Molly Carolyn... violinist!

I was leaving for Florida and going to miss Molly's summer violin

recital so Dave and I went to her teacher's house to get 

a sneak preview of Molly's violin piece!  Miss Molly, her teacher

said "Let's go outside on my porch and give a street concert!"

What fun!

Here it is...

She is getting so good at violin!  Papa and I are so very proud!!

Sarah found a friend on Miss Molly's porch while her sister

had her violin lesson!

She has a way with animals, that's for sure!

God Bless America

I am happy Sarah goes to a public school that allowed the 

second graders to paint this...

on their t-shirts for their 2nd Grade Music Performance.

They sang beautiful songs... God Bless America was among them!

They welcomed Veterans!

Sarah and her smiling friends before they took to the stage!

Here they come!

Groups were brought forward to start songs...

giving everyone a starring role!

They made the seals for every armed force and one by one

they came out on stage with the seal and asked veterans

from that branch to please stand to be recognized and then

they sang the anthem for that branch!  I was in tears

as you looked around the room at the men who stood to

receive the honor of these 2nd graders singing their song!

I was amazed they memorized so many songs~ Army, Navy, Marines

Air Force, and Coast Guard.  WOW!

My favorite ...

along with this one...

A heartfelt THANK YOU to all VETERANS from the 

Second Graders!

I am proud of you SARAH ROSE~ you are 

A W E S O M E 

Still Celebrating!

It was a BIG one after all...

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Meigan was out of town welcoming

a new Granddaughter so she celebrated me

last night!!

A favorite dessert...

She is so good to me!

Iphone pictures... ugh~ wish I had my camera!

She is so dear to me!

The Hollar & Swallor group... minus Jim and Kathy~

even sang Happy Birthday to me!

A shot and a wish...

Thanks Meigan, Dennis, Kathy, Gary and Dave...

I may have been over served last night!!

There is no place like home... even for a few days!!

We had a great time in Florida 

~

We got to see Roxi and Rick~

   Dave was busy golfing, while I had fun with Roxi as we

galavanted all over Bonita Springs!  It's a rough life at 

Camp Bonita~ dinner out every night, trying to get together with everyone

before they leave for home... wine tasting party's and 

sunset walks on the beach!

We had shutters delivered and Dave put them up~

I just love them!

They make it seem so big in there now!

Our last night, we had dinner with the Donna and Mike~

Dave hates when I take pictures... he says

"Can't you just remember this in your head?"

Ha...so

I was glad Donna took a few~with her phone!

Then we asked out waiter to get one of all of us~

We had a great time and I look forward to fall

when we all get together again!

Before we left, we celebrated Dave's birthday!

Beckie, Sarah, Molly, and I were on hand to sing 

Happy Birthday!

So cheated on the cake.... Thanks Kathy Bacha!

The ART of it all...

I had the pleasure of enjoying Emily Grace's company on afternoon.

She loved painting at my house!

She is quite the little artist!

Western Reserve School had an ART SHOW 

and my little gems each got ribbons!

An artist of the Art Museum actually came in and

gave ribbons to outstanding art work!

I was proud of Molly, who got a First Place on her

beautiful Fish!

Sarah Rose got a First Place for her Dragon!

Tegan and Kelley, along with some friends,

have mastered the ART of date night painting!

Couples work on two pieces that come together to make one 

beautiful masterpiece!

They had so much fun!

Cayden has mastered the ART of catching FROGS!

I met up with Sarah and Molly to do some "secret"

Mothers Day ART work!

Their Mommy loved the finished ART work!

We also made these...

So their Mom could "PICTURE" how much they love her!

Kelley had mastered the ART of the sun flare in photos in this one!

Layla is watching her Papa play baseball!

Layla has mastered the ART of being a fashion queen!

Here's MONK!

She is getting so BIG!

The fine ART of popsicle eating with Uncle Danny

was mastered this weekend!

Funky Komadina wants some of that too!

Mya Brynn has mastered the ART of following her brother

in song and blowing KISSES!... somewhat like the Saturday Night Live skit on

the news with the duo who never know the words to their own songs!!

Mya just keeps looking at Cayden for her next move!

Sweet Layla has mastered the ART of giggling!

I DID have the Happiest of Birthdays!

I am such a true lover of ART...

especially when it involves my little gems and some friends!