Awesome.....Whirlwind Weekend

We are known for leading a busy life.......and so it continues.

As we went about our activities for the weekend ~

we saw MANY wonderful signs of Spring!

We headed out first thing Saturday to deliver some special

items to our granddaughter Brittany....for her 16th b'day.

Then.....headed down to Richmond to visit my sister Kim

who had just had foot surgery on Friday.

She is such a trooper ~ and is recovering nicely.

We have Kim and my sister's granddaughter Katherine ~

both with their ailing feet.

Quite the pair aren't they?

{We have just learned this afternoon that our daughter Courtney....has a broken foot as well.....wow }

Isn't our family something else? Might not want to get near us....

We enjoyed spending time with Kim ~ and the Richmond crew.

Heather is taking care of her mom excellently!

We appreciate you Heather and SO enjoyed visiting with you.

Susan and Katherine

the guys ~ Richard, Derek and Alden

Sunday .......we headed to church with Hannah.

We always love worshipping with her at her church and getting caught up with all her friends.

A group of us headed over to eat some dinner together ~ A special group of people ~ Alden, Carol, Hannah, John, and Patrick {yes, Hannah's boyfriend's parents} We had not met them before ~ they were in town and we had such GREAT time together. :) Um....yes.....March Madness was on TV! Yahoo!

It was great getting to know each other ~

Spring......

going down the interstate

in Richmond

and back home.

What a full, but WONDERFUL

weekend we had.

Happy Sweet 16

to our dear granddaughter

Brittany

Brittany is easy going, loves sports (soccer and basketball),

good student, works hard, responsible, and kind.

Pretty amazing teenager ~

She is one fantastic soccer player

wonderful part of her family

sisters

siblings

Fun with Grandma

fun with cousins

a few years ago...... :)

the girls

In the "old days"

sweet Brittany

Christy, Brittany and Andrea

Good friend ~

You are one amazing person Brittany ~

We wish you a special birthday

full of fun and special moments.

Happy Sweet 16th Birthday Brittany.

We love you.

Remembering

with love.........

Elizabeth Melody.

Pirates

were at Rebekah's school today :)

Rebekah ~ the white beard pirate

Her school put on a musical ~ and what a great job they did ~ so well done and fun!

Rebekah had a speaking part

Great Job Hillside!

Proud Mom and Dad

Happy Grandma and Sawyer

Sawyer greeting Dad at school

Miss Bailey

Mr. Joshua

What a treat for me to be a part of this musical ~

it is so great seeing the kids with their classes.

I love being a part of their every day lives.

Courtney and I got a little mom and daughter time in too ~ beyond measure wonderful!

A great day indeed.

March Madness.....and more

We had QUITE the experience this week ~

attending the First Round of March Madness

downtown DC.

We L.O.V.E. March Madness,

but have never BEEN to the games before.

What a treat!

And yes.......as you know......

we had some "buzzer beater" games. AMAZING!

{Remember......just click on any picture and it will get BIGGER!}

What a treat ~

We had tickets for Thursday afternoon & evening (2 games per session) and Saturday evening (2 games). My co-worker and friend, Susan had the thought a year ago.... to get tickets for THIS year. Thus.....Alden and I went with Bob and Susan...... and we got 2 extra tickets per session for our kids to enjoy. Thursday afternoon ~ Phill, Pat, Brittany and Joshua went. (I wasn't there.....so NO pictures were taken....SO sad) Thursday night ~ Alden & I, Bob & Susan and Steve and Hannah went. Saturday, the 4 parents......and Christy and Brittany attended. We ALL loved it!!!!! Of course, we HAD to eat! Before each evening session we'd all meet and get a bite to eat together.

Let the games begin!!!!!!!

Steve and Hannah

mascots having fun!

Christy, Brittany and I

making our way in Sat. night

Alden and the girls :)

Christy texted Phill during the game :)

Yahoo!

John joined us for dinner Thursday night ~

silly John! We love how he makes us laugh!

Susan and Bob having FUN!

We even ran into a friend, Katie.

She and Hannah used to play basketball together in middle and high school.

Some wonderful long time friends were in town this weekend ~

we LOVED getting to see them and get caught up.

Dave and Jan ~ we love you!

Spring is making itself known these days.......

so pretty ~

Phill and Christy went to see Steve's show Friday night ~

We got to have the grandkids overnight ~

What a GREAT time we had ~

yes, we are watching b'ball!!!!!!

When Phill and Christy came to get the kids, we had a nice

visit.....and yes, PLAYED a little b'ball in the driveway!

Phill and Brittany shooting together!!!! :)

Sisters

What fun!

Even Ayden got to "slam dunk"

Sandbox for the young

and old alike :)

Beautiful ~

hydrangeas are waking up!

And yes, the daffodils opened up over the weekend.

What a great weekend ~

exhilerated.....and yes, exhausted.