Wordless Wednesday #56 ~ Me and Curtie

Darrell's "brother", the boys "uncle", and a blessing to our whole family!!

Wordless Wednesday #53 ~ Those Summer Days

Here we are in the middle of August...the heat has been sweltering!

Happy 19th Birthday KYLE!

We all went to Joe's Crab Shack to eat to celebrate Kyle's 19th birthday! We had such a great time. Our family of 4, plus Diane and Larry, Danae, and Mom and Larry!

Aren't they the BEST!

The Newlyweds...

Kyle, Nathan, and Danae...

Diane had the coolest drink!. It arrives at the table a blue color and you dump in the red stuff and it makes a purple drink!

LOTS of food!

They made Kyle stand up and do the Hula while we sang Happy Birthday! He was a good sport...reluctantly!

Nathan taught Grampy some origami at the table.

Happy Birthday Kyle...I am proud and honored to be your Mama. Have fun at the Social D concert tonight! I LOVE YOU!

Wordless Wednesday #51 ~ Beautiful BABY!!

My cousins baby was over for dinner at Mom's house on Sunday...I could eat her up!!

Carnival Splendor...

A few random photos from around the gorgeous ship. Above is Joseph from the Phillipines...he was our head waiter for dinner and he was amazing!

This is Rica...she was the assistant waiter in the fine dining restaurant. Fantastic!!

My boys waiting to use the ping pong table, over looking the ocean!

Dancing in the dining room! Fun...really fun!

We dined with another family from Fullerton...adorable family!

Grammy and Kyle getting ready for the evening!

Darrell and I with the Captain at a "Previous Cruiser" Reception.

Our really messy cabin...notice Darrell napping on the bed in the mirror!

A game of solitaire in the state room!

A look at the ship from Puerta Vallarta!

Getting onto the tender boats on our way to Cabo San Lucas!

Leaving on a Cruise Ship!

We had THE BEST time on our cruise...it was just fantastic!!!

The boys were so excited that Grammy traveled with us!! They even got to share a cabin with her!!! HE he he he...

The Carnival Splendor was enormous!! We were among over 4,000 passengers onboard!!

We hit the buffet immediately upon boarding...why not!!?

Grammy got herself the drink of the day!!!

Leaving the Harbor...such a beautiful day!

The absolute loves of my life!

Grammy with some of her favorites...

Our first night in the dining room. We had a perfect table in the aft of the ship, overlooking the water. Several nights we saw dolphins playing in the water...magical!

Panko-crusted shimp...heaven!

Mom with her Creme Brulee...um yummy!!

He thinks he's so funny!! Love this boy... More pictures from our cruise to follow for the next few days!

Where in the HECK is the Groff Family??!!

Just a couple of clues...

Kansas #6 ~ Grandma Joy's House In Russell Springs

This is Grandma Joy...isn't she beautiful!? Every Sunday all of Terri's family has dinner at her house. The town that she lives is so small, I bet there are less that 50 people who live in and around the town. It is a beautiful, serene place that I love and have very fond memories of spending summers with my Dad and Terri and visiting Grandma Joy!

Shayna is Nathan's cousin and an absolute doll! We are hoping she'll come to CA for a visit next summer. They live on a farm, and she can care for farm animals like no other! If you saw her bottom half, she's almost always wearing jeans and boots!

Terri (my step-Mom), Grandma Joy, and myself.

My 2 favorite cowboys riding their bikes!

The kids going to a walk...down to the bridge. Notice Nathan and Eldon in their shorts...the other kids in jeans and boots! City boys!! He he he

We usually have potluck and Joy's house and it is SO DELICIOUS! Always tons of food!!

I was so happy we got to spend time with Grandma Joy!

Holly and Kensley

Kensley and Holly are my neices...and we always have a silly time when we're together!! I love them SO much!!

WE ARE ADORABLE...I wanna squeeze these girls right now!!!