Eva and Fred's

Monday, November 27, 2006

Thanksgiving- Victoria style

Handsome men, beautiful women, darling babies.....we've got it all!

Games, cousins, brothers ,sisters, mom's, dad's, nana's, papa's, aunts, and uncles.....great food, wine, song (mom had composed one for each traveling family), swimming at the MAC (the uber spa), movies, 50 degree and sunny weather. It was perfect except for the fact that there were dearly loved people who we were missing.

Michigan Thanksgiving!

Mom and Dad hosted a Thanksgiving slumber party and we had an awesome time.

Monday, November 20, 2006

Visit with my childhood friend and Happy T-DAY!

Now this is why we moved back to Michigan....I am so happy to be back with family and old friends.

Sue and I met in 5th grade and now we're 51??? Impossible, but apparently true. Yesterday, her Mom Shirley and son Matthew came to visit with all of us.

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! Let's get some more pics on this thing!

Come back everyone.

Monday, November 06, 2006

Happy Fall!

Hello everyone! This is Leslie, using Liz's computer. See that huge smile on my face? It's a real one. I am so glad to be up here with the kids. We are settling in and re-acquainting ourselves with Ann Arbor which is a wonderful town.

Can you believe that the holidays are upon us? It seems like once August comes the rush begins. I'd love to hear what everyone is doing. Lois? Phyllis? Ellen? How about sharing your holiday plans and photos?

Markel and I are thrilled to be going to Mom and Dad's with Liz, Dylan and the kids because Mary and her whole family will be coming for Thanksgiving. We can't wait.I hear that Doug and his family will be over on the day after T-day.

Hopefully Eva and her Tommy will be coming to visit sometime in December. We wish that they Vanessa and Lynne could be there for Thanksgiving too. It's always hard to be away from family during the holidays.

I hope that everyone jumps back on here and posts pics of the holidays- love you all- leslie

Sunday, October 29, 2006

CLAMITY JANES (COWGIRLS FOR A DAY)

TOOK A DAY WHEN Dolores was here to go into the mountains and do some serious leaf peaking!! We also did a wine picnic in the nearby woods...along the way we had an encounter with some horses..it was a spectacular day...

so we were lucky and were able to take some great photos!! Like someone else in the family to BLOG.now and then besides me and Eva..HELLO!!! any family out there!!!!

COWGIRLS OF NEWENGLAND IN NEVADA

When Dolores came to visit a few weeks ago, we took a little trip to Markleeville, Ca. where the leaves turn color like in New England. We brought a little picnic lunch and ate it in the trees!! (drank a little wine too!)..ran into some horses, scratched their noses and then we galloped away. It was a beautiful day and we took a million pictures.....HAPPY TRAILS.......CAROL

Wednesday, October 11, 2006

HAPPY BIRTHDAY EVA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY EVA!!!! I LOVE YOU!!!! CAROL XXOO

Monday, October 09, 2006

Happy Birthday To Our Dear Eva!!

27 years ago I was going to bed as a very pregnant mama and in the morning of October 10th, 1979, at 5:00 a.m. I would be awakened with labor pains. I got up, lit candles, and rocked in my rocking chair timing the contractions, reading the book "Spiritual Midwifery",the home birth "bible", making sure that this was really it....and it really was.

Soon the whole house, (Rick and I were living with my Mom and Dad, Doug, Mary and Lynne), was buzzing with the excitement of the arrival of our little Eva.

By 6pm that night we were sitting in front of a roaring fire in the living room taking turns, holding our darling little girl. You certainly have been a well loved girl, no denying that. You were born into such a big, wonderful, loving family

27 years! It's hard to believe; it feels like the time has flown.

I wish we were together sweetie. It is so hard to be so far away. I have always said that this country is just too damn big.

I am so proud of you and so glad that you are who you are. You are an amazing person and as a mother I feel truly blessed to have such great kids....and now grandkids (keep them coming :).....

Liz found all of these pictures and got all of this set up, because I am still computerless and all of our photos are still in storage.

She wanted to write too, but June woke up and she is patting her back and soothing her back to sleep.

WE LOVE YOU DOLL! HAVE A WONDERFUL BIRTHDAY!

Sunday, October 08, 2006

Tom and I went to the Topsfield fair, and it was SO much fun. We went and checked out all the animals, and OH man, these are some funky chickens. Whenever they moved, the one crazy headed one's hair would wobble back and forth. The polish chicken it was called. HILARIOUS> we had a blast. As you can see, I bonded with the fancy white chicken and of course the camel, who watched Tom and I like a hawk, following us everywhere. Hope everyone is doing well, miss you all....

Monday, September 18, 2006

MY VISIT TO MAINE!!! LOBSTER CENTRAL!

hat is Eva,Mom and me at the Blue Mermaid, having a delicious lunch in Portsmouth. It was fun seeing Eva, it's been too long. MOM enjoyed it too!

This is Eva,me.Lois and Hannah at her Soccer game...it was fun to watch!

This is the "kiss of death" for Mr. Maine Lobster, we were in love, but alas, I had to kiss him goodbye, the story of my life, ha ha...he was delicious too!!

Katie, Savanah and Hannah..the soccer buddies...are they too cute or what!!

Saturday, September 09, 2006

Very Sad News

Yesterday, Emma was hit by a car and killed. We are staying out in the country at a friends farm and she escaped the fenced in area that she adn the other dogs stay in and got out on the road. Thankfully, she was killed instantly and didn't suffer. Markel found her and I didn't have to see her before he buried her. We are very sad.