Today was Azul's 2nd birthday. That is him and his sister Arianna above. The expression on Azul's face is the way he says, "cheese"! Azul's family is a part of my family and we celebrate birthdays, holidays and everything else together. Below are just some smiling faces of "MY" family celebrating little Azul's 2nd birthday!
This was Morgan's first birthday party she has ever gone to as Carol (Azul's mommy) holds her!
I think Riley has a thing for the birthday boy!
Pinata time, always a frightening moment at little kids birthday parties, no injuries to report though!
Riley, being a "lefty" like her Gramma was doing her best to bust open the pinata!
Time for the party hats, birthday cake, and blowing out the candles!
The birthday boy as we all sing happy birthday to him!!!
Party is over and time for us all to say good-bye! All of my family, each and everyone of us, were there to join Carol's family to celebrate Azul's 2nd birthday. You know, you don't always have to be "blood" related to be family, being "heart" related is the best. Happy Birthday Azul, we love you!
That's me & my dad in our backyard LONG before it was Riley's backyard! Katie & Vinnie bought my parents house after they died. My mom & dad bought the little house when it was new, and lived in that house their entire lives. Katie & Vinnie added on to the house, but it's still the same house I grew up in, the same backyard I played in as a kid.
I've been trying these past years to go through all my parents photos and find some order to them. This was me, in the backyard with my cousin Larry's dog. How I remember that is beyond me.The best part about all the photos I have, the majority of them my dad wrote some kind of comment on them. Those carefree days as a little kid just entertaining yourself in the backyard, no worries, no stress! I miss those days.
There were hours I spent in that backyard, lots of good happy times, even has I got older.
Remember when the laundry had to actually be hung up on the clothes line? I wonder if the clothes got a lot of bird poop on them and then you had to start all over again? Sorry, just the way I think. I remember as I got older having to take down the dry laundry down. I hated doing it so I just pulled each piece as hard as I could till it came down off the clothesline. Of course, I broke many clothes pins that way, and of course I got in trouble time and time again. I guess I was just that kind of kid, ornery! Sometimes when I sit out back with Riley at her house now, there are so many memories still there for me. I'm happy my granddaughter is growing up in the house I did, just something kind of special for me!!
