3 Gens of Chlarson Men

H.R., his two sons Jerry and Shane, grandson Ander and grandaughter Kyra.

A Visit to Page

The weekend of September 15-16, we headed up to Page to visit Grandma and Grandpa Chlarson. Uncle Jerry also visited with 3-year old cousin Summer from Salt Lake City, Utah. It was a family affair and here are a few photos to share.

Laurie and Ander with Grandma Sue and Grandpa H.


Uncle Jerry sharing some of his drink with Ander -- not much made it in.


But Grandma Sue was able to share her pineapple -- yum!


Sue's daughter Shelly came over with her 4 children, for a total of 7 grandchildren visiting that day (The 5 youngest can be seen here. The 2 teenage girls are bonding at the front of the house - as far away from the young ones as possible.)

Aunt Judi comes to visit

Laurie's Aunt Judi and Uncle Kendrick from Cortez, Colorado, stopped by for a visit when they came to the Valley to babysit his grandchildren.

Couchin' it

Laurie's temp tats

Laurie creates some beautiful drawings, some of them on herself. Here's one of her recent masterpieces. Note that her cell phone is never very far from her. :)

Rebel Yell

Laurie decided to help Ander update his look to match the current mohawk resurgence. His first tooth peeking out gives him the extra rebel "edge".

Bigger than an eggbox?

Ander pulled this 18-count egg carton out of our recycling barrel and, as he was playing with it, I couldn't help but see similarities in the size and shape of it with Ander's back -- except that it was larger than he was!

Mimicry is the highest form of flattery

He may not be able to read, but he can assume the pose...

Aunt Kim and Uncle Brian visit

Kim and Brian visited over the Labor Day weekend doing lots of hanging out and resting, though Ander doesn't allow much of that, does he Brian? (note Ander grabbing his ear while he's trying to nap)

Monsoon beauties

This time of year Arizona generally experiences it's monsoon season with cloud formations that become theatres of color at sunset. Below are a few of them with the last catching a piece of rainbow (nice work Shane!).

Fan Fun

We got a fan that, no surprise, Ander is very intrigued with. We keep his fingers away from it by using a dining room table chair laid sideways as a fence. He stands at the "fence" with the wind blowing on him, making noises (intentionally) and faces (unintentionally).

And then there's the drooling...