Happy Father's Day Dan!

Psalms 127:3-5

"Children are a gift from the

Lord. How joyful

is the man whose quiver

is full of them!

Dan, my favorite Man in the World!

Thank you for working so hard. I am amazed at he

way you blend love and laughter, tenderness and tough

standards to bring out the best in our family. Our kids

are flourishing and so much of that is because of your

commitment to me and to them. I thank God for you

every day. You continue to excel in everything you do.

My favorite time is seeing your nose buried in

your Bible. You really get it, Dan. That by being strong

in Christ, first and foremost, you'll be strong at

everything else. Keep seeking Him, I'm proud

of You! Thanks for being my Best Friend!

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To my precious family, who continue to give

me countless reasons to celebrate God's

Faithfulness. I am a blessed Woman!

A Tribute to Dad!

What does the word Tribute mean?

It's a way to acknowledge gratitude,

respect, admiration. It's attesting to

some praiseworthy quality or characteristic!

Click on each photo to read the tributes!

Jennifer daughter #1

Karen Daughter #2

Danielle Daughter #3

Brittany Daughter #4

Kelly daughter #5

Happy Father's Day to My Dad!

Happy Father's Day to my Dad! He turned 91 in

February! What I admire the most about him was

his work ethic, he never missed a day from work and

was one of the hardest working Men I know! I've never

heard him complain about how much he had to work!

He faithfully took care of my Mom who had Alzheimer's

disease. Again,you never complained. I can only hope

to live my life the same way! My Dad lives in Connecticut.

Dad, hope you had a great Day! Love You!

Below is one of the many messages

my Dad has left me on my answering

machine. I still love his Portuguese

accent! I've included a photo of my

dad when he was 21. I think Brittany

looks a lot like him, especially the Hair!

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Outer Banks here we Come!

Sunday June 15th, Father's Day, we headed to our

annual vacation. This was our 7th year at the

Outer Banks, North Carolina. On my next post I'll

post the happy Father's day photos. A few

days before our trip daughter # 3 Danielle dropped off

Annabelle Grace for us to babysit. Josh & Danielle

celebrated their 3rd Wedding Anniversary and

headed to Williamsburg, Va for a few days.We don't

get to see Annabelle that often and I was concerned

how she'd do with out her parents. She was fantastic!

Great Parenting guys!

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BJ! I found Poodie for YOU! LOL.

Joshua, AKA Poodie is a active

two year old. He gives the best hugs

and I love when he calls me Ginny,

meaning Granny! :)

Thanks for video taping our packing BJ!

We always stop at Starbucks on our way

to OBX. When we got back to the car

Annabelle didn't want to go back in her car

seat. It was adorable how she hung onto

Pops!

BALD!

Yes! He's now a B-A-L-D MAN!

He wants so much to look

just like Pops!

What do you think?

Brian's brothers Christopher & Michael give 

him a hug!

I buzzed his hair down as far as I could go!

Pops prepares his head for the shave.

Christopher has been asking for a

"Steve" Haircut! Today he got one!

He was so excited to have Steve

do it himself! 

Enjoy the video of the close Shave!

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MOHAWK! TO BE CONTINUED!

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Brian Jr is our oldest grandson. I wish you could 

meet him! He has many talents. He's a piano student, 

an actor and has been in many plays. He is on the

 cross country team at school. He's a great

 student and is very active in his church.  

Brian loves to spend his summer at our house.

He let me know that this was the summer he 

would let his hair grow long. He was quick to add

that this would be only for the summer months, 

and then in time for school he would get it cut.

WRONG!

Today he decided that the reverse

was going to happen! He asked for

a shaved head. He added that he wanted

to look just like Pops! I told him that I 

needed his parents consent and he called

them. They said YES!

We started with a Mohawk. I kept asking him

"Are you sure you want to do this?" He quickly 

said Yes!

We had fun jelling his hair up and 

taking pictures.

I asked one more time. Are you sure

you want a bald head???

"Yes Granny I'm sure, just do it! "

Does Brian Jr. get a Baldy? Hmmm

check out my next post!

The National's Game

Brittany & Steve went into DC to see a Nationals game.

They also went to Arlington Cemetery

PHOTO CREDITS BRITT 

They got to see the changing of the guard.

The stadium is beautiful! 

The hot dogs are really good!

If you know Britt, you know she loves

COTTON CANDY!

Annapolis , Maryland

Dan and I went into Annapolis, Maryland 

for Memorial Day. Chris and Cindy Miller

joined us . We had fun driving around and 

then took a walking tour. Chris & Cindy,

thank you so much for showing us around!

The Blue Angels' first demonstration took

place May 10, 1946

The Naval Academy Honor Fallen Blue Angels

On the occasion of the 60th Anniversary of the 

founding of the Navy Flight Demonstration

Squadron, the Blue Angels, this aircraft display

is dedicated in memory of all the Blue Angels'

aircrew lost in team flight operations.

The United States Navel Academy has a new

visitor center with interactive displays telling

the history of the Academy.  The visitor center's

theater shows the award winning film, 

"To Lead and to Serve"

The City Dock

is the heart of historic downtown Annapolis.

The adjacent waterside park is the site of

summer band concerts.

I found this Gosling near the dock. 

It was a very warm day and so we stopped

into Ben & Jerry's. I'm off dairy so I had a

frozen ice drink, so good!

State House Inn

We stopped inside for a small tour.

It's a Bed & Breakfast.

It has 8 beautifully decorated rooms

with amazing views.