More Favorites

It seems that i can't remember to blog every day, so maybe once a week will have to do.  Here is the next in the series of My 100 Favorite Things.
Today will be a series of pics of my grandchildren ~ who are indeed some of my most favorite things!

This is the newest granddaughter, Alice, born to my stepson last November.  She won't be the newest for long as my son and his wife are due to have their first this summer.

This is the second newest grandchild, Tanner, born to my stepdaughter.  He is 3 years old and quite a cutie!  He is wearing a Minion hat that i made for him.

This granddaughter is now 11 and has taken up ballet.  She lives in Nebraska and belongs to my DD Virginia.

This grandson lives in Kansas, is 16 and a huge Nebraska fan!

This grandson lives right next door to me, is almost 17 and going to the local Junior College.  He changes his hair style frequently.

This grandson also lives in Kansas and is the older brother to the Nebraska fan.  He likes to make funny faces and wear his mom's Minion hat.  He is soon to be 18.

Here is the youngest of the grandchildren who live next door.  She is 11 now and quite adept at martial arts among many other things!
This is not all of my grandchildren;  i'll post pictures of the rest of them soon.
Well, there you have it.  The latest installment of My Favorite Things.  Stay tuned for the next round!

More Favorite Things

Sometimes life interferes with the best laid plans.  i had intended to post a favorite thing every day for 100 days but, unfortunately, i am behind by 5 days.  So that means that i will post 5 favorite things today!  They are in no order of favorite-ness .

i have always loved this picture.  It was taken at Thanksgiving about 9 years ago.  This is my granddaughter, Beanie, trying to look into the birdbath in my yard. 

This picture was taken 5-6 years ago in Southern California and shows my son jumping waves.  He always has had a thing for jumping the waves and i think that was his first time to see the ocean.

This is The Eagle and Child pub in Oxford, England.  It was the place where The Inklings, including C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien met with friends to discuss their latest literary endeavors.  We visited there in 2005.  Such a wonderful memory!

My son and his bride, taken at their Kansas reception the summer of 2011.  Her dress was so beautiful!

One more beach picture ~ the 3 youngest grandchildren who live here on the beach.  They were quite a bit smaller then, and how they loved to run and play in the waves even though it was only about 55-60 degrees out!

i hope you've enjoyed a few more of my favorite things.

100 Things I Love, con't

In the second day in a row post of my 100 Favorite Things, I offer:

The beach.  This beautiful area is about 1 1/2 miles from my house and truly is one the best beaches in the area.  It is a little point of land sticking out into Puget Sound, and there is a lighthouse on the end of it.  On one side of the beach, the wind is calmer, the beach is sandy and there are not many shells, while around the point the wind is stronger, the beach is rockier with much more driftwood and lots of shells.  I was just there yesterday and after walking for a ways and picking up a few shells and several pretty rocks, I sat down to read a book, drink a thermos of tea and enjoy the beautiful, calming scene before me.  

100 Things I Love...

A few days ago, i read on a blog that i follow about posting a picture of something i love each day for 100 days.  As i have been wanting to do more blogging (i was just talking to my sister about it a little while ago), i thought this might be something to spur me on in this direction. 
My first picture will be a picture of my dad and me.  Today is my dad's birthday; he would be 96 years old but, sadly, he died when he was only 57.  This picture is taken at our house on the day of my high school graduation.  He was usually a rather serious man, but did love to tease and tickle at times.
                                           Happy Birthday, Dad