Sophie SueAnn Rivera

First picture of Sophie SueAnn Rivera. 6 lb 4 oz. Born may 29, 2008 Here she is about ah hour old.

Sophie and her proud dad, Steven Rivera

Sophie and proud uncle Bobby. (my son Robert)

Sophie and grandad Lee.

Play Time

I have buit models for ages. Since I was a little boy of about 10-12 years old. As time went on I started building them to be as accurate as I could make them. In time I got an air brush and then another one. I had tubes of model putty to fill seams and fine grit sanding sheets to blend it in. More and more "tools of the trade" came into my hobby tool box.

The other day, I noticed I was not having the fun I use to have while building a kit. Then I decided to have Lianna (grandaughter) help me built one. Lianna is 4 years old. Well, she had a blast. We just glued parts together, who cares if it is not the neatest job ever. We built the kit in under an hour. Then we let it dry overnight. Next day she runs to me and asked 'is it time to put on the stickers?" (decals) I said yes, gave her scissors, got a bowl of warm water, showed her how to made them slide off the paper and onthe the model. She had a blast, she used almost every decal from a sheet meant for 3 models. Great look airplane, checker decals on the wing and something different on the other wing. The U.S. Navy would have had a heart attack if they saw it! But she had a great time and I remembered how I felt when I first started kit building way back when. I have more kits put away that I will never have the time to built and she may have other to built when she wants.

Must remember, hobbies are suppost to be fun. This session sure was.

The Long Wait

Robert, my son, is home from BYU for the summer. Last week he took a trip to Monterry, Mexico to meet a girl has been talking to online for over a year. On their first date they went to the temple. The picture are ones they took there. They had a good time, Robert stayed at Nancy's sister house as a guest. The temple in Monterry is the same as the one in San Antoni0, Texas. So Robert knew where everything was.

Nancy and Robert spent some time touring the town and enjoying the city. Here they are a river walk and in a park. Being an LDS family, Nancy and her family were glad she had met a temple worthy returned missionary and they welcomed Robert into there life. All to soon, it is time to return to Texas. Nancy's father escorted Robert back to the main highway so he would not get lost on the back roads. (Robert says it was not needed) Nancy road with him till they got to a spot on the highway where they pulled over and said their "till we meet again". They exchanged promise rings and I believe that Robert may have found the girl he has been searching for many years. The are the same age. He would not date non LDS girls and he has look long and hard for a woman that shared his love for the Christ and the church. I pray he has found her.

They do look very happy, she had waited for a man like Robert for a long time also. Nancy is one inch taller then Sandra, Robert's mom, my wife. Robert is not rushing, he wants to be sure and wants to develop a relationship before they go on. Much smarted then his dad. Anyway, I hope it works out for them. They had a great time and seem to like each other. He got home about 1 AM Monday morning.