Grandma and Grandpa are AWESOME! -Joelle

Grandma and Grandpa are AWESOME!!!!!! They love to read my story and help give me idea's for it! Grandma makes AMAZING driftwood baskets, birdhouses, exc. Grandpa makes funny jokes and is always saying that he is very handsome! He is very funny! Grandma always gives us treats and loves the beach! She even lets us help her collect driftwood for her birdhouses! Grandpa loves the beach too! I love Grandma and Grandpa and wish that they could live forever and ever!





Wonderful Grandparents- Emmalee

We travel to Grandma and Grandpa's house often and I find myself excited every time. Not only because we get to see the beautiful ocean but to spend time with my Grandma and Grandpa. I love that Grandma is always making things out of driftwood. I got to make a birdhouse myself and it was SO fun. Grandpa is always saying things that make me laugh and he's so kind. He always has the most beautiful music playing that fills his home with joy and happiness. I am so lucky to have such wonderful Grandparents that inspire me and love me.

My Grandpa is my friend! - Jasmine

My Grandpa is my friend because he treats me nice and shows me love. He gives me hugs and listens to me when I call on the phone. I love that he is funny too. I am glad he is my grandpa.

What Grandma means to me!

Oh I love her! I love her because she is MY grandma. She gives me lunch, drinks and water. I love that she plays games with me. I love going to grandma's beach. She is very nice and special.
Jasmine

I love Grandma - Katie

I love grandma always takes us to da beach and her always comes wif us (Katie's exact words ;)

I love Grandpa - Katie

I love Grandpa turns on music all da time.

Dad and his love of music - Sarah

I loved when Dad would be in his room listening to a new CD he had bought, and he would come out and pull one or a couple of us into his room to listen. He would be so into the music and sometimes I even saw him shed a tear. I remember a country song he showed me one night called "Where've you Been?" I don't remember the name of the singer but I remember him telling me that that was how he felt about mom. I can still remember all the words to the song. It became one of my favorites. He and I sat there crying listening to that sweet song. And of course he knew the story behind it. I don't know how Dad always knows the storyies behind these things, but he does and I find it fascinating. His love of music is a gift to us all. There is never a dull moment with Dad around.

Babysitting kids - Sarah

Mom was (and is) a Saint. All those years babysitting... I don't know how she did it. The thing that bothered me the most was when one of those little kids would call my mother mom. I don't know why that was so hard for me but I hated it. She was my mom, not theirs. Looking back I have realized how neat that was that she could love them enough that they would feel that way about her. It says a lot about her. Later as a teenager I had friends that would call her mom. I LOVED that. They all felt so much love from her that I think that was the highest form of a complement they could think to give. I think everyone would have loved to have our mom as a mother. Thank you Mom!

Christmas Shopping with Dad - Sarah

I am sure all of us girls remember our Christmas shopping spree for mom that we took with Dad. Though the events leading up to the spree were a little sad the spree is one of my favorite memories. It is a night where I believe our father "championed" our mother. He wanted her to have a Happy Christmas. I loved watching him shop for her that night. He would ask all of us our opinions and then listen to what we thought. So even though the night was about mom, he stilled turned it into a night about us as well. Watching him pick out a new purse was probably the best part for me. He really put some thought into it that night, because as we all know that is her favorite present of all. It really meant a lot to me to see him so thoughtful of our mother, and how much he loved her.

"Cool Mom" - Sarah

This memory will be about my sweet Mother. I remember one time in high school when mom chaperoned a field trip for my choir class. I was so excited. She didn't get to do this very often so it was a real treat. I remember every time I would come back from a tryout or whatever singing thing I was doing she would be surrounded by my friends. Everyone wanted to be around my mom. At first I felt so cool to have such a "cool" mom, but as the day went on I started to get frustrated. All my friends wanted to be around mom and I was jealous because I wanted to be around mom :) I did end up getting to spend a lot of time with her and I was so grateful she was there that day. I was not surprised that she was loved so much, but it was fun to be reminded so strongly of just how wonderful my mother really was (and is to this day :).