happy birthday sweetie

It was fun to surprise you last night.  It's always fun to be together.
 

We hope today was a wonderful birthday and the year ahead is amazing too.

We appreciate your sense of humor and ambition, the soft spot you have for little ones.

You've brought us so much happiness these last SEVENTEEN years.  How lucky we all are.

Happy Birthday,   Love, Grandma and Grandpa 

a bear in the toilet

 These are the guys who brighten every Monday around here.

This is the story from a couple weeks ago though. The child said he couldn't go potty because there was a bear in the toilet.

Seriously?

What is the meaning of this?

What bear?

It was a puzzle piece with a bear's little face on it.

Removed, washed and dried.

All is well.

But I'm still laughing about this.

I love kids.

Love you guys, Grandma, and Grandpa, and Julia too

this beautiful person

Born over 120 years ago and today is her birthday.  She's been gone since 1998, I think.

These photos are from 1981, taken in my mother in law's cheerful kitchen.
 

Here they are, Mama and her Mama with the little ones reading a story.   Dan and that thumb, so sweet, and Little Grace like a big baby doll next to him, all on top of each other in a row.

Oh my goodness when I say love extends backward and forward in time, this is exactly what I mean.

Happy Birthday, with love forever,   Val and Jay and Everybody

one more amaryllis

This is the last one to bloom, and worth the wait.

We've had it for several years and it has bloomed before a few times.

Sherry gave us this bulb, so I sent her the pictures last night so she could see too, and I sent the pics to Heather because she adores plants.

Magnificent.

Love, Val
 

february

 Love, Grandma

tomorrow is february

This is the special event at their school, sea lion exhibit, much research and many projects.  

And we spaced it out and were not there.

Disappointing and stupid.  It looks like a really fun night and our student worked pretty hard on this.

As a gesture of my regret we got pizzas and cupcakes after work on Friday night and headed up there for supper.

Julia and Tim came along and we had a really good time, lots of wildness and video games.

And this contraption which did not lead to any injuries however painful some of the stunts looked.

Heidi was babysitting this little guy for her friend.  His name is Teddy and how adorable is he??

Apparently he's quite mischievous and Heidi was very worried he'd get into one of his troublemaker moods and eat something weird while under her supervision, so she kept him on a leash.

Anyway, today it was over twenty degrees and we made it through this very long January.

Tomorrow is a new month.

February we're counting on you.

Love, Val

 

wednesday

These kitty cats!

Love, Val

happy birthday you beautiful girl

 Look at that smile.

Grandpa's birthday buddy, nothing better!

Cousins all around

And right in the middle of your family.

We are so happy you're ours.  You've brought us so much happiness, can't imagine life without you.

Happy Birthday and best wishes for a fabulous year ahead. 

Love, Grandma and Grandpa