I'M UP AND RUNNING AGAIN

Finishing Zoe's birthday story.......

I found this photo of Zoe's 3rd birthday party

Her Dad made her a Barbie doll cake!!!!!!!!!!

Zoe looking over to her Dad when she saw the cake

This tray comes in handy

Stephanie changed the name and date for Zoe's day

Card is from Donna Mae

Our family and friends all wait for Donna's card to arrive

She is the Queen of cards!!

Stephanie had a 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY 

sign hanging in the hallway 

and

had a few photos dangling

Cute little kids

While Zoe was out with her Mom her friend Katy and her Dad came over and decorated Zoe's room

Many balloons hanging down from the ceiling

SWEET SURPRISE

Katy's gift to Zoe

Oh....how I remember the stuffed animals when I was a teen

Moby and Madeline joined in on the party

Stephanie's hat......

It actually belonged to my Dad

Stephanie told me she has 3 of Dad's hats

Gee.....he has been gone for almost 32 years

The 'hats' have done well

Hats off to the girls

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New Year's Night

2013

The Browning family came out for dinner on New Year's Day

Afterward we all went down to the pool room

Papa was a pool shark in his day!!!!!!!!!!

He spent lots of hours at Bates pool hall in Chatham

Does this look right????

Ok Mom show us what you can do

Typical brother!!!!!!!

Concentration

I noticed Beau wearing his hat backwards in the photo with Zoe

Off to the pool and hot tub

HEY

What's with these funny faces????

Like grandfather like grandson

Come on already

Enough is enough!!!!!!!!!

Meet Kelsey

Beau's girlfriend

Sweet sweet girl!!!

A long distance courtship

HA

WE ALL HAVE BATHING SUITS ON

IT MAY NOT LOOK LIKE IT

BUT

WE DO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

IT'S ALL ABOUT THE GIRL 2013

 

 

 

 

 

HAPPY 16TH BIRTHDAY ZOE

 

I have tried for a few days now to download photos of Zoe's birthday

January 6th

 

This morning Joe sat at the computer and tried and tried to figure out how a blog works

At one point he found a back way of spooling the photos

I have tried the back way

The photos sometimes come through

Sometimes they do not

The photos are out of order although the curser is in the right spot

In order to keep my sanity I am not going to try and spool more photos

I will do another blog on Zoe's birthday when the computer co-operates with the way I am used to setting it up!!!!!!!

The birthday cake

 

We met up with Zoe and Katy at the Cheesecake Factory

 

 

Zoe was texting her Grandma Elaine back in Sarnia

Of course Grandma and Papa Tom wanted to be with Zoe on her birthday

Grandma said she was there in spirit sitting on Zoe's shoulder

 

 

Zoe's Dad made her Barbie cake!

 

 

Granny and Grandma Elaine both chose the same card for Zoe

How cool is that!!!!!!!!!

 

 



 A close up of the cake

Rod had to go searching for one of Zoe's 'ol' Barbie dolls

 

Will continue the blog ...........................

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DECEMBER 27TH THRU TO THE 31ST

 

I must say

THANK YOU

to my family

My Christmas/Birthday present

A LAPTOP COMPUTER!!!!!!!!!!

I AM THRILLED

Also

A special thanks to Rod

 

 

Thursday evening we arrived at the Browning home to meet up before going out for dinner

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRANNY

 

We're at the Olive Garden

Here are a few pics from there..........

 

Ha......

I should have know something was up with Zoe's laugh as she took the picture!

 

Back home

As you see Beau is wearing his touque

His hair is

LONG

All the boys on his hockey team are letting their hair grow

Actually

 They cannot cut their hair until after the hockey season is over

If they do.........

They will be fined

His touque keeps his long locks intact!!!!!!!

 

Got them all except one

 

My gosh

 How they have grown

 

 

 

HA HA HA

I found a photo that had been taken on my 60th birthday

We were trying to copy the facial expressions of the photo!!!!!

What will the photo look like on my 80th birthday????????

 

I had a simply wonderful birthday

 

2012 is coming to an end

 

On Sunday Joe and I went to the Arizona National Livestock Show and Farm Experience

Moo Moo said the cow

 

Some cows stood up

Some were down napping

 

The sheep had been shaved

They sure needed their warm winter coats

 

A cook off

 

We headed over to sit up in the grandstand to watch

cowboys and cowgirls perform

 

Oh................

The poor cow

Oh................

They pulled her tail

Oh...............

This is cruel

Oh...............

Joe then told me ..............

Dianne keep your voice down

We are surrounded by cowboys

 

I decided I would go into my photography mode

and

go down by the railing

This way I didn't react as much

even though my eyes welled up from time to time

 

Who is sitting on who?????

 

Here she comes

I wonder if she knows what's coming next????

 

You better run buddy

 

See what I mean

Cowboy is pulling her tail

 

Talk about being chased

 

I bet she is thinking

Can they see me?????

Can they see me?????

 

The end result

 

The calves were reunited with their Mammas

This little one found her Mamma

Even though all this was going on

The little calf still had time for a drink

 

Next event..............

The cowboys and cowgirls had to rope a cow and her calf

They  were going after a certain cow that had a red tag

on the ear

 

They're off and running

 

Now..............how sweet is that!!!!!!!

 

Hey buddy

Let me tell you

You are better off in your trailer!

 

Lunch

BBQ pork

Beans

Potatoes for Joe

 

Zoe came out for the night

We chilled out while Joe was played cards then we all watched a movie

Next morning Zoe picked up my camera and took some pics of Bing

Zoe would like to take a photography course sometime

I hope she does!!!!!!

 

That's it for 2012

 

HAPPY NEW YEAR

TO OUR

FAMILY AND FRIENDS