March 2011, A Visit to the Holyland

I've tried to add pictures and cannot do so . . . . . . it will not allow

Some of Our Children and Theirs

As of the summer 2010, 7 of our 16 grandkids have graduated from High School, does that make us 'old grandparents' or is it we just feel that way at times. When you look through these pictures you can find Cody, Reilly, Chase, Brian, Gabby, Suzy, and Zak all have graduated. . . . .Great Young Adults. Our family consists of son Jeff and his wife Lauren they have 2 children, son Timothy he has 1 child, daughter Bridgett she has 3 children, daughter Tammy and her husband Scott they have 4 children, daughter Kim and her husband Rusty she has 1 child, daughter Heather has 2 children, daughter Naomi and her husband Michael they have 3 children.


Son Jeff with his wife Lauren and their two children, grandchildren Jax & Cable.


Daughter Heather ...................... what a charming special picture this is. A lot of hard work. I don't know if we've ever seen as good a picture of her as this one is, 2010.

Grandson Aidan on his 10th Birthday . . . . he lives in the land of the Jews. Proud young man, November 2009.





Chase Baldridge, this singing grandson is just finishing his first year of college. We'll call this his graduation picture since we didn't seem to make it on a distribution list.
Grand-daughter Suz on vacation in Hawaii, July 2009. I believe just having the time of her life. She started College in the fall.




The Baldridge grandkids at their finest.......2010 visit. Thats Emma, Chase, Cody, & Haley.

Grandson Reilly's graduation picture 2009, pictured here with dad Michael and mom Naomi. Grandkids visiting the summer of 2010. These two beauties are Haley & Emma Baldridge.


Daughter Kim and her husband Rusty, Honeymooning in Vegas-January 2010. They live in Florida.

Look at these men. . . . growing up in Israel, our grandsons - Nathaniel & Aidan. 2009










Grandson Kevin, Daughter Bridget, and Granddaughter Susie relaxing by the pool during their visit in Arizona, March/April 2009.

Daughter Tammy and our grand-daughters Emily (1st year of Middle School) and Haley (1st year of High School). They live in Liberty, Missouri. Photo 2009 Son Jeff and his wife Lauren with our grandsons Cable & Jax. 2009 Grandson Kevin and Wayne. . . . after a rousing game of pickle ball, and since I wrote this page you'll never know for sure who won how many matches. March 2009 in Arizona. Grandaughter Franny Gardner........all beauty, daughter of our daughter Naomi. This photo was taken aboard ship at our wedding in 2005.



Grandson's Chase and Cody Baldridge on vacation in Cancun Mx. Grandson Cable in the fall 2008. His mom and dad are Jeff and Lauren. Grandson Jax at summer camp 2008. Jax lives in Texas. Heather and her sons Nate and Aidan, pictured in the entry way of our Arizona Home. Daughter Heather and her family live in Israel. Thanksgiving 2007 Smile.............son Jeff Saunders and family. Wife Lauren and sons Jax and Cable. Old photo (2001) of Wayne's grandchildren. The are Haley Baldridge, Chase Baldridge, Emma Baldridge, Nathaniel Santoni, Aidan Santoni, Cody Baldridge, and Zak Stein. (W) Daughter Naomi and our grandkids-Franny, Dexter, & Reilly, vacationing in Portugal. Grandson Kevin and his new pal . . . the summer of 2010.




Picture taken at Brian's graduation party. Our daughter Bridget, Brian, Susie, Dave, and Kevin. Photo taken in their backyard in Washington State.


Picture taken at Cody's graduation in 2007. Pictured are Haley, Cody, Chase, and Emily. These grandkids live in Missouri. This handsome young man is our 10 year old grandson who lives in Israel. Nathanial David Wayne Santoni 2009. Ooop's I guess he just turned 11 on 10/3/09
Emma is 12............celebrating with brother Chase, sister Haley, and her dad Scott. 2008. Daughter Heather and her youngest son Aidan. It's OK to call him 'A J'. Our Gardner grandchildren..........Franny-15, Dexter-11 , and Reilly-17 in a 2007 picture taken by their mom, Naomi. They live in Santa Cruz, California. Grandsons Aidan and Nathaniel at play on the beach near their home in the Red Sea area, Israel. Early 2008 Amazing how quickly the grandkids grow up. . . just look at this picture of grandson Cody, he is in his third year of college at Northwestern Missouri. Wayne with the Santoni grandsons Nathaniel and Aidan in the desert in Arizona. Picture taken on a trail in the White Tanks Desert County Park. They visited us over Thanksgiving 2007. (W) From Israel, new family pictures Isaac, Daughter Heather, and Grandsons Nathaniel and Aidan. Pictures taken in April 2010 during a National Holiday.

Family Reunion 2010 - Boise Idaho

Some of the cousins of the second oldest generation present . . . from the left they are Dale Leach, Mary Shannon Crowell, Arley Leach, Beth Purdy, Gloria Schott, Chester Leach, Lavonne Urban, Wayne Stein, and Glen Leach. Fun in the sun - Boise May 29/30, 2010.

The reunion had 5 generations represented. One of the oldest was Matilda (Tilly) Leach, shown with grand-daughter Marla Purdy, daughter Beth Purdy, and grand-daughter Tami Coats.

Shown second from the left is April Blankenship of the third generation. Others from the left are Gloria Schott, Mary Shannon Crowell, Lavonne Urban, and on the end of the far bench is Chester Leach (all from the 2nd generation present).

Some more representing the second generation present were (L to R) are Chester Leach, Gary Leach, Demma Coats, and her sister Beth Purdy.

Chatting upon arrival were Beth Purdy, Wayne, Chester Leach and Rose Stein.

From Boise, Idaho is Dale Leach and from Fort Worth, Texas is his cousin Mary Shannon Crowell.

Part of the oldest two, shown here in a ballcap is Rose Stein.

Cousins Wayne and Demma Coats.

More cousins are, Lavonne Urban, Chester Leach, and Gary Leach.

From generation 3 and generation 1 are Amanda Leach and Matilda Leach.

A round-up for this picture includes from the left, Johnny Urban, Lavonne Urban, Chester Leach, Joyce Leach, Glen Leach, Kim Leach, Dani (Glen's girlfriend), Joy (Kim's wife), Arley Leach, Linda (Arley's girlfriend), Judy and I, Beth Leach, and Gary Leach. Chester & Arley are brothers, Lavonne and Wayne are siblings, and Kim, Glen, Beth, and Gary are also siblings.

Judy & Wayne At Play

In the Golan Heights area of Israel, during our visit to the Holy Land in March 2011. Judy on a back street in town, just happens to be Florence, Italy. Judy getting a few directions in an old gold mining town. Oatman-near Bullhead City, Arizona. We traveled along the historic US Route 66, out of both Oatman and Williams, Arizona. These towns are homes to, the wild mules coming out of the mountains and into town, and the old west 'Shootem Up' train ride up to the south rim of the Grand Canyon. Hey the Chef cookin up a good time after a tournament down home in Arizona. Wayne at the grill in 2010. Judy and her friend Donna shown here with the 'naked cowboy' in Times Square NYC - 2009. Wayne, enjoying some nachos at The Amigo's while we visited Zion Natl Park in Southern Utah, May 2010. Judy poised on a street in a small town near the Amalfi coastline along the Western side of Italy. When in Rome Judy 2007 We visited New York City in Oct 2009. . . pictured with the lights of Manhattan shining behind us. Our first nite of the adventure in NYC. And out to dinner with lifelong Washington and Arizona friends. From the left are Donna Hennig, Wayne, Barbara Sather, Bob Hasslinger, Kathy Hasslinger, Jim Sather, Judy, and Rodney Hennig. Judy in a doorway somewhere in Greece.

Wayne at some ruins in Ephesus, Turkey.

Just Judy climbing up the ladder from the gun level on the USS Constitution in Boston Harbour, Oct 2009

Out for breakfast in Cabo, Mexico.

Liberty Island near NYC, with Manhattan skyline in the background, Wayne Oct 09.

A scene in College Fjiord, Alaska aboard the cruise ship.

At dinner on a cruise, pictured with our waiters.

Judy and Wayne at the Theater in Peoria Arizona for a New Years Eve party 2009, with Judy's sister Randi. At the 2008 Super Bowl in Glendale, Arizona.

Judy and Wayne on their European Cruise, Monte Carlo and France in the background

Fishing in Sitka, Alaska with good friend Terry. Wayne is the one with the smallest, 90 pound Halibut.

Judy taking in some of the 'past' on a summer day in Europe.

Sky diving with cousins near Caldwell, Idaho. Pictured right to left are: Wayne, 1st cousin Demma Coats (daughter of Frank and Matilda Leach), 2nd cousin Kevin Purdy (son of Curtis and Beth Purdy) and an unknown ski diver. Only made the one jump, enough said.

Acting as the ultimate tourist in Alaska.

Judy and Wayne shopping with a couple of needy kids at Christmas time 2008. . . . . making their holiday a little brighter.

April 2010, Wayne, when the cactus were in blume near our home in Arizona.

Judy and some girl friends during a golf tournament on the golf course we live on in Arizona. . . .2010.

A port call to the beach in the Dominican Republic, Judy with our ship in the background.

In the artist area somewhere in Italy

..........Judy 2007 Taking a break in the pool at the condo in Cabo San Jose, Mx