{Love You Grandpa}

 “The simplest toy, one which even the youngest child can operate, is called a grandparent.”

     Sam Levenson

I am stealing Brittany's post from her blog because it is so darn cute!  She sent these photo's to Kurke on his birthday and posted this on her blog.

 Eleanor worked really,

really, hard

 

to tell you...

 

We all love you to pieces.

{Livin' The Dream}

“Pebble is a piece of sacred ground. They say it's the greatest meeting of land and water in the world. This course was heaven designed -- just the way it fits on the land.”         Johnny Miller 2 Time Major Champion


If you know Kurke, you know he golfs...alot...he loves it!   Rain, snow, sunshine he doesn't care.  If he has some free time, he is out on a course somewhere.

For years he has been wanting to play Pebble Beach.  For years we have been raising kids, sending kids to college, paying for weddings and missions, etc...So he said, quite a few years ago, that he would really like to play Pebble Beach for his 50th birthday and I agreed that that would be great.

Pebble Beach is still expensive  $500 for 18 holes, and we are still raising kids and sending them on missions and to college but a promise is a promise and I like being in the business of making dreams come true - especially for the man I love who makes my dreams come true.  So we planned our summer vacation around his birthday and Pebble Beach and it was all SO worth it and soooooo magnificent!

 

This is it!  This is THE PICTURE!!  Kurke teeing off on the most famous hole in all golfdom.

 

LIVING THE DREAM

 

I love this picture!  The fog in the air as the sun comes out over the ocean.  It really is perfection and pretty much sums up his day at Pebble Beach.  It rocked!

 

 

Nice shot!

 

 

Kurke found out the last few days that 50 is looking quite good!

 

I'm so grateful for my wonderful husband who usually is serving others - it's nice that we could spoil him!

 

 
“Pebble Beach is more than just America's greatest golf course, it's a national treasure. The beauty is unsurpassed and so is the drama created by so many thrilling, famous holes. No golfing life is complete until you’ve experienced Pebble's coastline, following in the footsteps of Nicklaus, Watson and Woods and an untold number of everyday dreamers.”
– ALAN SHIPNUCK, SPORTS ILLUSTRATED

 

 

“If I had only one more round to play, I would choose to play it at Pebble Beach. I've loved this course from the first time I saw it. It's possibly the best in the world.”
– JACK NICKLAUS, 18-TIME MAJOR CHAMPION

 

 

P.S.  About 2 days after he played Pebble Beach Kurke told me that he had a new motto in life.  It is: 

 

"Every golfer should play Pebble Beach at least TWICE in his lifetime!"

 

 

Ha Ha - Do I see a return trip in the future!

{50}

"Happy 20th Anniversary of your 30th birthday!"

Well the big day has come and gone, and like everything he does, Kurke handled his 50th birthday with humor, class and style.  It was 'the best' to be able to go on a trip and celebrate with extended family and to make his dreams come true!!

Big Big Thanks to Ruth for decorating her house SO fun for him!!  There were 50 black balloons (kinda looked like 200 - Ha).  She filled our room with balloons, and put confetti all over the bed that said "Over The Hill" and "50".

Linnette, Kurke, Ruth

 

It took alot of hands to light all those candles :-)