my 30th year book

 

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30th birthday

yesterday was my 30th birthday.  crazy!  My best friend Dave came to town from Pittsburgh. Thank you Dave.  Seeing you was the highlight.  Particularly seeing you with Rebekah.  She adored you, Bob.

I had my best-friends for a luncheon of crepes, grapefruit mimosas, and strawberries with vanilla pudding.  Yum.  Thanks for your help Melissa.

 

Halloween 2009

Timothy has always prefered to not dress up for Halloween.  Easier for me I think.

No making or buying costumes.  No going door to door for tons of candy.

Rebekah didn’t really dress up either.  She just wore a witch hat part of the time.

We went to Grandma Lynn and Brad’s house and to Grandma Dorothy’s house and

to church for the Harvest Festival where the kids got to play games and get a little candy.

Rebekah’s 2

We had family and friends over for Rebekah’s 2nd birthday.  Kelly and I got her a doll stroller because she loves Joey’s so much.  Here she is opening it.

We had a Pocoyo ice cream cake that I made.  Also Kelly’s friend got us Pocoyo plates, cups, and napkins from Spain for the party.  Thanks John and Sonja.

over the river and through the woods…

…to grandmother’s house we go.  or went.  Earlier this week.  Shannon stayed with us to play with the kids.  She was great!  She brought bubbles, water balloons, coloring books, new crayons for Timothy, games, little animal toys to play with, she took the kids to the park, swam with one while I swam with the other, watched movies…I love you cuz!

Grandma and poppop took us to Sizerville Park to swim, play on the playground, and have a picnic lunch.

We played with Uncle Duffy’s dog too.

Grandma’s House with the new porch.                    Shannon and Rebekah blowing bubbles.

Sand box at the playground…                                 Monkey at the playground.

More playground; across the street from Grandma and Poppops.

At the pool at Sizerville Park near Emporium PA.

more bubbles.

During our trip Rebekah said: maa-ma (grandma), papa (poppop), moe-ney(balogna),

David and Alexis Wedding

embrace 2009

Cover

embrace faith

I will pray without ceasing

embrace my children

I will embrace

my relationship

with my kids

and give them

all I have to

offer.

embrace my soul mate

my beloved husband

embrace the outdoors

plant seeds

grow flowers

eat our own vegetables

cultivate

embrace travel

travel adventures

new discoveries

I will take my

children to new

destinations

embrace the future

embrace the pieces of

today and tomorrow they

will fit together

Pics from my Sister

here is Rebekah and Abby’s cat Lily.

Timothy and Kelly playing a game.

Christmas Pic

Here’s a pick of Timothy and Rebekah and “Gams” from Christmas at Abby’s house in Marion.  Thanks for taking this picture Pammy.

most recent pages

This pages includes the words to the song Girl Scouts Together, some pics of my troop through the years, and all my troop numbers.

My daughter Rebekah is named after my long time friend, Rebekah.

This pic is my cat Skoke, surrounded by some sort of concoction my son Timothy made. Yum!

This one I came up with as a combination of 2 challenges…

down and dirty for the scrapdragons challenge

and the layout for pencil lines.