HAPPY BIRTHDAY KARA (on JULY 10TH)

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE GIRL YOU HAVE BECOME.
YOU HAVE GROWN UP SO MUCH FROM WHEN YOU FRIST LEFT US FOR AFRICA!

WHILE I KNOW YOU ARE NOT A BABY ANY LONGER....YOU WILL ALWAYS BE MY "BABY GIRL" MIMI LOVES YOU VERY MUCH!

FOTO FRIDAY

Happy 30th Birthday Jennifer Lynn!

I can't believe that my Precious Baby Girl is 30 years old today. I can still remember the day I found out I was pregnant. In fact, I can remember the day that my Gram asked me if I was pregnant.
(How did she know?) I still have the card I gave Dan to let him know that we were expecting.

My mind is a flood of Memories today; The day of her arrival, her first breast feeding, first bath, first steps...first day of school, first time without training wheels, first sleep over...the first time I heard her play the flute, her first date, her first time behind the wheel, her first trip overseas to France...her first and last Love, her Wedding day, the day she became a Mommy, and the day she left for Africa.

How is all of this bundled up into 30 short years? How is it possible that I watched all of this happen in my Lifetime. Does she know how proud I am of her? Does she know how much I Love her? I sure hope so. I Love you Jen! I hope your Day is a blessed one.
Love, Mom

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CURTIS!

Today is a Special Day. It's not just the Day after our Taxes are due, but it is my Grandson Curtis's 5th Birthday. He is in Malawi Africa with his Mom and Dad who are Free Methodist Missionaries. They have been there a little over a year now and this is the second Birthday that Curtis has celebrated while there. I have to plan ahead and send their packages at least 3 weeks early. I have been so good up until now and most everything I believe has arrived with time to spare. His package arrived last week and inside the mailing envelope was this outfit that he is wearing. I guess that he put it on right away and wore it until bedtime. But he didn't wear it the entire day so that it would not be dirty and he could wear it at his birthday party the next day. =O)
I know all of this because I had the sincere pleasure of chatting with him on my cell phone Saturday morning. There is a 9 hour time difference and he was able to call me after his afternoon birthday party. Really, he was the one who did all the talking. I could hardly understand a word he said as he was talking 90 miles an hour. But it was pretty apparant that he was 1)excited 2)happy 3)Very excited and 4)Very Happy! My daughter was able to make a sheet cake for him and I had talked to her a few days prior explaining how she could color coconut and make grass and put some little figurines on top of the cake. Jen used some dinosours he had. He was pretty excited about the coconut I must say.









I guess that there were about 15 kids who showed up for his party. My heart is smiling inside knowing that he has so many little friends and that my daughter is finding her way there. She seemed to be having as much fun as he did. She even was able to rent a Jumping Castle. Curtis is sure that you can only get these in Malawi Africa.
I guess that Curtis had some concerns because his party was on Saturday which was a few days before his actual birthday and he wanted to know what he was supposed to do when the kids sang Happy Birthday to him. "When they get to the part; How old are you now? What am I supposed to say?" Well Curtis....TODAY is Your Day and you can say that you are 5 years old!! I Love and Miss you My Handsome Boy.

FOTO FRIDAY

I first saw this idea of FOTO FRIDAY on My Daughter and Son in laws Weblog Flaming Waters I find myself looking forward to see what new pictures they will post on there. I Love Looking at peoples pictures. Even pictures of people I don't know! I also enjoy taking pictures, so I thought this would give me an opportunity to show some of my favorite pictures I've taken over the past year or so. This one was taken at Beacon Hll Park in Victoria BC. I suprised Dan with a Cruise to Alaska for his 50th Birthday. Victoria was our last stop on the Cruise and while we have been to Victoria Several times, this was our first visit to this Park. When I get the rest of the pictures uploaded to a safe online site, I'll attatch a link. For now, I thought you might enjoy this Mother Duck and her baby. It makes me think of Spring.