FFF with some of my local peeps

Today we decided to make Halloween cupcakes and decorate them very scary. Please note the spiders, roaches, etc. and oh yeah--the byud (blood). And FYI--that's not lipstick Charlie's wearing--it's chocolate. Notice his pile of cupcakes--no frosting--need I say more? Liesl and Owen hung in there and decorated ALL of theirs asking, "Can we eat the rest of the frosting when we're done"? Good times!

Dance is in our blood!!

I'm so glad everyone enjoyed Memzy's jazz video posted Friday and to prove that her talent is genetic, I have posted this picture of me when I was 6 years old. It proves two things. 1) Dance is in our blood (laughing sarcastically) and 2) This picture is proof that at age six I had thin legs. It's a beautiful thing. Our lesson in R.S. today was all about seeing the positive things in life. I have much to be grateful for and thin legs at age six is one of them :)

Pure joy !!

I know you must be getting tired of my posting grandkid pictures but I can't seem to stop. I promise on Fave Foto Friday to be more creative. I have a killer video of Emily jazz dancing at age 11 that would put any hip hop exercise class to shame. I'm trying to decide if I should ask permission first or just do it. Hmmmmm.

Today Clara and Liesl were over for a play date and I brought out the new ballet skirts purchased at Target yesterday. You can see why I couldn't resist. This is at 8:30 A.M. so cut me some slack on my no makeup and scroungy pj's. Clara got tired and within 5 minutes she was asleep on my pillows. Proof positive that she yuvs her gramma. I'm just sayin'. . . . .

Halloween's a comin'!!

Little Miss Clara sitting up like a big girl. This is the face of sunshine!! Gramma loves her so much.


It's important to wear your halloween costumes as often as possible so that: a) you make sure they fit well and are comfortable and jazzy, b) Mom gets her money's worth. (Ariel and Annakin--sp?)


Again with the clustering form of decorating. Charlie insists that all things be organized in to families--and I mean all things. He arranged these in "ghost" , "pumpkin" and "witch" families. He scouts the house to make sure there's a mom, dad and brudders to complete each grouping.

This is my front porch--it's a pumpkin family with lots of cousins. Charlie said the cat is their pet.

Totally Successful ALS WALK 2008

Get your scrolling fingers ready. The ALS WALK today was fabulous and we thank each and every one of you from the bottom of our hearts for your kindness and support. We had about 40 on our team and many others who contributed but couldn't be at the walk today. It was a bit emotional to feel such support from family and friends. We are very blessed.

Here's the group shot with some of our Parks Pals.

The love of my life.
Just a few of the kids. Gotta love 'em. They were great supporters.
The starting line. On your mark . . . get set. . . .
Cutting, cutting, mouth helping him cut. . . . .

GOOOOOOOOOOOO---------------!!

Some people look good no matter what they're wearing.
Jack and Liesl loved helping Gramma Rogers.
Little Miss Clara was the most beautiful baby at the event. Hands down.
Some of Cris' co-workers from the district office and several schools.
Gramma Rogers had a great time.
Fun times.

We don't have the final count yet, but so far our team has raised $2,500. We were so thrilled. The ALS Association has given us so much help, support and durable medical equipment. Our life is much easier because of this great organization and we were honored to sponsor a team. Thanks to everyone.

One More Prom Picture--Cris 1963 !!

Now THIS is a cute prom picture, only I don't like the person on the left. She's old news anyway. But you can see how cute Cris is-----Oh Yeah!

Prom Picture from 1965? Seriously?

The year--1965
The guy--Bob Drury
The dress--I made it myself.
The hair--I have no explanation, except to say that "henna rinses" were really the rage. How hawt is that?

Owen and Liesl cleaning up the lemon cake bowl earlier this week. Liesl wanted chocolate chip cookies but kindly agreed to Owen's choice.

Today was homemade pizza day for Em's boys. They were not keen on a green salad to accompany said pizza and chose fruit kabobs instead. (Looking at sharp sticks) No eyes were injured in this activity.
Yummy pizza. These are the "after" pictures because gramma cannot take pictures while the odds are three against one with the flour, dough, cheese, sauce, sausage---you get the picture. I decided not to take a picture of the kitchen floor--too gross.
Charlie decorated my house for Hayoween---we call this style "Clustering".