8th Grade Graduation

A Father can teach a boy to hunt, fish,

play, football, baseball, and any number

of manley sports. It takes a Mother to

turn a squrming toothless, hairless, un-

employed naked blob into a MAN.

You go Joey !

" Good luck on getting Him a job before he's 35"

Joey "MOM" you've done a fine job.

Love you.

Family Pride.

Dad, Tom wants to know if He's through

paying.

( not just yet)

The Brian, Daria and Henry family

pose with grad, Reed.

Henry Is always ready for family

activities. Henry and dad Brian enter

the church, where the graduation

began with the Mass. after the service

certificates were given out.

Below Reed and cousin Christopher,

who graduated also, pose for pictures

Chalk Artist.

Add chalk art to things that children love

to do, blowing bubbles, petting kittens and

puppies.

Henry is the artist.

This is a pirate ship, with real pirates.

This boat has paddles, to make it go.

Henry Sleep Over.

This was Henrys first sleep over at

PaPa and Grannys. We started with

everyones favorite Grannys Famous

"Spaghetti" Yum, Yum.

Then some front yard kick ball, Which

Henry won handily.

Then we fed the fish and turtles, some

bread and fish food.

Bread was flying every where, see some

by henrys head.

The fish are a no show, so henry trys

calling them up.

He decides something may be wrong

with the bread so a taste test is in order.

The bread is fine.

Maybe better luck at this end of the dock.

Below Henry says "maybe tomorrow"

Family Fun.

Frog Jump from the tree stump.

Henry and Ele, Blowing bubbles.

Run and Shout.

Carolyn Joan and Ele visit.

What shall we do ?

Henry and Ele, Boogie on a tree stump.

Uncle Tom helps Ele on the zip line.

Then uncle Brian hangs a chair swing

 on the zip line and the fun realy begins.

Ele gets her turn in the chair.

Shy Henry..

Cousins, and friends forever.

                         Henry's dog Roxie, wants no part of the
                  zip line.                

Josephine, First Communion.

"Our Family" on the occasion of

 Josephine's First Communion.

Josephine in the center, with

Dad Mom, bros Garrett and Reed.

Josephine with uncle Brian, aunt Daria,

and cousin Henry.

Aunt Carole, and Josephine.

A reception followed the ceremony,

and Henry wants Reed to play.

Home plate slide. What fun.

Run, Henry, Run.

Henry loves to run, he runs every where he goes.

Here, He out runs the incoming tide

Below, a seagull is tired, just watching Henry run.

Henry stops long enough to watch

a Ghost crab scurry into it's hole.

I want to race the bird's.

Tired Bird !!!

Carole's visit

My sister visited us from Wisconsin

last week. here you see us at the beach.

We had dinner at "A J's" and then down

on the beach for Henrys favorite

past time' sand and surf.

Bet you didn't know coconuts are in

technicolor.

The exploration began carefully.

First, Henry tastes the salt air.

Yep,Henry say's this is the beach

alright, salt air, sand, I'd know it anywhere.

We gotta race!!!

Sun is going down on a great day.

Mom say's it's time to go home.