AT LONG LAST

We finally got our old car finished.  It looks great.  It only took 23 years.

DEL'S BIRTHDAY

We celebrated Del's 57th birthday.

DEL'S CHRISTMAS TREE

Del has been working on this tree for several days.  Isn't it great.  It's 22 ft. high.

NORA ON A POGO STICK

Here's Nora on a Pogo Stick.  Last year we were applauding for three jumps in a row.  She has improved so much.  We are very proud of her.

YESTERLAND FARM

Nora and Cody spent a Saturday at Yesterland Park.  They had a wonderful time.  Nora loves spending time with her cousin.  Cody is a favorite.  They are very near the same age and seem to love to do the same things.  They always play well together.

FAMILY REUNION

My Uncle Ray and his family came to visit.  We had a wonderful day.  We hadn't seen my cousins in years.  My dad has only one brother and no sisters.  My mom has no siblings.  I have only two first cousins.       We were all thrilled for the time we spent with them.  We were blessed with beautiful weather and enjoyed the day very much.  I have lots of pictures and plan to post more later (when I have time to upload them).

Uncle Ray and Daddy

Cousins Blenda and David

David and his children Cody, Max and Nicole

The Men of the Family

The Cousins

The Two Cody's

My cousin David and my brother both have sons named Cody.  It was the first time the two Cody's met.

EASTER 2013

LANDSCAPING COMPLETED

and it's only taken 4 years (it was worth the wait).

Our Backyard

We now have a small waterfall (it sounds wonderful)

Our Front Yard

Our landscaping ended on a not so good note when we tried before.  The man doing the landscaping died in the middle of the job.  After a couple of years we tried once again and everything turned out beautiful.  We've spent more time outside in the past six weeks than we ever have.  The waterfall makes such a peaceful sound and we all love being outside now.  We even had a family reunion outside (pictures will be posted later).

MORE SPRING BREAK PHOTOS

Del and Nora in San Antonio

Nora Teaching Del to Pose for the Camera at the Antique Car Museum

Nora's Favorite Antique Car in the Museum

She has good taste in cars.  This is a Duesenberg.  Of course Nora liked it best because it was pink.  Duesenbergs are where the expression "It's a Duesy" comes from.  It was and I guess will always be the ultimate in cars.  There has never been anything better.  In the 1920's a duesenberg sold for over $6000.  Today they cost several million.

SEA WORLD

TEA CUPS

THE CAROUSEL

DINNER ON THE RIVERWALK

These were taken on the Riverwalk in San Antonio.  We were there for Spring Break.  We had a great time.

DEL'S BIRTHDAY

Del's birthday was early in February.  Nora insisted that we had to have a center piece for the table.  She put this together herself.  I'm going to try to start catching up on posting pictures a few at a time.

EVE AND JOSEPH ARE MARRIED

The wedding was beautiful and we had a great time. It was a steampunk wedding. I had to look that up on-line to find out what it was. We were all asked to wear costumes. It was a lot of fun. Del didn't get one picture of me so no pictures of my costume but I have pictures of everyone else.

Gaffer, Gammer and Nora

Nora and Aunt Lisa

Nora and Dad

Hannah, Uncle Dan, Aunt April and Nora

Groom (Joseph) and Bride (Eve)

HALLOWEEN

Nora's school had the children wear costumes to school on Halloween. Nora was a little nervous about wearing a costume. She was afraid she would be the only one wearing a costume. She asked me many times if I was sure they could wear costumes. After she got to school and saw the other kids she was very happy. She looked lovely.

FIRST DAY OF FIRST GRADE