My thanks to all the men and women throughout this country's history who have given their lives for their country and my freedom. I realize that the sacrifice they have given has been so very painful for their loved ones. My words of thankfulness, appreciation and gratitude are insufficient at best. God bless you and the cost to your families.
Memorial Day through the years started primarily with the goal of honoring our service men and women. At some point, Memorial Day became an opportunity to honor the loved ones we have personally lost whether or not related to the military.
Now Americans have extended this holiday to honor Memorial Day as a time to celebrate family.
Our family is no exception. Today we celebrated with 3/4 of our kids here and 1/2 of our grandchildren! (It is really difficult to have everyone present at one time.)
Answered Prayer
We have had a difficult start to 2011. But today we are grateful to God for bringing Carter through surgery and back to health! He is our CARTER BOY who is sooooooooo special and a bright spot in all our hearts. Welcome Back, Carter:)
And our Sarah girl. She has had a rough two months, but in the last week has shown significant progress. Today, I felt like we had our Sarah back. Praise the Lord!! Thank you Lord for healing!
CELEBRATION
Jeremy flew from Arizona to spend Memorial Day with us! The last time he was here was 2008 when his grandpa died. Soooo....we are celebrating having him here with us! We love and miss him. We thank God for this opportunity!
The rest of these pics are at the Pizza Ranch! This is a cheap, kid-friendly restaurant where everyone can be obnoxious and have a good time (I'm not being literal here....your wild 'n crazy gramma would never want to be thought of as obnoxious! Maybe a little on the edge and naughty, but never obnoxious!!:)
FAMILY FUN
The Family at what we do best!
Sweet Reese owns the two fingers on top of Harper's head!!!
Bill, enjoying the fruits of his labor!!!
Harper enjoying ice cream. Sister helping harper look mischievious!
Fin and Lauren playing horsie/back!
LAUREN
My only hope for a successor to the wild 'n crazy grandma!!!
Never fear, the craziness lives on and on.
Have a great holiday!!!
Events conspired to deprive me of my kids and grandkids this weekend. My oldest daughter and her family went to a reunion for her husband's family out-of-state. My other daughter went to a 50th anniversary celebration in another city, and my son is suffering from a dental problem and had to pass on all family gatherings. So I've had a quiet weekend but have gotten a lot done. Enjoy your family!
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