You Capture~Happiness!

Happiness... 3 little gems!  Did you think it would be something/anything else?

Sarah... squealing  with delight!

Molly... bursting with excitement!
Cayden... giggling with HAPPINESS!

They make me happy! See much more happiness here!

Miss Magillacutty... the substitute teacher!

I had the opportunity to sub for Miss Gloria at Best Beginnings today. I surprised Sarah in the car pool line. When I opened her door to get her out, she took a double take look at me and SMILED!  I did the work sheet with the kids today and Sarah was the first at "my table".  Once she was done though, she was off and didn't give me a second look.  She is loving her new classroom and her new teachers this year.  I had a fun time back in my old "Stars, Too" classroom today~ do I miss it enough to go back~ no, sorry, I don't.  I am loving having the chance to spend time with my gems right at home and that's enough for me!!  That and Music In Motion, of course!!
                           Have a lovely Thursday!

Sarah and her little ballet class!

Sarah takes ballet from the very teacher that her mommy took ballet from, Miss Tracy Vedda.  Miss Tracy's studio looks exactly the same, and Miss Tracy is still just as sweet as ever.  She is so good with the kids in the class.  This little group of girls are 4 years old.  Miss Tracy does fun little games to keep their interest peeked during class.  Some are better at listening than others and I was happy to see Sarah being a good student!!  She sat right by Miss Tracy and listened to her every word!

Just look... (Sarah with the green pompoms)
She was working so hard to follow directions and...
In this picture at the bar, she is the only one who is!!
She kept looking over at me and giving me the thumbs up!  I am proud of this little ballerina!

Did You Know...

Sarah, Molly, and Cayden, did you know...

When I met Papa, he had a little brown car.  A Pinto.  It was a very fast Pinto, though most Pinto's were not fast at all!  Papa made the engine faster, added a hood scoop, and raced that little car at Norwalk Speedway. 

 Meme ONCE, only ONCE rode down the track with Papa.  I was very nervous about this and I decided to never go down the track again!!  I would drive the Pinto to work and at red lights, I would gun the engine and show off... people thought it was a funny little car until I would burn rubber, oh I could peel those tires!  Just imagine that for a minute.  But wait, I do recall a time when on 71, Meme was pulled over by the highway patrol with you girls, Sarah & Molly in the backseat.  Oh my goodness... I was mortified.  Speeding ( going 10 over the limit) with my grand children in the car.  Once the officer took my license back to his car, Sarah, you said to me... "Mem, who is that boy?"  He did look to be about 18!! Oh, so bad. So you have an idea already how Meme can drive crazy, right?  Anyway... Papa was the only one who got tickets for peeling tires, back in the day.  Non - moving violations! 

Hey, Sarah and Molly, this is a picture of your Mommy with us when she was just a little girl.

  Beckie even liked to pretend to drive the Pinto too!!  I think I can see some Molly in this picture, can you?
If you look closely at the picture with Meme & Papa, you will see another car next to the Pinto and in the garage, a FULL SIZE VAN.  Yes, we had a FSV!  We sold the Pinto shortly after Bridget was born because we were doing the "suburban shuffle" and needed to act like adults... or so we told ourselves.  Papa still wonders what happened to that little car of his after he sold it, and so do I.

And now you know!

Edith Ann....

Remember Edith Ann? Here's my version!

Molly Carolyn at Crocker Park!

Molly and Sarah, posing for the camera.  As I try to get them to smile, making funny noises, snapping my fingers, etc.  
I work so hard and what do I get? 
They cannot keep a straight face and just keep bursting out laughing!

We realized, that night, that the sprinkler park comes to life in color at night.  See, you can learn something new everyday!!  

Did You Know...

Sarah, Molly, and Cayden,

The first house that Papa and Meme bought was the very house Papa grew up in, yes its true, the very same house.  Great grandpa John, Papa's Dad, sold it in 1974 to a family and then we bought it from them in 1979, 6 months before our wedding day.  Meme lived there by myself until we got married in October.  It was the cutest little bungalow in  Fairview Park.  I worried about buying it, since they had lived there, because I worried that I would forever hear about how "when we lived here this and that"!!  When the neighbor called GG to tell her that it was for sale, she of course, told us.  Dave wanted me to see it so we went and I just loved it.  GG always made me feel it was just our FIRST house!! I love the big tree and fence in front as well as the little porch.  3970 was really a cute little house, perfect for our first home.  Your Mommy's were both born while we lived here, and so was Uncle Dan!  We moved when Danny was 6 months old.  We made so many good friends, friends who we love to this day, especially the Bacha's!  Beckie and Katie Bacha were babies together and Kathy, Katie's mom, and I just had the best time spending our days together.  They lived 2 houses away!  The guys were good friends too, so it was just one fun time after another on West 226th street!
Here is a picture of 3970 W. 226th Street, as it looked back in our time... My precious girls, Beckie on the fence, and Bridget standing next to fence is almost like looking at Sarah and Molly today!!  You can click on the photo to make it larger, then click back arrow to return to blog!

So, now you know!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SARAH ROSE!

~New born Sarah...
Sarah on her 1st Birthday...
Two years old...
Three years old...
4 years old... Happy Birthday Sarah!

Looking alot like Glenda, the good witch!  Party on Saturday!  Sarah says we will play hide and seek in the corn field!   Meme said "WHAT????"

Party At School and the first of my "Did You Know?" series!

Sarah celebrated her upcoming birthday at school today!!   Isn't she just the sweetest thing?  
   Can you tell this Meme just loves her??  Make your wish... Meme wants all your dreams to come true! * (UPDATE 7:14 p.m.) Sarah just informed me, as she looked at the above picture, what she wished for: "That me and Molly would always be friends and sisters!"

Hey Sarah, Molly and Cayden... Did You Know?...

I wanted to tell you a story about how Meme met Papa.  Meme was 18 years old and I was invited to the Lesjak cottage, at Holliday Lakes, with my friend Sally.  Sally was so excited for me to meet a friend of her boyfriend's, who name was Dave.  Guess what?  It was Papa!  I knew I liked him right away because he was so tall and so very cute!  Papa was so nice to me that day and we had a really fun time going on his boat to water ski and we played lots of volleyball.  We had a big campfire too!  Papa took my phone number and called me again in a few days to go out on a date.  We had a lot of fun together whenever we went out and soon enough ~ I knew I was in LOVE!  How will you know... (the song from Enchanted) ~ he loves you? ~ You just know!  We met on September 10, 1977.  We got engaged on October 3, 1978.  We got married on October 13, 1979.  We added the two dates together and got 13!  October 13th was also GG's and Great Grandpa's wedding day!  We got married on their 28th wedding anniversary and guess what, Cayden?  Your Mommy and Daddy got married on October 13th too~ on Meme and Papa's 28th wedding anniversary... that is some kind of magic, don't you think?  Meme was 21 and Papa was 22 years old.  Meme and Papa are about to celebrate our 30th wedding anniversary!  That is a BIG DEAL.  When you get married, its so important to remember that it is a FOREVER COMMITMENT to each other.  I am hoping for many more years with Papa because I still love him so, so, so, much! 

Some pictures to share with you, my little gems...

This is Uncle Mike giving a wedding toast to Meme & Papa.  Aunt Patty is next to Papa!
Meme and Papa, with Meme's family!

Meme and Papa, with Papa's family!

 So... now you KNOW!

Tuesday Treats!

Today, this boy's pediatrician, told this boy's mama, that she could start feeding him more table foods ~  and if she does, she will see that this boy will lose the orange tint that he has on his cute little nose!!

Maybe, just maybe... this boy's mama likes this boy's nose just the way it is!!!  

and... Meme does too!

Making Plans...

Dave was away for the weekend and I spent much of it with Bridget and Cayden!  Bridget worked Thursday night and spent the morning sleeping here while Cayden and I played!  He is really enjoying the sit and spin now!




So fun ~ just look at his face~ and check out those adorable little feet!  Looking good! He has come along way from his new born feet!
Casting, bracing, cutting tendons, breaking.... his feet have endured much but... He is doing so great!  He now stands and walks around furniture and is getting very daring about it all!  Check out some of his other moves here!  He still wears his special shoes and bar brace at night till he is two and then the doctor will see if more surgery is needed or if he will just continue to wear the bar with shoes.  Isn't it amazing to see the change?  

We then shopped on Friday, Bridget had an agenda, she was on a mission.  Friday night, I kept Cayden for a sleep over while his mommy and daddy went to the Indians game with friends.  Cayden makes for a boring sleepover guest as he goes to bed for the night by 7.  I watched movies the rest of the night, which I love to do!

Saturday when Bridget came over we decided to go to the farmer market at Crocker Park. 
It was fabulous~ It was our first time there and I will be sure to go back.  A man playing the guitar entertained Cayden, there were booths just filled with fresh produce and the potted plants were so beautiful and the biggest I have ever seen.  People so friendly and helpful too! Fruit so delicious!  Yum.

Tegan called ... we are trying to plan a trip.  He misses us and we miss him.  He needs to see his little nieces and nephew as well as his sisters and brother.  He is still loving his job at West Star Aviation and I am sure he is looking forward to the snow flying so he can snowboard.  Kelley got a new haircut and looks adorable!  They both are saving up vacation time for their honeymoon, so we can't get them home to Ohio.  Don't worry Tegan... I am working on some plans for some trips.  We may all have to come separately, but that might be more fun for you guys anyway!!   And, way less crowded at your house!!!  I love you guys so much and I miss you too!

Here's to a good week everyone!!