to Machu Pichu we found a restaurant owned by a member of the church. They had a picture of the Salt Lake Temple in there and the tabernacle songs played on a pan flute--promise. The llama was darn tasty, too. We were tired after the hike of a life time. I don't mind telling you that I had to sit on my butt to come down the stairs on the last stretch, I was that scared. But, it was worth it.

The train to Machu was packed!! It was hard to find a seat but we squeezed in. :)

We are blessed

Don't ever complain about the economy to these people or us.

Big dog.....

Most of these dogs are muzzled and roam with their guards at the Indian Market place in Lima. It's not as intimidating as the gun the guard has. But, it didn't keep Connie and me from shopping our hearts out. She knows all the good places.

Little did he know...........

that we would be eating llama a few days in the future. It did not taste like chicken!! But, not bad. These animals spit at you, too.

Church offices in Lima.

This is a beautiful building anywhere in the world but here in Lima it really stands out. The grounds are protected by a huge fence and full time guards, 24-7 to watch over the property or else it would be robbed.

The cutest babies ever..........

I couldn't keep my eyes off these beautiful babies strapped to their tiny mothers. Yes, both of us are standing on level ground. It was cold and this baby was toasty warm on her mom's back.

On the street in Cuzco

The people are amazing and very poor. Check out how small she is, average size here. Ignore the dates on the pictures, I goofed!

Peru Oct. 2008

Machu Pichu

Steve and I went to see Doug and Connie Earl in Lima, Peru and made it to Machu Pichu on Oct. 1. It was unbelievable. We flew from Lima to Cuzco and then went by train to Machu. It was both wonderful and scary. Steve passed me up all the time, cain and all. It was really neat to see.

Cutest girls from the recital, Kate, Meg and Jessie!! More grandchildren to follow.

The view from "The Landings" resort where we stayed. People here run from the rain and don't swim. Boy are they missing out!


We were there for a zone conference and I took this picture, got the boy's home phone numbers and addresses and came home and called all the moms I could and sent them pictures of their missionaries. It was sweet to get to know them. Their moms were really excited when I talked to them and I even got a postcard from Holland in return.

We've always wanted a summer cabin and I think this might be the floorplan we've been looking for. Picture this little cutie in the tall pines, and the building, too! Steve begs to be in all the pictures he can.

This is Marla's dream kitchen in St. Lucia. Who could as for anything more? She whips up some mean zone conference lunches and meals for everyone who stays with them. Check out the propane tank hooked up to the stove. When we remodel I want to switch to propane because it doesn't smell and it isn't the least bit dangerous.

We had a blast!! We are now professional "snarklers" even tho' Steve looked a little "special ed" with his mask pinning his ear against his head. We swam with best of 'em baby. I discovered it's better to keep your fins in the water instead of on top so you can move faster in the deadly current. Sorry, no picture of that sight--just imagine it.

We spent June 30 - July 7 in St. Lucia, West Indies Mission, with our dear friends Marla and D'Wayne Sherwood who are serving a mission there. We had a great time and I learned why senior couples need to go on missions from observing them. The people love them and they love the people. Hopefully we can serve like they are now in the future. Here are Steve and Elder Sherwood (D"Wayne) at the Coal Pot restaurant in St. Lucia, a Sherwood favorite. The fish was great. Steve and D'Wayne both looked svelte but still really old! (Now don't forget that I have to try to be funny so don't get crazy!)


This is the shabby little 1800 sq ft resort where we spent a few glorious days. It was beautiful and had a great view of the beach. I don't think the Garden of Eden was EVER in Missouri--please.....this island is beautiful.


I told Steve to put on a lot of sunblock but he wouldn't listen. Someday he'll learn.

This man is Claudius and the snake is hissing at this well groomed older lady. Marla kept telling me to put it around my neck but this was the best I could do. All three of us smelled, too.

A view from the top of the island. This island is one of Oprah's favorite 10 things. Maybe she should go on a mission!