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God's children, married 41 years, 4 kids (and 3 spouses who complete our family) 10 grandkids, and blessed with family and friends.

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Happy Birthday Susan


My sister ~
What a blessing she is in my life.

Susan and Richard ~
her best friend and husband

Great family ~
Derek and Rachel, Katherine and Sarah
Chris and Blair

Young sisters  :)

Dianne, Susan, Kim and I

Family ~ yet best friends!


Kim and Susan

Oh yeah ~ Redskins fans!

and.....Yankee fans!  


Happy Birthday Susan!!!!
We wish you a GREAT day ~
full of fun and special moments.
We LOVE having you in our lives.
You make our lives richer.
I love you!

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Happy Birthday Courtney

April 10th ~ Easter morning.......
35 years ago
in Wiesbaden, Germany.

Our first child was born. Oh how we
welcomed Courtney into our lives!
Our precious daughter.


Life took on new meaning ~
a JOY we had never known.

She is a great sister.


She and the "kid car"  :)


She has the BEST husband.


Such an amazing family.

6 GREAT kids


Loves her Daddy


Mom and daughter ~ I cherish her.

Siblings ~ a blessing (and John!)

She is pretty ~
inside and out.


Fashionable!  :)


Has an overflowing heart ~
for the orphan and widow....and much more!


A great friend.


Sister in law


She loves to:
read, enjoys music, RUN, visit one on one,
ponders, great cook, photographer,
flair with decorating, creative, has vision, loves the Lord,
great listener,
sweet and determined.


Loves FUN!


Little and "big" Courtney  :)  haha


We celebrate YOU Courtney!
Happy Birthday, dear daughter.
We love you so much ~
we love who you are.
We pray God's blessings on you this day.....
and throughout the year. 
Have a GREAT day!!!!!!!

Monday, April 9, 2012

Spring Break 2012

Ohhhh, what a blessing it is to have
Spring Break!

Filled our gas tank up at our favorite gas station ...
great prices!
(heading around Richmond)


Got on the road ~ with anticipation
for a good few days away.


Stopped by to see Aunt Louise

Yep, showing her the blog and pictures of the family!


She had a beautiful Spring wreath on her door.


We walked around her pretty area ~
admiring the beautiful azaleas.


It is ALWAYS good to be with Louise.
She fills us up.
We so enjoyed our short visit.

Then......headed on down to Myrtle Beach!
The azaleas along the way were simply gorgeous.


Had dinner at one of our favorite places at the beach ~
yum!


We finished the night off with some Final Four Basketball!!!!


The next morning.....after sleeping in.....headed RIGHT to the beach!  Woohoo!!!!!!


Toes in the sand.......

Us ~ best friends!
One of many beautiful sunsets ~

Enjoyed some good seafood at another favorite restaurant.  :)

simply stunning skies


An added blessing for me .....
I got to spend the day with a special friend, Pat.
AND to top it all....it was her b'day week!
We so loved our time together ~ talking & laughing. 
We met up at Broadway at the Beach ~
and this store.......our family's FAVORITE!  :)


Much of our time was spent on the beach......
Enjoying the sound of the water ~
the sand.....the peace.

Loved our reading time....um yes, with a few naps in there too!



The dolphins even showed up! 






lunch on the back porch


THE chairs........


The last morning we had a fun surprise ~
the coquinas were EVERYWHERE!
It made me so happy.
We grew to LOVE the coquinas in Florida where my parents lived. 


What a wonderful few days.....away......together.
Thankful....so thankful.