4 Beautiful Girls!

AAWWWWW!

Ok, I'll ask the question. "Why is Valerie's dress so short?"

BLAST FROM THE PAST

Aunt Val looks so pretty and innocent here.

Sisters?

Do my eyes deceive me? Are these two women having a good time together?

Mommy, I'm scared!

Oh what a mother won't do for her children!

Amanda

I love the hair cut. Why does your shirt say Bryan? Who is that?

Uncle Beel

Virginia, Robert, Henry and Valerie,

I am positng this incase you all didn't get my email. If you didn't, then let me know and I'll send it.

Uncle Beel is having a knee replacement Wednesday morning. He has to have it this short of notice because the same day he found out he had to have this, his work place laid him off that same afternoon. SO he has to have this before June 1 st when all of this takes effect.

I have my biposy on Tuesday. I am thinking I will have the results the end of the week and then know when my surgery is. Hopefully Bill will be able to get around on his own by the time this happens.

I will keep you all informed through Marlana and Amanda.

Need lots of prayers.

Love to you all.

AV

Before and After

If you remember at Jeremy's party he got a handmade gift from his maternal grand mother. Jack was lovingly made by Mom-Mom for the occation. Here is what Jack looked like before he was shrunk and stuffed and after. Pretty neat, eh?

Cute Kid Pictures

This blog has been turning into a collection of cute kid pictures. No wonder, we have such cute kids. I thought I might add a couple here as Jeremy and I had a fun time at the park while Gramma went to the eye doctor. That and the fact I can't sleep now, so what the heck...

A Day at the Zoo

Gramma and Jeremy had a great day at the Lincoln Park Zoo. They saw lions and tigers and bears and gorillas and giraffes. They let Boppa tag along too and take a few pictures.

Elysia & Aviana

This picture was taken in August 2004, not sure if everyone has seen it, they grow so fast!

BEST INVENTION SINCE DISPOSABLE DIAPERS!

EVERY MOTHER SHOULD RECEIVE ONE AT THEIR SHOWER! WHERE CAN WE BUY THIS MAGNIFICENT INVENTION? I NEED ONE!

Asparagus

Mother's Day Asparagus Picking

For those who don’t know our family picks asparagus on Mother’s Day. It developed out of one of the few good memories I had in my foster home. We would go every spring and pick it out of the ditches, (yes, you city people, it does grow there). So, one year when the girls were in their early teens, when they asked what I wanted for Mother’s Day, I told them I wanted time to go out in the country and pick asparagus. We’ve done it every year since. It is a tradition Jon and Amanda seem to want to keep too, so looks like Jeremy will be picking for a long time.

Some years doing this in whatever the day gives us in weather has been more entertaining than riding on the hoods of the cars. Explanation needed here I think… you see when we are in an area we know to have asparagus, instead of getting in and out of the car we hop up onto the hoods of the car and hang on, (sometimes for dear life depending on who the driver is, lately that driver has been Bill who’s mantra regarding picking asparagus is “But it’s only $1.99 at Walts!”). When we spot an asparagus we hit the hood to signal the driver to stop, slowly hopefully, and hop off and get it by jumping the ditch and picking it. Now being able to spot these luscious spears does take some getting use to. Last year I was asked to take an interested friend out and teach her how to do this. I took her out on the country roads and would stop the car in front of what I could easily see from the car. After about five times of her not being able to see them until I walked up to them, she blurted out, “I see it now! They look like little green peeckers!” (this friend will remain anonymous.) So that’s one description of what you look for. lol So here is a test. There are 7 asparagus in the picture below. Three in my hand. J.P. is picking one. There is one to the left of his elbow and one in the grass behind that one. One to the left that had already been picked and a grown out one, the bush tree like thing.

Anyway, it was another day of fun and laughter, the kids are so entertaining, and just enjoying being out in the fresh air together. Here are some pics to share. Yes I am the old lady in the hat and plaid shirt! (Have to have protection from sun and poison ivy.)

(Infamous butt shots!)

PUDDLES!

The end, all done! Now off to Marlana's where Jon & Marlana cooked a great dinner for us all!

It's a long, long road....













Forever Grateful, V

Jeremy at Christening

  

Marlana & Mia

 
A couple of cute females in this picture. 

Real Life Frogger

Here is a video of a car driven by the guy in the picture below.

WHOA!

Is that Bill on the right?