Our Little Entrepreneur!!!

The complex where Justin & Krista lives had a "yard sale" around the lake! Krista and I put a few things out - sold one or two things - but Charlee was the success of the day!!! Like all of us have done at one time or another as a child - she had her own little Lemonade Stand!
She was quite the Salesgirl!!! As soon as she saw someone coming our way she was pouring a cup and would take it to them and say "twenty-five cents, please!" And how could they resist?

And NO ONE got a free cup of lemonade - Not Daddy.....
Not even Pap!!
She'd get the quarter from her customers and right into her Pink Money Pouch it went.

At the end of the day - she made $12.50 - at 25 cents a cup she sold the equivolant of 50 cups! lol she was just too precious for words. Talk about the innocence of a child! No fear in asking for something and because they are so darn cute, they get it!

Although Krista and I ended up taking most of our stuff back home, Charlee was a big success and had plans to use her quarters at Chuck E. Cheese - well deserved!!!!

Do you remember YOUR lemonade stand? I remember many!

Our Little Fairies!

Oh my gosh are we loving being Grandparents! We absolutely love every minute we get to spend with Charlee and Bailey!! Now, I'm not biased, (wink wink!) but aren't they the most beautiful Granddaughters you have ever seen? hehe They recently had Fairy pictures taken at the mall - and they are totally priceless - sure makes you believe in Fairies, doesn't it!!

Look at those eyes - she is so beautiful!!

Bailey is growing fast - she's 8 months old already!!

Not much else to post at this time. Summer is here and we are enjoying beach time whenever we can. I enjoy going to the pool after a long day working and getting some scrapbooking and stamping done when I can!

Hope all is well with friends and family - love you all!

CherylAnn

Mom's Birthday

Well, tomorrow is my Mom's birthday - she would be 66 years old. Ya know, I actually thought it was today - her and my brother's birthdays are a day apart - one the 25th, one the 26 - God knows, I don't think I ever got it right. Regardless, she has been on my mind all day and of course the tears were flowing missing her, wishing I could have been calling her at 8 a.m. to wish her Happy Birthday. It will be 5 years in October she's been gone and not a day goes by that I don't think about her and talk to her.

Happy Birthday, Mom! I love you and I miss you...

Not much else going on here. So glad we are in the summer months and can spend time at the beach or the pool. On the other hand, we are also getting into rainy season, so it's hit or miss if we have rain or sunshine - then of course, Hurricane Season starts on June 1! Fun, fun, fun.

Bailey is getting big! She is starting to scoot around and is just as pleasant as can be. And she continues to look more and more like Justin! lol - Krista said the other day - "I was just the incubator!" Speaking of Krista - she's doing very well in cosmetology school - just a few more months and she'll graduate! It sure is nice having a talented hairdresser for a daughter-in-law! I just love her!

Charlee just gets more smarter and more beautiful! I'm so excited that Justin and Krista got her signed up for VPK, which is a pre-kindergarten school! Hard to believe she will be 5 in December and kindergarten next year. These two little ones are the joy in our lives for sure!

(Mimi went to Rainforest Cafe while I was in Boston and got Charlee this little frog!)

Heather and Alan are doing good. They are enjoying their first Spring/Summer in Florida! I know they try to go to the beach as much as they can or come by our place and go to the pool. I can't tell you how happy I am they are here.

So, that's it for now. I'll try to post a little more - I'm sure I'll have some great pictures next week as Charlee and Bailey are both going to spend the weekend with us and give Justin and Krista a break! I can't wait!

Love,

CherylAnn

A Fabulous Mother's Day!

This is going to be short and sweet! I have had a long week in Boston and then babysitting yesterday and Charlee spent the night - then today Mother's Day!

I was treated to a wonderful day, starting with Dave making me an absolutely delicious omelette breakfast!! Charlee and I hung out in our PJs and watched the Disney movie Bolt - which is a great movie if you haven't seen it - it is soooo cute! Then the "kids" all came over and we spent a few hours at the pool and came home to a fabulous Turkey dinner which Dave cooked! I really can't say anymore about it - it was FABULOUS!!

Here is a picture Dave took of me and all my "Kids!!"

Oh - almost forgot - I just had to add this picture - This to me is what it's about - especially as a Mimi"!!

A Very Happy Easter!

What a Glorious Day!! I have to tell you, I was so excited about Easter! We have so much fun being the Easter Bunny, as you will see in the pictures! Again, first time having Easter with Heather and Alan in 7 years, which was awesome!

Yesterday, Heather, Me and Charlee died Easter Eggs! It was a lot of fun!

Bailey was a little bummed because she wanted to dye eggs too!!

Easter Day! Heather and Alan arrive dressed like the Easter Bunny! Welcome to a Florida Easter!

The Easter Bunny even came to Aunt Heather's and Uncle Alan's too - and they brought it to Mimi and Pap's!

Pap - what is that on your head?

Look what the Easter Bunny left for Mimi!!

Then, Charlee had a blast hunting the eggs outside - she is like a pro Easter Egg Hunter!

Heather and Alan digging into their Easter Basket - Heather had to hit the Peeps first!

Krista checking out her's and Justin's Easter Basket - yes, the "kids" still get Easter Baskets - have to carry on my Mom's tradition - they're never too old!

Everyone was Happy!
From Heather and Alan and all of us - HAPPY EASTER FROM FLORIDA!!!

A Great Saturday!

I love Saturdays! Our day starts with babysitting Bailey and Charlee and we totally look forward to it every week!

Today was a Great Saturday! Bailey is growing fast and today was an extra fun day with her - Here's a short video I got of her this morning:

I got video of Charlee also, but having trouble converting it to files usable and it takes so long - I need to find a better converter program - I will add them later! It was so precious - She was flitting/dancing around like a little Dancing Princess!!

As you can imagine - after babysitting, Pap is WORN OUT!! lol - Charlee sure keeps him going!

Today, Sunday, Dave and I, Heather and Alan headed to the Strawberry Festival in Plant City, FL. It a great festival and I always look forward to the Make Your Own Strawberry Shortcake and that was our first stop - as you can see:MMMMMMMMMMMM So, Good!!!

The weather is getting warmer and soon we will be heading to the beach or the pool! So glad the cold weather has past! Looking forward to a fun summer!

Bubble Wrap!

We always look forward to Charlee coming over for a sleepover - and we got to have one this weekend!! After we brought her here, she found a sheet of bubble wrap I had - and you'd have thought we had given her the moon!!
She'd sit and pop them, then lay it out and run back and forth just popping them and laugh! Well - I already know what to get her for Christmas - hahaha!

It was so fun to watch - and even more fun to do it with her! It's fun to act like a kid now and then - that's why we love having her come over - we get to be kids again!


When we have a sleep over, Dave (Pap) blows up the big air mattress and Charlee just thinks it is so cool - we have pizza, watch TV and just play - last night she had Dave playing with her Cinderella doll - and he totally gets into it! lol

Before she came over for our sleep over, we watched Charlee and Bailey at their house, as we do every Saturday. Charlee is always such a big helper and was helping me by brushing Bailey's hair - she is such a good Big Sister - Bailey couldn't be any luckier!!
Bailey is starting to really reach for things and hold things now. She was holding onto her butterfly teether type toy for the longest time and would of course put it right in her mouth! lol
I still cannot get over how much she looks like Justin! I'm going to have to scan some pictures and put them up here - it's so neat to compare the similarities! She's such a pleasant baby too and is starting to "talk" back and smile! and a BIG milestone - she is starting to roll over! Justin and Krista noticed that she rolled from her back to her belly the other day, but didn't "see" her do it. I did see her do it yesterday - she got over and has not yet figured out to pull her arm out from under her! I did get a picture, though, as she started to roll over!
Gosh, I am just loving being a Grandma - can you tell?

We had a great day today. Heather and Alan, and Justin and Krista, all came over for dinner today! I always love when we can all get together and enjoy an afternoon together and have dinner and just hang out! Heather and Alan got here first and her and I got to make a few cards before we had to clean up the table for dinner. Usually when they are all together Justin and Alan end up on the lanai playing guitar and singing - nothing different today! I love listening to them.

So now the house is nice and quiet - it was a good, busy weekend.

We are so, so blessed.

Love,
CherylAnn