Flash Back Friday 150

John & his brother Dave, Three Rivers, California, mid 1970's

Flash Back Friday 149

1950's: Uncle Alan, Uncle John, Oma Boyer, Mom & her friend Mary Jo

The Four Sisters Pic

I just realized I forgot to blog this. Kinda toothy!
Julia, Marianna, Andrea, Paula; Christmas 2009

Happy Birthday Aunt Michaela!

I would say you have had a mighty big year with the wedding of your youngest daughter, and because I was there, I finally got some new pictures of you!

I have many memories of Aunt Michaela, but one of the best is when we stood next to each other in the alto section of the church choir. One of us would inevitably start to chuckle a little and the music would start to shake and before you knew it, we would have tears of laughter rolling down our faces. Just thinking of it makes me laugh. It was so funny! Everyone should have an aunt like that!

Merry Christmas to All

These are the Times

A few weeks ago, back when we still had leaves on the trees, I went out with the fun family of Bridget's friend Jessica. It was a gorgeous fall day, and the park where we went was swarming with people who had the same idea as we did. It was a bit of a challenge to find spots with no people in the background, but we managed to find some nice settings. I liked the coordination of colors the family wore. The end of the shoot even included a trip to Bigby's for some good cwoffee.

Waves

Let All Things Now Living

Thanksgiving 2007

Birthday Week Wrap-up

We celebrated again on Sunday when Edward came home and this time we had a cake. This past week was a whirlwind and Sharon did make me a wonderful red velvet cake at work which was photo worthy but not in time before it was gobbled up.

John was ready for a Sunday afternoon nap so this photo was very quickly taken. We should have fussed more but oh well.



It reminded me of this one taken 5 years ago because I was wearing the same shirt. Funny how the kids get older but I stay the same.



For some reason, it shocked me to see that John had put bright candles on the cake. I needed my shades. Oh yeah, and I had to take a quick one of Edward too because I liked his hair.

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Sister Paula needed to make the flashback! Christmas, 2004

One Day on Lake Erie

I realized that I have many photos from the Chris & Lindsay's wedding which I would still like to put on this blog. The ceremony was beautiful down by the water. The rain held off for the 1:30pm ceremony and the flowers glowed under a grey sky. Lake Erie was a soft green that day.

#8!! That's My Nephew!

We really hoped to make it down to Ohio to see a Sammy play in a game this fall, but this fall got away. My sister Andrea sent me these pictures she took of him though and that's the next best thing!

Beautiful Island Wedding

This past weekend, I went to the wedding of my cousin Lindsay on Kelleys Island. What a fun and unforgettable time it was! Today, I picked a few pictures to highlight and hopefully I can post more this week.

Mother of the Bride, Aunt Michaela, with her daughter before the ceremony


Here comes the bride with her father, Uncle Ray


Chris & Lindsay, the happy bride & groom


Heading back to the mainland on the ferry for the reception

Happy Birthday Shari!

We left the Sleeping Bear Dunes area July 5 and drove up to see my cousin Shari & family who were at their family cottage near Torch Lake. Today is Shari's birthday - she's now my age for a few months!

Our kids, all 3rd cousins, had a very lovely lunch together while the adults ate out on the deck overlooking the lake. We talked and talked.



We "facebooked" each other about the get together, and "texted" afterwards about how we wish we lived closer. We also had this good-bye portrait taken. What a fun time!

Celebrating the Sunset

The sunset over Lake Michigan is one of the great things about this state we live in, and last weekend, we saw a couple of them. But first, we celebrated John's sister's July 3rd birthday..."Aunt Susan." We always think Maria looks the most like her Aunt Susan.

She received a couple of big puzzles as gifts...

The 4 girl cousins are always happy to see each other!



We went to see the sunset after supper. As we were waiting for it, I turned around and saw a sight just about as beautiful, maybe even moreso, at least to me...



The sun set again and another day was done...

And Bridget jumped for joy.

More Jumping Cousins!

The cousins on John's side of the family are jumping for the USA this past weekend in front of a Lake Michigan sunset

Happy Independence Day!

July 4, 2007 up north with John's side of the family waiting for the parade

The Jumping Cousins

A friend of mine commented that she collected photos of people jumping, so here are a few more. I can't tell you how fun these are to take!