Hannah and Andrew

Today Hannah and Andrew were here to play. We had such a good time as you can tell from the picture.
It has been a busy day and we have really enjoyed these two along with Cashel and James. It is going to be a fun week with everyone coming. Hannah was a princess and Andrew a clown. He picked up the rubber ball and held it to his nose !

Happy Birthday to Clara

Happy Birthday to Clara Braelyn McAdow. She is healthy and beautiful and I am sure pictures will soon be forthcoming on e-mail and facebook. Just talked to Dawn and she said she did very well and that this birth was the easiest so far. Heather was so cute last week because she so wanted Clara to come then and she said,"guess she is just fashionably late". Just glad she is here. That makes number 24 for us-and even 2 doz. Are we blessed or what!!!!!

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday Sean. Time goes toooooo fast. Seems like I just wished you Happy Birthday yesterday!
Know we will see you soon and can hardly wait. Have a great day. Love you!

80 years young!

Grampy's 80th birthday. We had a quiet celebration with a delicious dinner and birthday cake. Our friends
Barbara and Lou Mahony came and Milo (who was a treat to see) Virsan, and Bob. Bob barbequed delicious filet steaks for dinner. He made his own concoction for a marinating sauce and it was very very good. Everyone called at dinner time, David, Les, Breanne, and a few other friends. Check David's blog Pa's journeys.blogspot.com/ to read the wonderful tribute that he wrote to his father. It was a good day and I think Bill felt truly loved and appreciated.

Early birthday gift

Bill's birthday isn't until tomorrow but he had to open this gift from Danny. He is so pleased and love it very muich. It is a Master of on of Stan Kentons albums and a picture of him, an autograph and two concert ticket stubs dated sept 13 1938 in Boston Mass. Had to be one of first concerts. Just had to share!

Julanne's artwork

Julianne do you remember drawing this picture? I saved it because you gave
it to me and I had it in a frame and just found it. Just another memory.

18 years ago

18 years ago. All of you have grown up and now have your own kiddos. My how time flies. My 60th suprise birthday.
Remember you were all there!

"starspray"

Guess the pictures are backwards! This one of us christening the "Starspray" should have come first. I broke the bottle. Bill held me from falling in and Bob took some pictures. I don't know who took this picture?????
This was an exciting day and we were anxious to sail our new boat.
Just more memories.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY STEPHANIE

HAVE A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY
WE LOVE YOU VERY MUCH
SEE YOU SOON
LOVE
GRAMMY & GRAMPY

REMEMBER WHEN?????

VISITING AT GRAMMY'S

LOOKING AT THE HANDPRINTS

remember when

All three boys Bob, Dave and Dan are
in the cockpit and it looks like Bill on the tiller????? Those were fun days. Especially when Bob was on the tiller and heeled the boat over very far. Sure he like to hear me scream ! Remember when we went out to meet the Queen Mary and it was soooo windy we had to head back. Remember our days spent at little harbor in Catalina. How about getting caught in the fog off of the coast. Or pilling into Woody's Warf and David trying to keep the boat from ramming into the bow sprit of a docked boat. Many memories. I am sure the boys have more.
Going out of the jetty at Newport. Could be headed for Catalina????

Today is the real day!

Today is really the day for Lauren's Birthday. I just got ahead of myself! So
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
today.
Love you
Mom

Special Day

Today is a special day as it is Lauren's birthday. She is special in many ways but very special to us because she loves our son and has given birth to 6 of our awesome grandchildren. Have a great day Lauren and we love you.
Mom and Dad Parker

Happy birthday

Happy Birthday Dan!!!!!!!!! Don't you look cool!

Special Day

Younger days!

An old picture when we were much younger!
Wedding at the Oceanside First Christian Church.
August 2, 1963

happy day

Happy Anniversary

David and Lauren thank you for wonderful grandchildren and precious great grandchildren.
Love you very much,
Mom

goodby lunch

We met Ginger and Elliott and all of the kids at downtown Disney before the went back to do more fun things at the park.
They are staying for a few days with Ginger's parents before they go home to Ind. It was good to see them one
last time before they leave.

Sundance with some of our great grandbabies

Surprise visit

This summer has been a good one so far. First Heather came to visit with Cayden and then this week Stephanie came to visit with Mabel. Oliver and Stella. This was the first time I have seen Stella and been able to hold her. She is very huggable and delicious. Mabel and Oliver made a late birthday cake for Mike and we all sang happy birthday. All 3 are darling and kept themselves entertained so beautifully. Grampy built block houses with them and grammy made a book for Stella to color in. She is quite an artist and may grow up to be one. Who knows! Oliver is as cute as a button and probably the quietest little boy that I have ever been around. He loved all of the cars and the helicopter.
They left after dinner tonight to drive back to Arizona. We will see them again in a week or so in Sundance. All of David's grandchildren will be there. 14, 8 years and younger plus their mommies and daddy's. It will be quite an event. It wasn't hard to say goodby this time as we will see them again up there. The faries, Charlie and Liliy, were visiting and Mabel watched them carefully because she said that Liley's eyes moved. They did bring them a couple of surprises like good faries do. They found them everytine the flew to a new place.

Our Faries

We have a fairy door at our house that the faries use to come and visit us. They are the only ones that can open the door. Annie and Jack have named them Charley and Liley. Sometimes they are here and sometimes they have gone back through
the door. Sometimes they just land someplace in the house and show up in unexpected places. They even leave special
treats for the children who visit us. I hope they are here when Mabel and Oliver get here. I caught a picture of them when they were visiting this morning. Annie and Jack want to touch them but if they did they may not come back so they just look. Of course they won't move as long as someone is looking at them.
Our fairies bring blessings to our house and good surprises.