Christmas at Llyod's and Alicia's house pt 1

After spending the morning with grandma and grandpa we went to visit Uncle Lloyd and Auntie Alicia. Mandy and Clayton loved to go over and visit there it was always so fun for them. Here they are opening up some Christmas presents.

Wonky Picture

I have several pictures like this one where it is turned like this... I do not know why I did if but I have a few. I really loved the outfits my sweet baby's were wearing and wanted a different picture. Well..... I got one and I have to say it is different.... but I do wish I had not done it this way because it makes it hard to see properly. This was Christmas at Gran's and Gramp's in Sparks

Gran's house for a visit

Here is Mandy and her brother with four of their cousins. They had the most fun when they came for a visit. We had moved from Reno, to California by this time and the kids were unable to visit with each other as often as they had before, so these days were the best for them. Mandy is the third one from the left and her brother is on the far right

Another silly picture

Here is a picture that I snapped at Gran's house in Roseville California in her front room. The kids were out side playing and I told them to come in for a picture and they all ran in and sat down still cutting up... Mandy hair is so curly in this picture. I use to take her hair and put it up into pin curls and this was the result. She loved the curls until later years when her hair became curly then she tried all kinds of stuff to uncurl it. Mandy is here with her Brother, and two cousins.

Happy Girl

This picture was taken on the same day that Mandy won her reading metal. She was so proud of the job she did. I look at this picture now and ache to run up to her and give her a great big hug. I see that sweet face and it makes me smile! I loved her sweet spirit and the way she loved life. This picture was taken at G-Ma's house in California.

Wedding

Thinking about Mandy's brother and his wedding coming soon made me reflect upon Mandy's wedding and what fun we had, We really tried to make it that special day that she had wanted all her life and I think she felt it

We did everything ourselves including the catering... Boy next time we will allow the professionals to do that even though it turned out great it just left no time to enjoy the day in the way that I would have liked too

This day was one of my favorites and I know that my son's will be too.

Mandy's Brother

Mandy's Brother is engaged to be married. We are so happy about the whole thing. The sweet woman that he is getting married to is a really great woman and I am proud of my son! I learned that he had wanted to propose sooner but our baby girl became sick and he held off until just this last August to propose to her. He is such a great brother but more importantly he is the best son! I love him to pieces... When he was a child he told me that he was going to have 84 kids and that I was going to baby sit all of them. He even named some of them and it was so cute. My heart is full of happiness... I know that my baby girl is very happy too. She always wanted to have her brothers girlfriend as a sister in law.

Birthday Cake

Here is my baby girls most favorite Disney princess, Sleeping Beauty! This was her final birthday and birthday cake... What I would trade to get her back... But unfortunately it does not work that way, I know I will be with her again one day

Dress up

My sweet Mandy was always a girly girl... She loved to play dress up from birth lol not really but close. She loved to wear dresses over pants and wanted to have a purse and necklaces's I made her wait until she was in high school to wear makeup and it did not come to soon for her... A sweet woman after my heart. Mandy is here with her brother and next to him is their cousin...

Birthday girl

Mandy sweet Mandy... forever with a smile on her face

Hello

This is our old house in Reno, She had been eating a kool-Aid pop I made for her as a treat in the heat of the summer. She was following me as I cleaned the house and I snapped this picture of her. She would wave and say "hi" when I took pictures of her... She was such a ham my baby girl I sure miss her sweet baby girl hugs

Birthday party

Birthday party's were always a fun affair at our house and this day was no exception. This was taken at gran's house in California. Mandy's father is being funny in the back ground, he poked his head in just as I was snapping the picture

Birthday Princess

Here is another Birthday Party with Mandy. This is the birthday that I made her Barbie cake... I will look for the picture of the cake, I have it somewhere. We are at Gran L's house here... My sweet baby girl so very sweet

Pushing Brother around

Doesn't Mandy's brother look happy being pushed around by his cousins and sister, it was really cute... they were all taking turns getting a ride around the tiny patio at gramps and grans house

Sand box time

Grandpa B made a sand box for the kids to play in they had so much fun with it. Mandy sitting right in the middle of every thing. It was good times at this place in Sparks. Everyone was very active doing all their own things but we got together often. That does not happen anymore because we have all moved away and started our own lives. But every now and then we get together and it is just like old times again.

So cute

They were being so funny putting food on their faces. It was summer and scorching outside. Mandy on the back left. Mandy's brother had a face full of food... he was always such a funny kid making everyone laugh.

Thanksgiving Day Play

Mandy was in a thanksgiving day play and was an Indian. She is the one on the far left, she was so happy to be a part of a play. My sweet baby girl always smiling

Another birthday

Our family is so large that there is a birthday every month and not just for one person. There is always a couple of birthdays to celebrate. They are watching their cousin J, I think open his presents. Mandy still had her fingers in her mouth at five... I had to bribe her with a barbie doll to get her stop lol I miss my baby

Christmas time at grans

Here is Mandy with her cousin and brother. They always had so much fun when they got together. Her cousin loved her very much

Cousins

Here Mandy (far left) is with her brother before he could walk and her two cousins in gran's back yard in Sparks. I miss these days. Now Mandy's cousin the one right next to her has three children of her own... Time sure does fly