Happy Birthday Jack!

Happy Birthday Jack!

You have been such a delight in our life! We were so excited to have a baby boy come into our lives after 3 girls. Mark was the assistant scoutmaster at the time and everyone at church was so excited for us too! So much that the scoutmaster's wife made you a scout uniform out of a cabbage patch pattern, complete with socks and hat.( I wish I could scan the picture so everyone could see how cute it was) When I think of you, I think fun, fun, fun and happy, happy happy! You loved the movie Bambi when you were around 18 months you would watch it and say"Bambi get up" when his Mom died. You loved Hop on Pop and you were really good at memorizing. When you were 3 you would recite a poem the girls were learning for Young Women's.

"What Counts"

It isn't the money you're making, it isn't

the clothes you wear,

And it isn't the skill of your good right

hand which makes folks really care.

It's the smile on your face and the light of

your eye.

And the burdens that you bear.

You really did have a great smile and a twinkle in your eye when you would say it too!

And now you have made us so proud with all you have accomplished.We wish happiness and craziness and send you our love. Hope you had a great birthday. Love You!

Grandparent Fun Is:

• The fun without the responsibility of the day to day care.
• The fun you have and then be able to return them to their parents.
• The fun you can have and still be able to sleep through the night.
• The fun you can have and then still have time to have you own fun.

I love the time I spend with my grandkids---I love watching Dora, Hannah Montana, The Incredibles, and The Game Plan. I love being the adoring audience at recitals and t-ball games. I love to sit and watch somersaults in the family room or tricks on the trampoline. I love to color in the strawberry shortcake coloring book while visiting with their Mom's on why they love Grey's Anatomy. Right now I have 8 fabulous grandchildren but soon to be nine------I was just thinking I'm happy to be a Grammie again. A brand new baby coming this year just in time for Jack's wedding, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. What joy!

Game Night!

Sunday night I told the kids I had a new game to play. It was a game my cousins from California (who I always thought were so cool) played when they came to Arizona in the summer. You take a saucer cup of flour and press it very tight in the cup, put a plate on top and turn it over. Tap the cup and slowly lift the cup and you have this flour molded like the cup. Next you put a nickel or dime on top of the flour cup. Take a butter knife and everyone takes turns slicing the the flour but you don't want the coin to fall, but when it does the person that it falls on has to pick up the coin with their mouth. You can't use your hands, so has you can see your face is covered in flour. The grandkids loved it! Of course I never wanted to make it fall so I wouldn't get flour all over me----well they thought that was the best part! They loved digging for the coin with their face buried in the flour. The 3 little ones didn't really play, but Landon and Carter wanted to get their faces dirty too! Of course Miss Kennedi just smiled and didn't want to get that pretty little face messy. Cheryl & Johnny do you remember playing this?

Happy Birthday Bridget!

Happy Birthday to my sweet daughter! She is a wonderful mother, wife, sister and daughter and she deserves a little recognition. I'm so sad that my computer won't let me scan pictures and download new pictures. I have so many cute baby pictures of Bridget. She was the best baby I remember asking the Doctor if something was wrong because she slept so much and he patted my arm and said "Honey you just have a good baby". After having twins that were colicky I was scared to death to have any more kids so thank heavens she was soooo good. I do remember thinking how could anyone complain about just "one "baby. She is such a hard worker one time she stayed up almost all night helping while we put new tile in our kitchen she was about 10 years old. She always loves a project. She is a great cook ,she makes us laugh, we love her and always want to be around her! Hope you had a great birthday!

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Happy Birthday Daddy!

Happy Birthday!
Friday was my Dad's 76th b-day. He is a very special Dad. I haven't met anyone in my 51 years who doesn't like my Dad. He is a very loveable person & doesn't have a enemy in the world.
The other day I heard the song zippety do-da & I immediately thought of my Dad he used to sing this to Cheryl, Johnny and I. I could picture a bluebird sitting on his shoulder---I just love that song.

My Dad has this little whistle, we would hear it when he came through the door at night from work or if he was close by---he would whistle and say I'm home! It has become a kind of a family thing for us too.

HE IS:

Giving, Hard working, amazing teacher, funny and kind to everyone.

The other day after we had everyone over for a little party for him--Mark said, "Your Dad is the greatest". I hope he knows how much his family LOVES him. We feel so blessed to be able to call him Dad. Love you, Susan

The other day I went into Jack's room and he had his Grandma Daley's book open. She wrote this book a few years ago and gave it to everyone for Christmas. It is filled with pictures and many stories. When we first got it I looked at all the pictures and just hadn't taken the time to read the book. Brooke called me one day and said "Mom you need to start reading Grandma's book, it is so interesting. She said I feel like I'm reading a really good novel". So I started reading it and then Paige and Bridget, we would talk about the parts we all liked. It was really hard to put it down. One of my favorite stories in the book is called "Mother's Surprise Birthday Party". I guess she decided to have a surprise b-day party for her Mom who worked and would also help with her girl scout troop. She cleaned the house, had refreshments and got the living ready to play "Bunko" she even had prizes too! She invited all the girls from her girl scout troop and their Mothers. She said when her Mom walked through the door she was very surprised. She says,"I know she could have killed me"! I guess her Mom didn't really know the girls Mom's and they had all brought presents. This story reminds me of my own girls who surprised me one Birthday. They were about 10 years old the same age as their Grandma---of course they didn't invite anyone to a party but they screamed "surprise" and had a cake and balloons and presents for me. I think that was one of my favorite birthday's! I was so excited that they had planned this little party without any coaxing or encouraging, they just wanted to do something nice for me.

My Mother-in-law had a birthday a few months ago and I just wanted to let everyone know what a beautiful woman she is. The best way to describe her is she is elegant and she dresses to kill. I'm thankful for the influence she has on our family. She is a great example of a wonderful wife and mother!