Throwback Thursday!

Here I am with baby Princess in DadOf3's work office. This was her very first Halloween! We called her our little pumpkin so that is what she had to be that year.

Throwback Thursday - Adventureland!

Each summer we make a point of going to Adventureland! It is a fun amusement park, and the kids just have a blast! Here is a picture of my dad, DadOf3, and a 1 year old Prince at Adventureland back in 2004!

Throwback Thursday - Baby Nephew and Princess

Happy Throwback Thursday! I am ahead of the game this week and am posting early. The kids are finally asleep!


I thought it would be fun to have a Throwback Thursday of nephew and my sister since they are here this week.

The first pictures is of Princess in her Easter Ears!

The second pictures is of my mother holding her first two grandchildren!

The third pictures is of my sister, my nephew, and Princess. Princess and I went to help out for two weeks after my nephew was born. He was less than a week old when he arrived! Doesn't he just look all shiny and new?

Throwback Thursday - Princess and Newphew!

With my sister and nephew set to arrive on Sunday morning, I thought it would be fun to have a Throwback Thursday with Princess and Nephew! Aren't they cute? Princess just turned 3 in this picture and Nephew is 2 1/2. They are both younger than my little Knight is now! Wow! Happy Throwback Thursday!!

Throwback Thursday - Princess Easter Past (2 1/2 years)

Here is a picture of my little Princess. She rarely would let me put her hair up when she was little. This is one day when I talked her into it. She is playing with her Easter Bunny and the Prince's Easter Bunny. My little Knight had yet to make his presence known.

Throwback Thursday - Princess (3) and her Grandpa Dancing!

Almost 4 years ago, my parents came to visit us from Iowa! Princess received this pretty little dress from my sister. Isn't she a pretty Southern Belle? Grandpa talked my 3 year old little Princess into dancing around the room. This brought back great memories of dancing with my dad years and years ago when I was a little girl!

Throwback Thursday - Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head

We went to a Halloween party about 5 months after we got married. I made the costumes for us. The facial features were hooked on with Velcro so we could rearrange them. This was one month and one day before we found out that Princess was coming!

Throwback Thursday - Baby Princess and Prince

This is one of my favorite pictures. Princess was 2 1/2 and my little Prince was just a baby. At the time we were thinking about having a 3rd. The Prince was finally sleeping through the night. Daddy loves his cuddle time with the kids. :)

Looking at this picture makes my arms ache for the babies that they were.

Throwback Thursday - More Honeymoon Pics!

Here are some pictures from our honeymoon over 7 years ago. It was fun to get my hair braided. I had very long hair back then and it took 2 people almost an hour to get it done!

Throwback Thursday - the Beach!

<==We got a flat the first year we drove to the beach! We were able to laugh about it later. We went to the beach for the first time in August 2005. DadOf3 was awarded an extra day of vacation so we used it to make a three day weekend. We had so much fun we went the next year with my sister and her family.
<==Our condo was very small but very efficient!














We are heading to the Beach on Friday with Grandma and Papa, DadOf3's parents. Everyone in our house is SO excited. Here are some pictures from past years:

<==This is me in 2005. I don't remember having bangs, but I guess I did!



<==My trio: Princess(4), Prince (2), and Knight (6 months)






<==My little 2 year old Prince didn't like the water but he sure liked digging in the sand!








<==My 4 year old Princess loved digging for sea shells!








<==This is the best picture I have ever taken, in my opinion. Prince was chasing birds!






<==The Knight napped on a towel in the shade our first year down there. DadOf3 and I took turns sitting with him and running with the big kids!
<==The second year we went to the beach (2006) we took my sister and her family. Here are Princess, Nephew, and Prince having breakfast together. The 3 bedroom condos were a lot nicer than the one bedroom condos!

<==Last year the night was 1 1/2 and was walking all around!





<==Here is the Knight running on the beach!








<==Here are all 4 cousins together!












<==Princess and her Daddy!












<==DadOf3 with the Princess, the Prince, and the Knight!







<==Princess in the condo ready to head to the pool! (Why do kids like the pools better than the actual beach?)






<==Four cousins ready to head out to play in the sand!






<==DadOf3 and the Prince floating happily in the pool!

Throwback Thursday - our Honeymoon!

DadOf3 and I took a cruise after we got married. It was a very nice break after all of the work of planning a wedding. Here we are in front of our ship.

Throwback Thursday!

Oh wow. I have so much to say about this photo...instead I will just post! Happy TT!

I am on the far left, at 16 years old.

:)

Throwback Thursday!

(The brainchild of the gals over at the pinks and blues girls!)


My Throwback Thursday this week is in honor of my Grandma (Dad's Mom).

She was born in 1898 and was a school teacher in a one-room school house until she married. Back in those days, once you were married, you could no longer teach.

My dad followed her into teaching as he was a guidance counselor for many years. (My mom was a teacher until she retired too so teaching is in my blood!)

My Grandpa courted Grandma in a horse and carriage. My parents have a picture of that and I will hopefully talk Mom into having my sister scan it for me sometime soon. What a romantic picture that paints in my mind!

Grandma passed away back in 1982 (or 1983??). The thing that I remember most about Grandma is that she would always say "Bless your heart!" a lot and pat me on the cheek. She was in a nursing home the last few years of her life. When we would go and visit her, Mom and Dad would chat with her while my sister and I colored pictures on the paper towels kept by the sink in her room. I wish I would have listened more and colored less now. (I was only 11 or 12 when she passed away.)

Grandma was a very courageous woman who battled many diseases including Tuberculosis's and cancer. She was a fighter and a survivor.

I remember that Grandma would come stay overnight at our house sometimes. When I was 4 or 5 years old, I remember getting a watch for my birthday and Grandma was there to help me celebrate! I had to learn to tell time before I was given a watch. Having Grandma there made it extra special because I was able to "show off" in front of Grandma! My sister and I always got to sleep on blue blow-up mattresses when Grandma came to visit.....

Another memory I have of Grandma is that my Mom would write to her every Sunday night. Although I am not as consistent and do not have a set night, I do enjoy writing real "snail-mail" letters to family and friends because of this. Grandma had very pretty handwriting. Letter writing by hand is becoming a lost art.

Throwback Thursday!

Here is the one and only time we have had enough snow to make a snowman in our fair city! Princess is two and a half years old and Prince is 6 months!