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Having Fun

By Lorraine

Cambrie Noelle
Keri Caleb Silas and Noah
Jamie and Cambrie
Raider wearing his mean face even at Jamies
Noah and Mom-Mom trying to be serious until Mom-Mom’s mustache kept falling off
 
And, the sweetest of all!
Keri and Annika
Remember my birthday friend from my last post…
She is Anni’s Grammy!
Three generations of friends.
I’d say that is pretty special.
♥

Filed Under: Family, Grandchildren Tagged With: Caleb, Cambrie, Friends, Grandchildren, Jamie, Keri, Noah, Silas

An Unwelcoming Welcome

By Lorraine

Welcome or unwelcome? Our schnauzer isn’t sure about all the Halloween visitors that dare approach our front door as he faithfully guards the premises.

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Filed Under: Family, Grandchildren Tagged With: Birthday Family, Brenna, Daddy, Grandchildren, Raider, Scotty, shaela

A Collection of Grandchildren

By Lorraine

Enjoying every minute with each other during Jill’s surprise weekend visit
Jill with her Shaela, Ryan & Brenna   ~   Jamie with her Silas, Keri, Noah, Caleb & Cambrie
Wondering when I blinked and this one got so much older.
Ella is not our grandchild but taking care of her for so long, we love just like she was!

Filed Under: Family, Grandchildren Tagged With: Brenna, Caleb, Cambrie, Ella, Grandchildren, Jared, Keri, Love, Noah, Ryan, shaela, Silas

Another Surprise

By Lorraine

The Canvas
 The medium
 The Art
The innocent looking Artist

Blowing kisses isn’t going to get you off the hook, sweet Cambrie.
Well, maybe a little
♥

Linking to Mary’s Mosaic Monday @ Little Red House

Filed Under: Family, Grandchildren Tagged With: Cambrie, Grandchildren

Surprise!

By Lorraine

Sitting at my computer last night, I heard children’s voices on the porch and caught a glimpse of blond hair.
It was late but I thought it was Silas and that Jamie was stopping by.
I was delightfully shocked that Jill and the kids were here!
Brad and his dad drove to North Carolina, for a basketball coaches clinic hosted by North Carolina’s coach and Duke’s Coach K. Jill and the children drove in their car to our home.
Ryan, Brenna, Shaela and Raider
Of course, we had to brew a pot of tea to have with our oatmeal breakfast, because tea with cream and sugar cubes is a tradition at Mom-Mom’s.
I loved the sweet note little Shaela left.

Filed Under: Family, Grandchildren Tagged With: Brenna, Grandchildren, Love, Ryan, shaela

Another Blessing

By Lorraine

I went with Jamie and the three oldest kids for her ultrasound.
Everything looks perfect.
And now we know…
a sweet baby girl 
just 19 weeks 
Her tiny heart beating. Her mouth opening and closing.  Her arm and hand moving toward her mouth.
arrival date ~ end of February
~♥~
Before I formed you in the womb I knew you
Jeremiah 1:5

Filed Under: Family, Grandchildren Tagged With: Grandchildren, Jamie, Love

First Day of School

By Lorraine

Ryan began 3rd grade yesterday. Brenna began 1st and it was Shaela’s very first day of kindergarten.
These photos from Jill warmed my heart!
 Up and dressed even before mom awoke!

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Filed Under: Family, Grandchildren Tagged With: Brenna, Grandchildren, Ryan, shaela

Fresh Flower Ice-Cream Sundae Craft Project

By Lorraine

My dear friend, Susan told me about something she made at a Flower Camp she attended with another friend. I was looking for a craft project to make with the kids for a garden themed birthday party I was planning for my granddaughter and her friends and cousins. This sweet fresh flower ice-cream sundae arrangement was a perfect craft project for little girls!


Cute, huh! And just the kind of project that turns out well for kids giving them a sense of accomplishment without being too difficult or boring. It isn’t a messy project and nothing that might stain or ruin their clothing or surroundings.

With a little prep work ahead of time, the project goes smoothly and does not take a long time to complete. I had the Oasis foam cut to size for the ice-cream shaped vases and the flowers trimmed to the right length, sitting in containers ready for “picking.”

Because the glass is clear and I didn’t want the oasis to show, I had pre-cut pieces of white plastic, cut from the bags you get when shopping. It was free and worked for what I needed. Older kids could add the plastic and then inset the foam themselves.  Littler one might benefit if this step is already done for them.

If you have pitchers of water ready, bigger kids can pour the water into their vase. If you think it easier for the littler ones, have the foam wet already.

 Let each child pick their flowers and insert each stem into the oasis foam. A little instruction about placement and they catch on quickly creating their sundaes. Ruffly carnations are ideal for the look of scoops of ice-cream in this project but they were not available this day. As you can see, the mums worked well.
 
 They were intent on their creations and enjoyed the process.
 Little red pom-poms could be used for the cherry on top, but we gathered bright red flower blossoms from my window boxes.
 Even the little ones did a great job.
sweet cousin, Brenna
Pretending to sip their Ice Cream Sundae’s, the girls later took them home as favors and were able to enjoy their pretty flower arrangements for many more days.

Here is the list of supplies you will want to gather to make
Fresh Flower Ice-Cream Sundaes

  • Ice-cream vase or something similar
  • Bend-y straws 
  • Floral foam for fresh flowers (pre-cut and pre-moistened if needed) Another option is to fill the vases with those little floral marbles/beads
  • Bunches of flowers like carnations or Mums ( pre-snipped the stems to about 4-inches long and had the foam in each glass.  I could have let the kids do this themselves but for the sake of time and the littler ones, I did it ahead.
  • Little red flowers (or tiny pom-pom’s) for the cherry on top (I snipped red impatients from my kitchen window box)
  • Squares of white plastic so the green floral foam doesn’t show through the clear glass (I cut white WM bags) I would double this next time.
  • water
  • Scissors and garden clippers

NOTE: We didn’t do this for the birthday party craft, but my friend said they lined the top edge of the cup/vase with green leaves before adding the carnations. I’m sure that would look pretty too.

Here is the birthday girl! Oh, Keri, with the dark brown eyes ~  Mom-Mom loves you!
♥

 

There are affiliate links in this post. That
means if you buy something from that link, I will earn a small commission, but
it won’t cost you anything additional.

If you are looking for inspiration and ideas for decorations and food for a sweet girl’s birthday party, check out Keri’s Garden Themed Birthday Party.

Filed Under: Crafts, More Crafts Tagged With: Birthday Family, Brenna, Crafts, Ella, flowers, Grandchildren, Keri, shaela

Keri Jill is 8 Garden Themed Birthday Party & Chocolate Piped Butterfly Toppers

By Lorraine

Preparing a sweet birthday party for little girls isn’t hard with a fun garden theme. Invite friends and cousins and watch their delight to see chocolate butterflies perched on frosted cupcakes, fruit skewers in rainbow colors and mini blueberry muffin bouquet treats. Ending with a fresh flower ice-cream sundae craft that doubles as a take-home party favor.

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Filed Under: Cakes & Cupcakes, Recipes, Sweet Treats Tagged With: Birthday Family, Brenna, Crafts, Cupcakes, Ella, Grandchildren, Jamie, Jill, Keri

A Puppy Tale

By Lorraine

A storybook
about and just for
Shaela Jamie
As our grandchildren started coming along, I made a special book for Keri, Ryan and Brenna with a story/poem written just for them and included photos of each child as part of the story.

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Filed Under: Family, Grandchildren Tagged With: Abbey, Grandchildren, shaela

Ocean City with Family

By Lorraine

Jill and Brad are spending the week in Ocean City, as leaders for a Youth for Christ retreat.
There are 75 people part of the group so they are very busy.
John and I met Erin on the beach and were later joined by Jill, Brad and kids for a really beautiful day.

 The weather had been not-so-nice for the previous few days, so on this gorgeous day, the beach was really packed.

 

 

 Walking the boards, miniature golf with Ryan, Brenna and Shae, then pizza for dinner and finally Kohr’s Bros  Custard.  Perfect!

Filed Under: Family, Grandchildren Tagged With: brad, Brenna, Erin, Grandchildren, Jill, John, Ryan

‘Twas a Most Happy Birthday

By Lorraine

Perfect in every way
 Me and my mom
 me and my girlfriend since childood
 me and my sister
 of course we can’t be together for two minutes without breaking into giggles
 playtime
 Delicious dinner made by Jill
 eating on the patio
family including my sweet niece, Eva.

birthday cake (actually Banana Blueberry Pie)
Our August is FULL of birthdays…  I am planning a birthday party for our little Keri Jill on the 19th.

Filed Under: Family, Grandchildren Tagged With: Birthday Family, brad, Brenna, Caleb, Cambrie, Friends, Grandchildren, Jamie, Jared, Jill, Josh, Keri, Lorrie, Ryan, shaela, Silas, Sisters

August means Fun!

By Lorraine

Jill, Brad and kids arrived for their two week stay in New Jersey on Friday evening.
As you can see from all the photos, it has been busy fun at our house.

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Filed Under: Family, Grandchildren Tagged With: brad, Brenna, Caleb, Cambrie, Ella, Erin, Grandchildren, Jamie, Jared, Jill, Keri, Noah, Patio, Ryan, shaela, Silas

Candid Shots

By Lorraine

Some of my favorite photos of the kids are caught when they aren’t looking.
They sure are captivated by a little fellow named Caillou.
 ~Caleb John~
  ~Noah Jeremiah~
AND
 ~ Little Miss I-Am-Not-Keeping-a-Pretty-Clip-in-My-Hair ~
 ~Cambrie Noelle~

~ Jared Thomas ~
Children will not remember you for the material things you provide but for the feeling that you cherish them
Richard L Evans
~*~
Before I formed you in the womb I knew you
Jeremiah 1:5

Filed Under: Family, Grandchildren Tagged With: Caleb, Cambrie, Grandchildren, Jared, Noah

Jane & Alex

By Lorraine

Our trip to New York a couple weeks ago was short (Friday evening to Sunday afternoon) with every minute filled to the brim and so exciting. Time with our kids and grandchildren as well as (our son-in-law) Brad’s family was the best.
I even found time to teach Rudy (a little yorkie poo) how to shake with his paw.
Brad’s sister, Jane asked me a year and a half ago, if I would take pictures of her wedding.
 

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Filed Under: Family, Family & Friends Tagged With: brad, Brenna, Grandchildren, Jill, Love, Ryan, shaela

gone frogging

By Lorraine

I just found these photos on my little camera of when John took the boys frogging.

 

Looks like they were having fun together
♥

Filed Under: Family, Grandchildren Tagged With: Grandchildren, Jared, Noah, Silas

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