David W. McGowan

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

EASTER 2008
The beautiful weather allowed us to have dessert outside
under the gazebo after Easter dinner. left-to-right:
Me (holding Barkley), Lynda (holding grandson Nicolas),
Alejandro, Dad, Kelly, Mom.






Nicolas ponders a wrough-iron candle globe


Alejandro rests his sprained ankle, while using the computer







Tuesday, January 08, 2008

CHRISTMAS 2007

Above: Bob tries on a Christmas bow
stored in the attic



Above: Mom tries the laurels out on Dave's head


Above: Yvonne decorates Mom & Dad's dining room



Above: Bob removes leaves from the clogged
gutter to impress Santa




Above: Dad hugs daughter Jessica & husband Sean
(Tucker in foreground)





Sean & Tucker



Above: Jessie hugs her cat BEAN, who slept in the loft





Above: Leah McNinch & Baylor (left) & Jessie & Barkley




Above: Chris holds up son Cort, to examine the lights
during a visit to the Zoo for "The Lights Before Christmas"


Above: Cort holds hands with both grandmommies at the Zoo
(both granddaddies in background)





Above: Chris & Cort open presents





Jessie hugs Cort






Alejandro (above) & Kelly had to sleep in the dining room






Above: Christmas games at Bob & Yvonne's house






Above: Mike McGowan holds up the phone
so brother Jeff (on phone)
can hear us wish him Merry Christmas






Above: Christmas tree dessert made by Jessie






Above: Cort is first to open presents on Christmas morning
. . . a train set







Above: Dart board for Jessie & Sean's Den

Above: New Jammies for Sean






Above: Hedgetrimmer for Chris

Above: Hammock for Jessie & Sean

Above: Umbrella for Cort's mommie (Emily)

Above: New grill for Alejandro & Kelly

Above: Yours truly gets a wireless mouse


Above: Cort Scribbles with new crayons






Above: Christmas dinner at Mom & Dad's house
(Dad with Santa cap, Kelly to right, Bob to left)

Stuffed turkies

Above: Mr. & Mrs Santa Claus (dad & mom)

Above: Chris poses with Granddad (a.k.a. groucho)




Above: Brian wishes Dad "Merry Christmas" by phone






Above: Late Christmas for Nicolas. . playing in new tent

Above: Miriam (Nicolas' grandmother from Bogota)
gets a new purse

Above: Kelly, Nicolas & Lynda help Nicolas play with new toys

Saturday, December 01, 2007

ITALIAN PIE
We all met for lunch in the Village at Sandhills
at a pizza joint called "The Italian Pie".
We had the waitress take this
picture with Steve's cell phone.
It took about 30 minutes to figure out how to
Email it to me so I could post it.

Saturday, November 24, 2007

TRAIN RIDE
After Thanksgiving, we went to Winnsoboro, SC,
for a one hour train ride at a train museum.
The old steam locomotive
"Let's Go"
The dining car


The kitchen

The bedroom

The Bathroom

The Narrow Hallway
All Aboard!
"Cheese"
"We're Moving"
Nicolas checks out the view . . .
Old Passenger Cars . . .
Big rock & little tree. . .

Old Share-cropper's cabins


Old Factories . . .

Old Saint Nic . . .





Granddaddie holds on for dear life





Chris hangs on to Cort


Grandmommie hangs on to Nicolas

"End of the line. . .Every Off!"