Turning 10

My favorite middle grandson had a birthday

the 16th of February and he turned 10! It

really does not seem like we have had him that

long. I was thinking he was a baby and

will not remember the events of Sept 11 that year.

His packages all matched and we did not

even plan it that way!

This is my oldest grandson here with him. Let me tell you, these two are a pair and can stir up some trouble if given the opportunity! Here is the whole gang for the traditional birthday picture! For the last several years one of my two sons have taken in a foreign exchange student. I hope these kids don't forget us as they grow up and go their own ways. So far they have all been pretty good about keeping in touch with us by the internet.

Turning 4

My favorite youngest grand daughter had her 4th

birthday today. It does not seem like she should be that old. Her dad is trying to get her

to wear the big hat, that she wanted no part of

when the waiter staff came to sing Happy Birthday

to her.

Here she is with her cousins, brother and sister at her party this evening. This is all my grand kids plus this years foreign exchange grand kid from Japan. I can tell by the look on my grand daughter's face (far left) that her older brother (top left) is pestering her....the look on his face tells the story. Being the older brother of two younger sisters.....we see that look on his face quite often. She is not my baby grand daughter any more but she still likes gramma to rock her and read to her. I could be such a better grandma if I did not have this Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. This disease has cheated me from being the kind of grandparent that I had planned on being but I am thankful for the happy times I am able to share with them.

Grandma of a Teenager

This week my favorite oldest grand daughter

turned 13 on her birthday. We took her to

eat at the local Mexican restaurant. They brought her a fried ice cream desert,

slapped the sombrero on her head and

sang Happy Birthday to her.

It was fun. It is hard to believe

she is this old and I am now a

gramma of a teenager!

Birthday Party

Last night we went and had cake for my oldest son's birthday.

It was his 36th birthday.

That does make me feel old.

Here he is with all his and his brother's kids and

our extra foreign exchange grand kid for the school year.

The kids had fixed him up with homemade birthday

cards and I believed he might have enjoyed

that more than anything at his party.