Lorraine D. Hebler

a day in the city

By Lorraine

Wondering how we got back across the river?
We could have turned and headed right back over the bridge the way we came, but we had more plans.
 We walked from the base of the bridge through Old City to a sweet cafe located at Welcome Park where we enjoyed General Tso’s Chicken and finally rested.  We planned to do most of our walking prior to lunch keeping the end of our adventure a little easier.

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together

By Lorraine

 An impromptu overnight visit from Jill and family was super special!
They were returning from a week-long vacation in Myrtle Beach and made the 10-hour drive to our home to rest up before continuing another 5.5 hours to their NY home the next day.
See the center photo above… Ryan happily completed his first 5-mile run with his mom!
 We made the most of their time here by having all of the cousins together on this hot, humid day.
Since it was another stormy day, the boys laughed and played on their various devices.
 And the girls played dress-up and giggled a lot
 Chloe tried to sweet-talk PopPop into giving her the cell phone
Abbey had just a few okay hours after her wisdom teeth extractions before a week long time of great discomfort. Her face is puffy in these photos taken at the Gazebo on Main Street of our town.

Apple Coffee Cake

By Lorraine

Easy and delicious apple coffee cake is a perfect treat for breakfast or snacking. Enjoyed on the porch with visiting grandchildren makes it even more special.
When you suddenly decide to make a breakfast cake with certain little girls so you can have a breakfast tea on the porch, and you want an apple theme because these certain little girls want to use a certain teapot, you quickly do a search looking for a recipe with ingredients on hand. That’s how we came to make Apple Coffee Cake and have breakfast and tea on the porch.Continue Reading

Ryan’s Birthday

By Lorraine

Last night we celebrated Ryan’s 10th birthday at his Aunt Jamie’s
 all ten of our grandchildren around the table
then cake and presents
 It was a very warm summer-like evening (after snow and chilly weather a couple weeks ago) and the kids were playing out on the front lawn.
Shaela called to me to come outside and see this little one, obviously wanting to be part of the fun, peeking out the window from her crib.
 Usually we take just the birthday child on a special outing but wanting to spend time with Jill and her family while they are visiting, we all went to Valley Forge today.
 The weather was perfect and the kids had a great time
 Brad and Jill
 Brad Jill Shaela Brenna and Ryan
a fun shot
one more day of above average temps then it’s back to seasonal weather

Mustache Bash Birthday Party Ideas

By Lorraine

My beloved had a birthday in January. Wanting to celebrate, get together with family and a few friends and looking for a time of laughter and fun, I decided to throw a party. A party with a Mustache theme. A Mustache Bash Birthday party. There is tons of inspiration and ideas packed into this post!

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Lily White’s Party

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Lily's White's Party is a sweet poem that my husband's mom recited to him as a child. Our children now shares it with our grandchildren. FREE PrintableLily White’s Party…

Our daughter, Jill was telling me how recently she used a saying with her children that she remembered her dad saying to her as a child as she and her sisters prepared for bedtime.  She knew he learned it from his mom and wondered where it came from. John would tell the girls, “Time for Kitty White’s Party”. Continue Reading

December Highlights

By Lorraine

 outside vignettes
 inside

 

 Our weekly Bible Study Community Group having a blast at our annual Christmas Dinner
 The dearest folks that bring so much encouragement, wisdom, prayers and love to us and each other every week.
John’s Company Holiday Party.
Abbey is an employee here too, since July and someone took a photo of her and the co-founder/Executive Vice President because they are the youngest and the oldest employees.
 Christmas Eve at Jamie’s playing “Don’t Eat Cashew!” game.
Enjoying the ambiance and Christmas Eve peacefulness of her warm home.
Christmas morning with Abbey
Watched (over and over) a heartwarming video of NY grandkids singing to us via cell phone video.
 Erin, AJ and Jared & Jamie, Josh and family arrived late afternoon. They learned that Cashew was being extra mischievous and hid all of the Christmas presents. After dashing throughout the house, Keri was the first to find them in a large cabinet that recently housed our TV. 
 such fun
 chilling after dinner
 Look of fright on Chloe’s face as PopPop takes her photo.
She is a bit uncertain of him as were two other grandkids when they were babies.
Some little ones love guys and some prefer girls but they all come to love him when they get a little older.
Here he is trying to to divert her attention so she realizes he really is a nice PopPop
One of my favorite shots
The adults were still chatting in the dining room after dessert and I walked into the kitchen and noticed the kids playing with the trains and talking about the village houses and which are there favorite.  Noah even remembered which ones were his NY cousins’ favorite.
It was so sweet to hear see them having a quiet moment at the end of some busy days.
Notice Caleb looking over the sofa arm 🙂

Summertime

By Lorraine

Sweet moments in our Sweet NY-er kids summertime…

 Ryan was picked to play in the All-Star tournament.  His team was undefeated and won the Championship!
 He may be one of the littlest guys on the team (#3) but he brings a lot of skill and talent at center field and 2nd base. (During regular season, he played pitcher, short stop, catcher and 3rd)

Forth of July ~ love Rudy’s puppy perspective of a parade
the following two photos are from WKTV

Comment from Jill on her fb post: I didn’t feel like I was
dying even though I look like it 😉 Oh…and contrary to the clock, my time was
1:41:10. Didn’t start until 11 min after the Kenyans. They were almost done
when I started 🙂
Once again, our daughter, Jill ran in the Boilermaker race in Utica, NY where nearly 14,000 runners participated in the nine point three mile race.
This is the second time she ran and this time to raise funds for an ultrasound for CareNet Pregnancy Center of Central New York, an organization she works for. She raised over $2000!
She works as the director of abstinence education program.
Looking less pained, Jill is on the far right in this photo
~Jill and Brad~

The Kiddos

By Lorraine

 Cambrie loving Chloe
 Cambrie Keri & Chloe
 Keri ~ motherly and girly
 Cambrie ~ tiny and independent (capable of holding her own as one of six siblings)
 Also… soft and pixie-ish  (loud and clear when defending herself)
 Silas ~ sweet and connected
Ella (like a grandchild) Very girly, bright, capable
Keri ~ thoughtful artistic and creative
Noah ~ strong, athletic and organized 
Caleb John ~ full of fun quirky character.  Wish you could hear the sweet musical way he talks.  It would warm your heart.
 Keri and Chloe

Chloe Keri and wiggly Cambrie (even Gummy Bears couldn’t keep her in place for a photo)

Jared ~ self-proclaimed geek, academic neat organized even-keeled, affectionate and tender-hearted

Baby Chloe ~ tiny soft kissable snugly happy smiley

Jamie and Chloe

Family gathered together for a lovely bridal shower for my niece Toni
sisters ~ caring, thoughtful encouraging helpful fun-loving and oft times downright giddy
Carol is the mother-of-the-bride
 Ryan’s birthday gift from Aunt Erin ~ he thought this was very cool
 Ryan ~ Bright, athletic, respectful, attentive considerate
Brenna ~ quiet, athletic, thoughtful and nurturing
Shaela ~ Adorable, fun, affectionate leader and Daddy’s girl
and Ella who love spending time with the kids.
Guess who lost her first baby tooth while visiting Mom-Mom and Pop-Pop’s?

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