Remembering my Daddy for Memorial Day......

My heart is moved every time I see a service man in uniform.  When I was flying out of Little Rock, I saw so many and I just wanted to say thank you for what you do.  I wish I had seen this before then.  It is a short video clip with a neat way to say thank you when you see our servicemen and want to honor them.  I often think of the families left behind struggling to get by day today with situations: babies born, illness, birthday parties missed, and the list could go on.

http://www.gratitudecampaign.org/shortmovie.php

Nancy

    O.K.  I had a captive audience with beautiful babies and mama's and humor and craziness.  I have run out of entertainment, but I am house sitting this weekend, so I am sure I will have a tail...or two!

The model is showing off the new necklace from some of her children.  It matches her earrings.

I am modeling my present!  And it was a surprise!!

I just can't get enough of those blue eyes!

OK....I couldn't decide between silly and serious....so I chose both.

So serious and sweet......

Oh this would be the silliness....., but wait, I have more!

A blast from the past...how TC originated.

I am looking for a red hat!  Hmnnn...I wonder who for!

Love to all

I told you I had some great pics.  I want to start with one from Sunday.  Vickie and I always handed Mike both our cameras when he took our picture, so we ended up with pretty much the same pictures.  But here is one he made of us in Bennigans. 

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I can't get enough of these wonderful kids......(I can't call them babies anymore!)

It is hard to catch the Butler men on camera, one because he is never still enough!!!

But he stopped long enough to give TC a grin, then disappeared into the land of boy cuss-ins, not to be still again!

The othr half....or should I say 2 1/2!

Cheese......

She loved playing with that ball......

But all the kids were fascinated with the flowers.  What a little beauty.

I still have a few to post.  They are just soooo cute!

How can you NOT love that smiling face!

Or get lost in these eyes......

When the cussins get together....it is hard to get a photo.

Always on the go!

Big drink for a little fella.......

Looks like his Daddy here!

He just plopped down and said "I am so tired."

What a beautiful mom!

And once again...a hard time saying goodbye.

More to come.......

This is for a Shanna fix now and a Nana fix later!

All is well as long as she can see her mama or Daddy.

She sure does love her Daddy.....

Looks like fun....

Next

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and flowers.......all the cussins were fascinated with them...

Crossing those arms and marching!

It was hard to catch Ethan being still often.

Unless he was at the computer and not surrounded by cousins.  Then it is hard to catch any of those lil boys still.  Right Katie!

Saying "goodbye".  A trip that went way too fast!

More cussins tomorrow!  Told you I got a lot of great pictures!!  I love those babies.

T.C.

This is the picture that Randal thought looked like Aunt Laveta.  She was a very beautiful woman.

Daddy's roses, a labor of love.

A weekend full of LOVEly surprises.......

Sisterly love.........

And then there's the cussins.......(no she wasn't asleep, just shy)

Catching up......

Getting acquainted........

Candace wanted to sneak Tyson home in her suitcase.

A picture is worth a thousand words.......they both have killer eyes.

What a precious lil man!

O.K.....she is not my mom.....help!

She can smile though....what a precious little face.......................

Loving and sharing..........

Always glad to see each other............and always on the go!

Brotherly love.....

Like I said......a whole lot of love!!!

Randal has taken the black hat to a new level........yes, this is a picture of my computer screen.  Who is that man in the black hat!!

It looks a lot like someone I know....but how could that be?  He is in Arkansas and I am in Florida.

SKYPES!  It is Randal....and the infamous black hat!

He didn't really think I could take a picture of the picture!!!

You never know where that black hat might turn up next! 

O.K.......so I told a white lie.  Just wanted to make sure Mom was home.  I am not UPS.  But it didn't work.  She left a note on the door for the UPS guy to leave the package.  But she was still surprised.  I can't show you her face or her reaction when she saw me......it was priceless.  But I can show you Randal's!

Seriously....that is about what his face looked like when he THOUGHT I said, "And I am not going back for a very, very long time."  with a smile on my face. 

Actually, when he said "What are you doing here?"  "How'd you get here?"  I told him I was the special delivery Mom had been expecting.  And I was referring to the package (necklace)........"And I don't want it back for a very, very long time."  So you can imagine what was going through his head.  Mom could see his face.  I was hugging him.  But it looked about like this ^. 

"WHY is she not going back for a very, very long time?

WHY is she smiling?  Did she get fired? 

WHERE is she going to STAY for a very, very long time?

It was priceless.  And yes, we had a very good laugh.  A relieved one on his part!  JK.  He would have let me stay!!!  wouldn't you??

We missed L.J..................but we talked about her (I mean THOUGHT about her), well actually BOTH.  Missing you sister.

To be continued................... 

 I had such a wonderful weekend!  But I have 284 pictures on my camera....and they are all good.  Some are repeats, but many precious pics of different families.  I will try to share a few a day.  But I will begin by telling you young folks out there who think parents are just something you have to put up with in life........I had more fun with my mother than I have had with anyone in a long time!  We laughed a lot. 

Until we got in trouble for making too much noise!  If we hadn't got in trouble then, no telling what else we would have gotten into!

Lots of surprises!

Can you imagine what was going on in the Bowlin house today??? We got in trouble for making too much nosie. More to come............

Stay tuned for the rest of the story!