Thanks to all who have shared with me that they actually do read the blog! I love the fact that we're staying caught up with each other! So, here we go:
Remembering Papa
I'll start this update off on a bittersweet note by bidding farewell through my blog to my grandfather who we lovingly referred to as Papa. He passed away late last month and he definitely leaves a void for me. Especially in my adult life, there's always been something soothing about visiting my grandparents. Their love and interest for us has always been so vivid and so genuine. I spoke at Papa's funeral about how he always referred to me as "Poach". I'm really really going to miss my trips to see him when I go to Memphis. He has always been nothing but good to all of us no matter how many miles were between us. He was always so excited to see his great grandgirls too! We love you Papa and will miss you!
Papa- the next generation
With the passing of my and Brandi's Papa, that only leaves one Papa left---my Daddy :-) Oh how he loves his granchildren! But big OH, how they love him! They go crazy whenever they see him and often ask about him even when he's not around. I figured I'd include this in this post just to make him smile since I know it might take a tad bit more to do that these days :-)
Don't Leave Mama Pat Out
I can't talk about these girls and their grandparents without giving a shout out to Mama Pat too. She is probably the grandparent they spend the absolute most time with. Brooklyn has gotten to the point that she even recognizes the exit on the interstate when we're on I-630 and quickly exclaims or asks "going to Mama Pat's house??!!" I hear from my sister that Aubrey and Presley do the same thing. They love going to Mama Pat's house! If I were 2 years old and liked candy, cookies, toys, and all the singing, dancing, playing, and laughing I could stand; I would too!
Halloween 2011
Isn't Minnie Mouse looking cute as ever these days? I have to break this posts' pics up into sub-sections to really illustrate how the night unfolded. By the way, this was actually Oct 21 when Brook's Halloween carnival occured at school. On the actual Halloween night, Brooklyn entertained Trick or Treaters by passing out both candy AND HUGS to everyone who came to the door...lol!
Extreme Makeover-see how Brooklyn made her transformation into Minnie Mouse
Good Times at the Carnival
Me and My Boo :-)
Before I start this, let me say that I don't seriously use this term of endearment for my hubby ;-) It is sort of a little inside joke for us...lol! Anyhoo, I just want everyone to see what a great friendship Kelvin and I have. We always tell each other how we feel like best friends. Part of that is because we have so much fun just being silly with each other. I decided to post a few pics of us at various events we've been to that shows that...
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Lovely, Love my Family :-)
Anyone who knows any little thing about little ol' me knows I love me some family! Despite the circumstances, we recently had a chance to take a snapshot that I will treasure forever and ever and I'll share it with everyone who reads my blog:
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