"If you're happy....

...and you know it..." Well, you'll at least have a smile on your face after you view this "happy" video of little Cailyn! She does love her music! Hope this makes you happy to watch it!

A Beautiful Wedding...

...and a Beautiful Bride and Groom!! Joshua and Elizabeth "tied the knot" in a beautiful mass at St. Timothy's Catholic Church on Friday, November 12. Josh was beaming, Beth was glowing!! The Fiesta Inn was the venue for the wedding reception. Great food, good music and dancing...a wonderful celebration! Congratulations to the newlyweds!!

Happy Birthday, Michael!!

On November 12, 1983, our third child was born, all 10 lbs. 9 oz. of him!! Michael was a blessing to our family and has always been the twinkle in our eyes. He is a grown man, with a family of his own now, but continues to bring joy to our lives! This is a photo of Mike when he was 7 and "into" Ninja Turtles. Notice how proud he is of his lost front teeth! Here's a snapshot of Michael with his cousin Joshua. They are a year apart, and were always "buddies" Here they are "posing" at their Nana's house over 20 years ago, but it seems like yesterday! November 12, 2010 is also a big day for Michael's cousin Joshua. Our Godson will be wed on that day to his beautiful bride, Beth! This day will always hold very special significance for both of these guys! Happy Birthday Mike, and Happy Wedding Day, Josh!!

ANOTHER DOUBLE CELEBRATION!!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY to Jennifer & Joe. November 8 marks their 7th wedding anniversary, and the first one to be celebrated in Florida where they now reside. We hope your day is filled with reminiscing about and making new happy memories together! We miss you and love!!
Our son-in-law Alan will celebrate his birthday on November 8...we hope all his math students are well-behaved and anxious to learn on Monday!! That may be a bit of a stretch, but certainly something "to wish for" on your birthday! Have a great day, Alan!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

We celebrated Halloween a day early so that our immediate family (minus Jen & Joe) could gather together for a chili supper, cornbread, and see Cailyn in her costume...and she delighted us by coming to the door and softly saying "trick or treat"
Mike and Corissa said it was "challenging" to get her dressed, but the results were worth waiting for! What a darling "ladybug" she is!! AND even her dolly had a costume to match...
Cailyn opened her bag of goodies from Mimi and Grandpa, and out of all the little gifts in the bag, she was most happy with the silly straws! I think she thought they were drumsticks or something! She had fun "dancing" in her ladybug costume!

After supper, Aunt Alissa made caramel appples for everyone,
and Uncle Alan carved a pumpkin
Everyone admired the jack-o-lantern-in-process
AND the trick-or-treaters will enjoy this happy pumpkin when they come to our door this evening~
Hope you all enjoy a Happy Halloween too!

October 28, a Day to Celebrate...TWICE!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY to TWO special couples in my life. My parents are celebrating their 59th wedding anniversary today. We celebrated with them last Sunday with a trip to downtown Phoenix on the light-rail. Our destination was the Spaghetti Factory and we had a delicious lunch there,
and enjoyed our train trip too!
Our son Michael and his wife Corissa are celebrating their 4th wedding anniversary.
They celebrated last weekend going on a "date" while Alissa and Alan took care of Cailyn!
Many more happy years together to both couples!!

October Break

Before October is over, thought I would blog about my activities during my October break from work. It was a busy week, but a much-needed change of activity and scenery! I rented a few movies to watch, did some reading,
decorated for Halloween,went shopping, including Costco. Mike and Cailyn joined us there one evening
I had the opportunity to watch granddaughter Cailyn on Monday, Thursday and Friday. She is one busy girl now! Being 20 months old means Cailyn has lots of energy which results in one tired Grandma at the end of the day! ;-) At home
I also did some paper-shredding, rather mundane, but I listened to an audio book while in the process.
I played dolls with Cailyn...

At home I did some on-line shopping
and some yardwork. I went on a walk with Cailyn; our destination was the McDonald's two blocks from her house! They have a great indoor toddler play area!

She and I like the yogurt parfaits! We got to enjoy Elmo's alphabet song on their computer, but only for a few minutes.
I practiced my latin choir music, one of the many special songs for the dedication of St. Mary Magdalene's new church building on October 29.
I joined the church choir last spring and really enjoy serving in this ministry. Have I mentioned that Cailyn's favorite puppet is a kitty, and her "boo-boo bear" is always nearby!
She loves dressing up, and likes playing blocks with her Grandpa! He came over to play after work one day. The weather was still warm, but early on my last playday with Cailyn, we went out on their patio right after breakfast, still in her pajamas, to play with bubbles. I had been told how much she likes the bubbles, and there was a special wand that makes tiny little bubbles, and Grandma had a big time with that!
While Grandma was busy making bubbles to entertain Cailyn, she surprised me by being more fascinated and entertained with moving dirt from one flower pot to another
What was supposed to be a nice, clean fun activity turned into quite a dirty, muddy mess, since Grandma then had to clean the dirt out of the water table, and Cailyn of course wanted to help with the water!
She and I were both wet and muddy by the time we went in the house! It's a great memory and I am so grateful that I had the week off, and an opportunity to spend some extra time with Cailyn!