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Talon is getting so old I cannot believe how smart and kind this kid is. I think this will be a very special year for him.

The boys came down for Thanksgiving. It was so much fun having them for the long weekend.

We did a few art and crafts. No matter what it is Talon does a great job. He is so focused on everything he does.

We also gave them their advent calendars. All the boys were excited.

They helps us put up our Christmas tree. It is the first time we have put up a tree since Kimberly passed away. It was so nice having them here with us.

Talon’s ornament he make at my family’s Christmas party.

Great family picture with Santa

This was the first year we didn’t celebrate Christmas with the kids. We thought i was time we grow up and let hem have Christmas as a family. The good about that was they came down right after and spent the whole week with us. Plus Santa found them in Mesquite  because he forgot to give them a few more presents.

I’m pretty sure Talon doesn’t believe in Santa but heck he went along with it and had fun.

The boys came down for the Mesquite balloon  festival. One of the pilots took Talon under his wing and let him help get the balloon ready. Mason didn’t want any part of it but Talon had a blast

Talon in the basket ready to go. He didn’t go up but he liked being in the balloon.

2020 has been a funky year. The whole world got COVID 19 so the government shut down the States and old not let anyone travel. So we had to move Easter to May. It was still fun and the kids had a great time and that’s all that matters. They sent all the kids home from School and made the parents home School them.

Little family time at the park in Mesquite.

Jon took the boys to Moab jeeping while Tonianne and Linda had a girls weekend. Talon had a blast but not sure Mason will want to go again.

I had a fantastic Father’s Day with the boys. They are getting so big and so Smart.

Talon with a few of his friends at the park on Father’s Day

For our family vacation this year we rented a couple rooms in Lave Hot Springs for four days. We had the best time. In fact both boys said they would rather come back to Lave than go back to Disneyland or LEGOLAND.

Tonianne and Talon floating the river in Lava. He had to ride the rapids with his feet hanging over the tube so he could be cool, but mostly to scare his mother.

The two brothers together. We took some family pictures while were there.

Great family picture.

Here is my favorite picture

Jon and Talon just hanging out pool side.

Talon and Tonianne both jumping off the five meter platform. I cannot believe they did it. Five meters is high. Not to be out done by Talon Tonianne jumped off the ten meter.

I had to post this picture. Talon found a little flower and gave it to his mother. This kid has such a soft side.

Well Talon is in fifth grade now. He is so smart.

December 22 2020 was a huge day for Talon. This is the day he was adopted by Jon!! He is now Talon Oldham!!! We are so excited for him and the whole family. This is the picture of them in the attorneys office right after the Judge made it official.

After Talon was adopted into the Oldham family he wanted to bring his Wolski blanket to Mesquite to burn it.

The burning of the blanket. We had a party with all of our Mesquite friends to help Talon celebrate his adoption.

Here’s the new blanket Jon and Tonianne gave Talon for Christmas. Welcome to the Oldham’s

Talon now has a new passion. Marshal Arts. He has his White belt and in Talon fashion, while at his first class the instructor decided he needed to move him up a level because it t

ook him a half hour to be better than everyone in his class. I can see him earning his black belt in record time if he sticks with it.

Talon starting sixth grade. He is so excited to start School this year. I think it’s because he has missed his friends and maybe a certain girl.

Wow Talon graduated 6th Grade. Now on to Middle School. He’s growing up so fast. before we know it he will be driving to School.

The boys came down to Mesquite for nine days. We took full advantage of the time.

We swam, went bowling and even raced the Go Carts. Talon is now tall enough to drive his own car.

Talon fishing for Crawdad’s with Grandma.

He caught quit a few.

Then we went fishing and he caught his first fish. it was a Blue gill

After that he caught several Rainbow Trout

I think it was his lucky hat that made fishing so successful.

Talon even learned how to clean his fish. Lets just say I don’t think he’s going to do it again anytime soon. His stomach got a little woozy.

Talon starting Jr. High !!! I’m sure he’s going to make new best friends.

And we have a back flip!!

Brothers hanging out at the pool.

2022 Thanksgiving. Wonderful time with the family

Talon’s first Kiss! To bad it was from his Mom and Grandma!!

We took the Boys golfing at Big Shots in St. George. With was Talon’s first time swinging a club. As usual he picked it up very fast. in fact he was driving the ball almost two hundred yards.

The boys and Linda’s Mom and Dad helped us put up our tree again.

Talon, Mason and Jon playing a little two on one. Talon lost but he put up a great game. Talon has really playing a lot of basketball in fact he made two different teams.

We taught Talon how to shoot my new pellet gun. Like everything else he got very good very fast.

He was hitting the bullseye so much he literally shot the whole bullseye out after a while.

Talon came down in April and wanted to learn how to play basketball. So we spent eleven days teaching him fundamentals of shooting and dribbling. He took it from there and dedicated himself by dribbling the ball every day to and from School every day and shooting at the park. He tried out for a team in September and made it. For his first year I think he’s doing very well. I think next year he’s going to have more confidence in himself and shoot more. Right now he’s running the coaches plays and passing the ball to the open players. I’m so excited to see how far he can goin the sport.

As a side note he has decided to also be a 4.0 student. I’m sure he can do it, because when Talon decides to do something he achieves it.

Another Fun Mardi Gras in Mesquite. The boys had a wonderful time. Thanks For Talon. He was the only person tall enough to hang up all the decorations.

I think this is Talon’s first “real” Girlfriend Kyla. He sent me a few pictures of her, so I have to think it pretty serious.

They do look pretty cute together.

2024 Easter egg hunt. I really didn’t think Talon or Jon would wear the rabbit ears but Talon had them on all day. We found out later Becky’s granddaughter got all dressed up and cute to hunt Easter eggs with Talon. But Talon didn’t even talk to her. She was sad.

Here are the boys with the girls.

This is about as close as Talon got to talking to her.

Here we all are after painting our eggs.

Here we are at Top Golf. It’s official, Talon is the tallest person in our family and he’s only fourteen. He is also the longest driver in the family. He can really hit the golf ball a long ways.

Talon is getting so good at basketball. He played in a pick game with all adults at the Rec Center in Mesquite. He played so well he was responsible for either shooting or assisting for half of all the points they scored.

I took Talon over to the park and taught him how to drive. I know I’m about couple years early but I wanted to be first one he drove with. It seems the boys have always learned new things with us so driving is probably the last thing he will learn. So I thought it was appropriate to start here with us.

Talon’s first Basketball team. He was but on the “B” Team. It took him a while to get enough confidence to shoot the ball, but by the end of the league he was scoring most of their points. Now he’s made the Freshman team and he’s signed up for the Summer traveling league. I’m so excited to see him play when they travel to St. George in June.

We saw Talon’s game today. He is doing so well. He scored fifteen of their twenty two points. He loves the game and we love watching him play.

Tonianne and Jon took the kids camping in their new trailer to Moab. this is one of my favorite pictures of Talon.

Talon’s first Basketball camp. He’s spending three days at Wasatch Academy basketball camp in Mt. Pleasant with his friend Carter working on his basketball fundamentals. He will probably learn more in these three days than he has in the last year.

Talon came down to St. George for a Basketball camp. They played seven games and won everyone most by a large margin. They went undefeated in their bracket and was the. number one seed for the last day tournament. Unfortunately they lost in the championship game. Talon was not feeling real well so he didn’t play much. they really needed his ball handling skills. All the other games he played very well. In fact one game he scored almost half of all their points.

He is so good at fast breaks and shooting the three point shots.

Talon’s first day as a Freshman in High School. Sounds like his first day went pretty well. I think he’s going to love High School. I just hope he stays focused on his GPA.

Talon has worked so hard this year to make the High School basketball team. On his very first game they won 64-51. Talon played great. He is a huge asset to the team.

Talon shooting and making his foul shots.

Talon playing a little defense.

Talon helping us put up our Christmas decorations. It nice having someone tall to help us with getting our Christmas boxes down and decorating the top of the tree.

This years family Christmas picture.

Talon driving the beer cooler mobile.

I have had this tattoo on my arm for years that represented my love for my Harley Davidson, my passion for life and the three yellow roses representing y wife and two daughter’s. It was only fitting to add the initials of my two grandsons.

Talon first time on the open road. In between swimming and basketball Talon spent the day driving all the roads in Mesquite. He’s a natural. He’s here all week so I’m thinking by Thursday or Friday I will have him on the Interstate. For his first day behind the wheel he did great and feeling comfortable.

Talon’s biggest fan !!!

We drove up to Roy Utah to watch Talon’s basketball tournament. They won three out of four games. Talon did so well. The second game Talon scored a third of all the team’s points, and half of all their points in the third game. He is playing very well. Can’t wait to watch him play in St. George in a couple of weeks.

Talon played an excellent tournament in St. George this week. His skills have improved so much this year. He’s learning a lot. They played him at Point guard, Shooting guard, All around guard and Small forward. But has improved the most I think is his leadership and defense. He played nine games. They won six of them loosing out in the semifinals.

Talon’s First day of School as a Sophomore in High School. I hope he has a blast and enjoys every minute of it.

Talon’s 16th Surprise birthday party.

Talon with his Basketball friends. They were part of the surprise party. Talon really had any idea about the party. It was fun for him and everyone there.