"MOTHER"S DAY 2009"
Not pictured this time Laura, the other gift presenter, (she was in Germany).
Then I spent the night with Hel & Jay, (the camera was missing, so no pictures of Hel). Then the memories began with Hel and I shopping at our favorites, eating, laughing, and catching up on things...........
Just when I think my kids "can't top this one", they surprise me yet again! The best present ever, a ticket to.........FLORIDA! I get to see my mom, dad & Hel-my mom-in-law, for Mother's Day. I don't think my offspring could have made me happier! God has truly blessed me with the best 3 kids alive! David drove down to spend the weekend with me, then after church he gave me the "TICKET"
Ava and Julius playing at Great Grandma & Grandpa's House.
Of course my other memories start with watching my great niece & nephew turning on the hose, filling buckets and picking up sticks, just as Laura and David used to do when they were around this age! Don't tell their parents that this is why they love Aunt Lydia!
I just love, love, love, MY FAMILY! My brother Tim, his wife Deb,
their daughter (my niece)-Bobbi Jo, Mom & Dad.
Bar-B-Que at Kathi's! Good Food, Silly Talk, Contagious Laughs....
Uh Oh...a tear :( missing them already
MEMORIAL DAY! My Family sporting "Red, White & Blue". Bottom Row: My nephew, Jonathan's kids Julius, Ava, Mom & Dad. Back Row, My Nephew's wife-Giselle, my Sister-in-law-Kathi,
My Brother-Tim & Debbie-Tim's wife
No "Girls Night Out" at the Movies this trip, but lots of laughs & tons of food! Julius, Mom, Ava, Dad, Giselle, Lyd, Kathi, & Debbie
Ahhhhh, a day at the Beach, Ben, Lesley & Justin............
Memories of long days at Cocoa Beach, strolling, collecting shells, & "The Windjammer" with my sister-in-law Ruth & my niece Lesley
Last but not least, memories of sailing in the Intercoastal in Cocoa & Melbourne, anchoring at "The Dragon", sitting under the Palm Trees, watching the sun set at Pineda......
So so good to see mom and dad, go to church with them, visit, laugh and sing around their table, listen to some of dad's stories, (he has new ones too!), then wake up to the smell of mom's cinammon coffee! Shhhhhhhh, don't tell them I'm going back for my class reunion in July! They will be so surprised. I just hope they are happy to see me again so soon!
Hopefully I'll have more pictures for you.........................
