Happy Birthday Rebekah

What a special day it is!!!!!!

What a pleasure to wish our granddaughter ~ Rebekah Faith

a Happy 8th Birthday!

Oh, what a wonderful day that was ~ August 31st, 2001

Rebekah ~ what joy you brought to your parents......and to your grandparents. and you continue to bring such joy!!!!! What a wonderful big sister you are What a fun cousin you are What a wonderful niece you are

You are a special girl ~ full of character and joy

Grandma and Papa love you very much!!!!! Oh how we love your hug, your smile and your contagious laughter!

We thank God for you Rebekah. Happy Birthday!

(see you soon!!!!!!.....how fun to be at the beach for your birthday!)

Redskin Game

Alden, Steve, Hannah and I enjoyed the Redskin game last night!

Fun being together ~ watching football ....at a great stadium ~

we had a blast! (Thanks Susan and Richard!!!!)

Steve and Hannah

Cooley :)

Coach Zorn

Campbell

We even met up with some friends ~ Cavanaugh/Murray men

Matt, Hannah, Steve, Ian, Steve and Alden

Great seeing you guys!!!!!! (even if we did have a Patriot fan in the midst!)

about to score!!!!!!!

Great game, great time!

Still blooming

Days are getting shorter the sun is setting a tad earlier yet the warm days are still around thus.......

vincas

and hibiscus

still giving pleasure. :)

Back to Work {and all is well}

Summer days are still fresh in my mind ~ and I am very thankful for them.

The last few days of summer..... Enjoyed a movie with Hannah ~ Julie and Julia. (sorry no pics!) Such a fun time!

Enjoyed Courtney and her kids

Enjoyed Susan and Richard

Today was my first day back to work ~ and all is well.

I love my work {the people I work with and the purpose of my work ~ to support teachers who teach children academics with a Christian perspective}.

School items: lunch box, notepad for calls, fun "go back to work" bag from Hannah (with Dove chocolates included and a cute new water bottle! ~thanks Hannah :). And yes, they are sitting on my favorite SUMMER chair....in my sunroom (which I am about to go sit in and read....the weather is just gorgeous today and YES , I have a lamp in the sunroom.

Thankful for the seasons in my life.

Finally ~ Time Together {special}

As we were packing up......getting ready to head home.....we saw the sun coming up behind the house near us......truly magnificent. Isn't that just beautiful?!!!!!!

Papa playing

grandma playing

Pat and Courtney kayaking

Andrea and Rebekah watching a movie during a rainstorm Uncle Steve ~ kids love him

Brittany, Andrea and Ayden ~ precious

Derek, Rachel, Katherine and Sarah cool Ayden

Phill and Chris

My man ~ Alden

Kim and Heather enjoying the beach

I even got to visit with a dear friend, Susan (who was also enjoying the beach this week)

oh yeah, picture taking (did you have any doubt about that?????) Our home away from home.....tents at the beach :) Sawyer Ayden Phill and Christy these two ~ Rebekah and Andrea ~ two peas in a pod....loved riding the waves

Susan and Kim and myself ~ sisters

love this picture ~ Alden and I

Wonderful week! {truly last of the pictures!}