Sweet Juliet and the Balloons and Pumpkins

Well, our family left yesterday morning after visiting with us for the Balloon Fiesta.  We were blessed to have our son, Wade Daniel, daughter-in-law, Marie and our wonderful granddaughter, Juliet.  Plus, Marie's sister, Melissa, her husband Nick, and their two girls, Maggie and Kaley were with us as well.  We had a wonderful time.  After they left we kept our emotions at bay by going over to the Galloping Grace Youth Ranch Pumpkin Patch yesterday to help out with a couple of large groups that came.

To put a finishing touch on their visit with us here are just a few of our favorite pictures.

Marie and Juliet watching the many balloons

Juliet, Marie, Wade Daniel, and Betty

Proud father Wade Daniel and Juliet

Marie and Juliet share a special moment

Juliet playing 'Knock the Cups Down'

Juliet in the corn seed bin at the Pumpkin Patch

Wade Daniel, Marie and Juliet at the Pumpkin Patch

Wade Daniel, Marie and Juliet, Nick and Maggie, Melissa and Kaley, and Betty and me

Cute, huh?

Juliet with Marie playing in our hot tub

Trying to splash her Daddy

Notice any family resemblance?

Now, we're counting the weeks, days, hours, and minutes until we can see them again - especially Juliet.

If you want to see even more pictures you can go to our photo site at: http://corralesdan.smugmug.com/

Click on the gallery titled "Juliet and Balloons 2008"

Today is October 14 and if today is your Birthday then you share your day with:  Harry Anderson, Ralph Lauren, Roger Moore, John Wooden, Lillian Gish, Dwight Eisenhower, and William Penn.

On this day in 1066 the Normans defeated the English at the Battle of Hastings.  In 1947 Chuck Yeager became the first person to break the sound barrier in the Bell X-1.  In 1964 Martin Luther King, Jr. won the Nobel Peace Prize.  In 1968 the first live TV telecast was made from the spacecraft Apollo 7.  And in 1977 singer Bing Crosby died.