HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOSEPH

A great big Happy 10th
Birthday to my grandson
Joseph.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KENNETH

I want to wish my son,
Kenneth, a very very
happy 50th birthday.

TRIP TO VIST DAUGHTER AND FAMILY

My husband and I made our yearly trip out to Battle
Ground, Washington to visit our daughter, Kara, her
husband and our 4 youngest grandchildren. We had
a great time. When it got time to leave and come home
it was a little sad and a few tears were shed, hopefully
we will be able to make it back there next year.

Pictured here are just 4 of the reasons why we try to visit
at least once a year. Left to right: Logan, Drake, Bryce and
Peyton. Oh yes and Copper the dog.


We celebrated Drake's 6 birthday while we were out there.
The cake shown above shows the theme for his party. There
were about 20 guest in all. It was fun to see the expression
on his face when he opened each present.



Boy did his eyes get big when he opened the card from
Mamaw and Pawpaw. Money is always a hit with kids.

Logan and Drake dressed up to have their school pictures

made. Aren't they handsome.

My daughter has always cut Logan's hair. Here he is after

his first trip to the barbers Logan before his trip to the barber.

Bryce (in front) Peyton (in middle) Drake (in back) playing

with swords. Bryce who is only 2 keeps up with Peyton who

is 4 and Drake who is 6. He holds his own believe me.

My husband, Karl, celebrated his birthday while we were

out there. Our daughter baked him a yummy chocolate

cake. In fact he had two celebrations before we left home. Our

other two daughters brought him his gifts before we left on

our trip.

We had to go watch Logan and Drake practice their

Taekwondo. They were doing the crab walk here, which

is one of their exercises. They also showed off their kicks,

breaking boards with the hands, elbows, and feet and

wrestling technics. Drake is on the left and Logan on the

right.

My daughter grows a garden every year. Pictured above

is a squash out of her garden I have tried to show how

big it is compared to an apple. She also has zucchini, tomatoes,

and even cantaloupes.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

I want to wish my grandson,
Grant, a happy 19th birthday,
and my grandson, Drake, a happy
6th birthday.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SUMMER

We love you, Summer, hope
you have a great birthday
and a good day.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KARL

I want to wish my
dear Husband a
very Happy Birthday.
The kind that a husband
as loving as you deserves.

NEVER FORGET 9-11-2001

The Twin Towers

The Pentagon

United Airlines Flight 93

ANGELS

We are, each of us, angels
with only one wing; and
we can only fly by embracing
one another.
~Luciano de Crescenzo

POOL CLOSED

Water getting cooler and the grandchildren not able to
come over to swim because of school we decided to close
the pool. We had to hurriedly put the cover on because it
started to thunder. We will straighten it out later. It is,
for me, a sad time because I love to swim. The way time
flies it won't be long and we will be able to open it up again.

TO ALL GRANDPARENTS

Grandparents bestow upon their grandchildren
the strength and wisdom that time and experience
have given them.

Grandchildren bless their grandparents with a
youthful vitality and innocence that help them
stay young at heart forever.

Together they create a chain of love linking the
past with the future. The chain may lengthen,
but it will never part...
~Author Unknown~

A grandfather is someone with silver in his hair
and gold in his heart. ~Author Unknown~

A garden of love grows in a grandmother"s heart.
~Author Unknown~

BIRDS AND BIRD FEED

I have 24 birdfeeders and we have many
many different kinds of birds. Pictured
above is one of the many doves that come
to feed. The squirrels and ground squirrels
also get their share. After recounting my
birdfeeders I have 31 of them.

I wonder how long this 40 pound
bag of bird feed is going to last?
Care to venture a guess.

POOL CARETAKER

I want to give a big thank you to my husband for taking
care of the pool this summer. He kept it crystal clear so
I, the grandchildren and our kids could enjoy it.
I, for one, really do appreciate the hard work you did to
keep it looking so good, and I am sure the others feel the same.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PEYTON

I want to wish my youngest

granddaughter, Peyton, a

very Happy 4th Birthday.

Love you princess.

SEPTEMBER 1--LABOR DAY