I love this time of year!!

This time of year reminds me of my Grandfather and

 his wonderful gardens!

I was lucky enough to get some of his Lilac and

I will always treasure them.  Each year I can hardly wait

for them to bloom so that I can have a vase in every room in my house.

(yes, I did say every room, just ask my kids)

I have to say thank you Grandpa for the gift of flowers that

you gave me. You taught me to stop and smell the flowers

and find the joy in nature.  My grandfather was a wonderful man

that would always give flowers to anyone who walked by if he was working in his

flower garden.  He always said a Lady should always have a flower.

Thank you Grandpa for your give of laughter and your green thumb (that I didn't get)

but most of all for the love that you gave your family, and letting us make wonderful memories with Grandma and you.  What great memories they are!!!

I have to double Lilac and each year I wait for them to bloom,

most of the time they do not bloom at the same time.

This year I was so excited they did.  So when you walk into

our house this is the first thing you see and smell.

(of course I put them in Grandpa's brandy snifter)

This group of Lilacs are HUG!!  I didn't want to cut them

so I had Brandon take a picture of it.  They looked like a bunch of

grapes.  

One thing that I did not mention before was that all of these Lilacs are over a 100 years old and I treasure them very much because they are my history.  I can know teach my grandchildren about their Great-Great Grandparents and what wonderful people they are.

I couldn't find the picture that I wanted of Grandpa but this one will do just as good.  He loved his Great-Grandkids so much, and they loved him just as much in return.

Love you Grandpa!

So For those of you who are squeamish (sorry Amberlee) I thought I would but up some of my pictures from my surgery. I think they are pretty cool!!!

Theses are two of the tear in my rotator cuff

This if after Dr. Lehman fixed the worst one.

I then I had a large bone spur on my acromion process, it was larger than he thought, Dr.Lehman told me he made me a nice home so that my muscle wouldn't catch any more.

This is the home he made for me!!!

So for the next 6 weeks I am in a sling bound around my waist. It has it's challenges, but this will be worth it in the end. Guy is a strong task master and he makes sure that I don't do what I not suppose to but for those who know me I still try. And of course I get caught! And then I have to pay, usually in pain. But 6 weeks will go by fast right?

Im not going to ask

Happy Birthday Guy!!!

So I know that I added a lot of pictures but I

have not wished Guy Happy Birthday before.

So I found the pictures that I have on the computer

with him so here you go......

Guy, Max & Brandon

@ Jessie's Wedding

Ethan chillin with his cool Papa

Gus really doesn't really like this picture but his

kids do so I put in for them

(sorry dear)

Guy can hardly wait till he can have one of

theses!

Papa and Ethan

Jessie & Guy, she got a scholarship from the

Union Hall, we were so proud of her.

I love this picture because to be it says just

how much Guy loves his children!!!!

Yes, I know that these pictures are not in order

but that is the fun of it you never know what year

you are going to go to next.

This is Guy with Brandon and Jessie

(boy, were they all young)

Daddy Daughter Date with the girls

Santa really does live at our house

Brandon was such a greenie

Every year we have a car show and we go every

year. This was his truck that he had as a teen.

He is such a show off, I really was not pulling

on his beard!

Happy Birthday my Love,

may you have many more!

We love you so much, thanks for

all the many things that you do for us.

SANTA LIVES AT OUR HOUSE

Christmas 2011

It was fun to have Guy grow his beard out this year

kids would follow him around where ever he would go,

thinking he was santa. It was fun to watch kids stop and

tell him they have been good this year!!!!

Brandon, Suzanne & Morgan

we missed you Jessie!

Reece and Suzanne's Christmas present was

wonderful, June 7th we will welcome a new

grandchild into the Larsen Clan! YEAH!!!!

Ethan was really excited that his Aunt Suzan

was having a baby.

(Reece, I will wait until the 20th for the sex, just to be sure!)

Morgan, Ethan & Allen

Ethan turned 3 while he was here it was

great to celebrate with them this year.

Happy Birthday!!!

Mr. & Mrs. Santa

Suzanne blew the train whistle when the picture was taken

thanks Aunt Suzanne!

What a Christmas

Baking pies with Grandma in my Camo apron!

Happy Birthday Morgan!!!!!!

So this picture may seem a little weird to wish

Morgan Happy Birthday but I thought it would be

a great way, because she came as a surprise, and and

her dad and I were able to surprise her at Ethan's

Birth.

A picture that will always tug at our hearts!

Our 1st Addition to the family

(Did you know what you were getting into Allen?}

Motherhood does her justice

Morgan always kept us on our toes when she was young

(as you can tell, she has never stopped!)

Morgan, thank you for picking us for your family here on

earth, you have always kept our family in laughter, love, arguments, love,

laughter you are great at teaching your sisters and brother how to do good deeds for your fellowman. You were and still are the voice of the weak and down trodden. Keep up the good work and teach you children the same thing. Always remember the small stuff, most of all PATIENCE!!!

Happy Birthday Morgan!!!

SAY "CHEESE" PAPA

I love my papa

This is the first time that Ethan has gone to Guy

without having a hard time. It was great but sad,

he didn't want grandma!

He wanted Morgans dried apples

Playing in the Log cabin at Uncle Jon's & Aunt Barbara's

"Cheese"

Would only play with mom (no grandma)

On top with the big boys!! Gauge & Mason!

I am a BIG BOY now mom look at me!

thank you Gauge & Mason for playing with Ethan

he had so much fun!!

Ethan was so excited he could finally reach the trees!!!

Playing with Mason

Dusk on Cleveland Reservoir

Some day Fishing Pole in hand

your dad will be there!!!!