We are so excited to announce that Tara and James are going to have a little Carpenter added to their family in August!! Yes, that's right, we are going to be grandparents. Wow, that just doesn't sound right yet; but we couldn't be more excited for them, and, of course, for us. Everyone we talk to tells us how much fun being grandparents is. We get to spoil, and not discipline, finally!! After 22 years of raising our own kids, we are ready to dote on our little grandbaby. The best news of all is that Tara's due date is August 28th; that's right, Robyne and Aunt Marci's birthday!! Congrats Tara and James!

2008 Christmas was spent in California, visiting lots of family and friends. We started out in San Francisco and saw the sites. We headed to Fresno to visit Grandpa Sommerville and Aunt Kathy and Uncle Gil. We had a great time bowling with Grandpa, but, of course, he beat everyone. He gave Robyne some great pointers! Next we made our way down to Porterville to visit Grandma and Grandpa Irish; had a great visit getting to know the dogs and cats!! Next stop was good ol' Bakersfield, visiting Grandma and Grandpa Van Wagoner, Uncle Craig and Aunt Cheryl and our nieces and nephews. We then headed down to San Diego where we met up with Shad and his Bingham basketball team for the Torrey Pines tournament, with, of course, stops at Knotts Berry Farm and Sea World. We were so happy that Grandma and Grandpa Van Wagoner and Uncle Dave, Tyler and Ian could come down and watch some of Shad's games. We were so happy to see everyone. We even made a stop in Long Beach to see a couple of Brett's old apartments and to meet President Sexton. What a treat that was!!!