Summer 2011 Redux

 Cousins:  Griffin, Margaux & Genevieve.

 GoGo & Aunt Ruthie.  Sam & Tracy + fam and Aunt Ruthie came to visit in June!

 Sleeping Bear Dunes scenic drive.

 Tubing on the Platte River...so fun!  Love our new tubes!

 North Bar/Lake Michigan...favorite beach!

 Had a blast camping with the Clears at Platte River Campground!

 G&G Byard's barn.

Mackinaw Bridge

 Heading to Fiona's grad party!

 Garden girl!

 Grass girl!

 Polo match in Bliss, MI.

 Pool girl...our membership at the pool in Forest Park was money well spent!  We were there constantly!



Mother's Day & Turning 40

 My Mother's Day bouquet and sidewalk chalk art from Margaux.

 A delicious Mother's Day brunch!

 My Phat cruiser birthday gift from Patrick.

Patrick put together a last-minute surprise 40th birthday party for me.  I had always told him that I didn't want a party, so it was a risky move on his part!  It was very nice, just a small bunch since it fell on Memorial Day weekend.  My parents and my sister Sue and brother-in-law Dennis made it from Michigan.  I completely dropped the ball on picture-taking!  :(



Shamrocks To Easter Bunny 2011

 The St. Patrick's Day Parade downtown Chicago.  It used to be so much better before they changed the route!

Vintage bobblehead couple purchased for my parents by my older siblings when they were little.

An old tricycle on my parent's property.

Margaux and her PaPa Byard.

Bunny Rock 5k.

She took her hunting seriously.

All dressed up and ready for church!

The Easter Bunny was very good to her!

January-March 2011

 Cousin Jake's 18th birthday party.

 The Blizzard of 2011...I had no idea how much headache it would cause when our hospital was BOMBARDED by blizzard babies 9 months later!!!

 Loving her vanity that she got for Valentine's Day!

 Eating peanuts and watching movies on the plane ride to Florida!

 Welcome to Sanibel Island!

 Patrick had a birthday while we were on vacation.

 We were fortunate to see a ton of dolphins on this excursion!

Last December!

 Happy girl in holiday dress #1.

 Holiday dress #2!

 Her first haircut!

 The cousins on the Byard side (minus Griffin/Genevieve/Dominik) going for a sleigh ride, compliment of Aunt Ruthie!

 A view of the December moon from my parent's front yard in northern Michigan.

The kitchen was her "big" Christmas gift and she absolutely loves it!

A whole year since I have posted properly and now I feel overwhelmed!  December was full of holiday festivities and we went up to my parent's to celebrate Christmas a week early, as we will this year.  My sister Sue and brother-in-law Dennis came down and spent Christmas with us, as they plan to this year as well! 

Long Time, No Blog!

Not a peep for 7 months!  I have had a series of computer issues and then I was working with a MAC and I just didn't take it to it like I'd hoped...I'm a PC girl!  So, new laptop, lots of pictures to post and probably a new blog site at WordPress.  If you are interested, contact me and I will give you the new info!  Hope you're enjoying a fantastic summer!