Category: David

Ben, Mom and Dad visit Pacific University in Oregon

Visiting a local flight school
Checking out the flight simulators
Looking at the school’s planes
Ben’s “Official Visit” to Pacific University
Welcome on the big board
Learning more about the school and football program
More information
Posing with the coaches
Taking pictures in uniform
Suited up
and ready to play
Visit with Suzy Morrison – long-time co-worker with David at Guckenheimer
LaReita and sister Lynette meet up at the airport as Dad and Ben head home
LaReita, cousin Sharon, Aunt Elaine and Lynette spend some time together

Dad and Uncle LaMont attend a Crypto Mining Conference in Texas

LaMont standing at the rear of 1000s of crypto mining machines – 1000′ long 50′ wide warehouse – one of 5 warehouses of machines
Mining machines’ fans blow inward to the heat vending area – heat vents out the top – over 100 degrees in the venting area
Warehouse for submerged (in oil) mining machines
Close up of submerged machines
Server rack machine running submerged in oil
Oil system to run multiple machines

Concordia College Football Visit

Ben was invited to tour Concordia College in Moorhead, MN (next to Fargo, ND). Mom, Dad and Ben flew to Fargo Sunday morning on the 16th and stayed overnight to meet the football coaches and tour the campus.

Ben posing outside the main gym – wouldn’t look at the camera – trying to look dumb.
With head coach Terry Horan
With defensive coaches
Touring the campus with Dad and Mom
Trying on a Concordia jersey with his high school number (and wearing his HS hoodie).
Dressed out and ready to go
Posing with the big “C” in the locker room
Talking with a business professor

Random pictures

Dad and James (12/2/2021)
Jacob – nice hair (12/3/2021)
The family gathers for Grandma Grace’s 91st birthday (12/5/2021 – her birthday is on the 7th)
Ben helps to bring home the family tree (12/6/2021)
Mom helps out at Ammon’s school (12/7/2021)
Sam’s Christmas concert (12/8/2021)
Mom and Dad on Dad’s birthday at Zuppas (12/9/2021)
Celebrating Dad’s birthday at Tucanos – Anthony, Ben, Stewart, Sam, Jacob, June, Julles, Ammon
Grace, James, Dave, Lynette, Kris, LaMont, David, LaReita (12/11/2021)
Jacob at Walmart in the Lego isle – a bit short this year
Mom and Dad catch a movie during their anniversary trip/stay in SLC (12/27/2021)
Anthony gets his wisdom teeth removed (12/29/2021)
Pumpkin enjoying a warm body in Ben (12/29/2021)
Big snow (12/31/2021)
Ben wrestling tournament waiting his turn (12/31/2021)
Guys waiting for their match – Ben on far/top end