The morning of our last day on saturday. Dale (left) next to CJ and Owen sitting on the right are discussing politics. Carol at the sink and Joan to the right are cleaning the kitchen while Lowell is using the toaster.  Sally's away packing and Jean's taking pics.

Mormon Tabernacle in St. George Utah. Not open to visitors because they want to keep the purity of devoted believers untouched. 

Fans watching Lowell and Sally in their doubles pro set. L to R, Dale-CJ-Joan-Owen-Carol.  Jean's taking the picture.

Bruce Mann & Bernice won doubles 8 - 3 against Lowell and Sally.

Sally & Lowell won their doubles pro set 8 - 3. Their opponents were very angry and wouldn't stay to have their picture taken.

Owen & Joan won todays doubles match 8 - 1 for the "GOLD". 

CJ and Lowell won 8 - 3 against the guys from St. George.

Paul and Ron won doubles 8 - 5 against Dale & Owen. Dale & Owen earned the "Silver".

Dale and Ray from Utah. Dale won 8 - 4 in a pro set for the "Bronze". We had a beautiful sunny morning but very cold, 41 degrees.

Dale's first lost in singles  8 - 4.

Bill Outlaw and Dale played a consolation match and Dale won 8 -3. High wind was a problem during the match. We had dinner with Bill and his wife at Stanford at the National Senior Games in 2009. Both couples were happy to see each other again.

Owen in the white shorts and Dale in the red hat were partners today in doubles against the California guys. Dale/Owen won
9 - 7.   This puts them into the finals of the mens 65.

All eight of us are enjoying being together in a 4 bedroom condo, laughing and telling stories. The first day Carol/Cj fixed dinner, 2nd day all of us ate out, 3rd day Sally/Lowell cooked. Every day it's rained off and on, some matches were cancelled. The weather this week has not been in our favor.  We heard from Hutch/Peri and she was very sick, was in the ER for 8 hrs with pain meds. 
Utah is spacious and quite interesting with the Mormon history. We haven't had an opportunity yet to tour around, perhaps today and friday will give us time as the matches wind down. We definately want to tour the Mormon Cathedral.  Our friends children are mormons and live in Arizona. It's interesting to hear their stories.
St. George is 100,000 but because it's spread out it doesn't seem like so many. It's not like driving thru Ithaca, always backed up any time of day. 
Off we go to watch Joan play her match this morning.    

Pro Set Match

Dale and Owen won the qtr finals in doubles 8-7 against Bill/Jim from Oregon in a tie breaker Pro Set. The match started out with Owen/Dale ahead 5-2 which prompltly turned around and they were ahead 7-6 and serving at match point. We came back and played a 7 pt. tie breaker.

Today's singles match with Jerry from Nevada. Dale won 6-1,6-2. They were scheduled for an 8:00 match but with the heavy rain over night set it back to 11:00.  

Dale and Owen won the doubles match on monday 6-0,6-0. The other men are from Oregon.

Here we are having fun at the Huntsman world games in Utah. Meeting lots of people and enjoying our stay in the condo with our friends.

Friends Owen and Joan from New Smyrna Beach, Fl. Owen and Dale play doubles and have won the first match this week. Joan has won her singles as well. 

Friends Carol and CJ from Georgia. Both are tennis players but Carol's experiencing a bad shoulder so she's not playing. They are Florida friends from New Smyrna Beach.

Our friends Sally and Lowell from Mass. We also winter at the same place in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. They're both tennis players and Sally's also a golfer.

Dale Won !!!! 6-1, 6-2 and Bruce was a good sport about it.  Good job honey, you nade the family proud.  Weather was perfect, cool with morning sunshine. We left there and drove to the high school to watch our friend CJ play his match.

Monday morning at 8:00 bright and early Dale's on the court. He's playing a Canadian (same guy in Cal. nationals he beat) and today will be a challange for Bruce Mann to get even with Dale.

We here !!!!  Our place is on 3rd floor but we have an elevator. Brigham Young would bring all his wives here .to St. George for vacation

On

On our way to St. George we see homes built on the side of the mountains.

Driving thru Las Vegas, we rented a mid size black Nissan and Dale said it drives really nice. We have about 2 hrs to get to Utah.

We're in baggage claim and yes they have slots there too. Laaaughing. Now we need to find Alamo car rental and begin our drive to St. George Utah.

Tennis Camp

Our Grandson Justin age 14 at tennis camp in Lancaster Pa. He lives in Ithaca NY and when he's not playing a match he's with the neighborhood boys in a game of football. He started high school this fall and is doing well. He and his friends like to work out at the Y and roast smores on the outdoor fire pit.

First day back to School

Our granddaughter Amy age 11 looking eager to going back to school. She's in 6th grade and doing very well. She's a happy child full of energy and excitement. Her passion is ice hockey and has been taking lessons since age 5. She has a dog "Scooby" and two cats named Chipmonk and Chester.

Dance Recitals

Our granddaughter Ryleigh age 4. She's been dancing since age 3 and in this recital she's a sailor. She's in pre-school, takes swim lessons, has a hamster named Buddy. She lives in Bath.

Dance Recitals

Our Granddaughter Aubrie is center. She's 6 and lives in Bath. She's been dancing since age 3. She has a pony named Kennedy and has riding lessons every saturday.

Grandfather/Grandson Tennis Tournament

Dale and Justin played in the grandfather/grandson tennis tournament in Boston July 2011. This is the highlite of Pop-Pop's life being on the same tennis court with his grandson. They won in consolation. You go guys !!!