September is Here!!!

See you, in September; See you, when the summer's through..... How many of you remember that song?? It was always my favorite!! Especially since my birthday is in September!! In fact - it was TODAY!!!

It was a fun day! Heather made some of the cutest decorations and her & Alan, Justin & Krista and the girls were here, as well as my friend Elizabeth and her kids, and Libby & Marcia and Bella! it was a great day! We got to enjoy some pool time and we Dave grilled some awesome ribs!! I am so truly blessed!Yes, that's Heather picking her nose!! (being silly of course! lol)

So - Dave has become a Farmer!!! He got one of those Topsy Turvy things and planted some tomatoes!And Charlee got to pick the first 2!!!!


and by the end of the day, poor little Bailey was POOPED!! She fell asleep with Aunt Heather holding and rocking her!! Poor little thing is teething.
I didn't get to post last week, so here's a picture from last week, Dave and I babysitting the girls on Saturday - well, Charlee was playing with a hot wheel at the playground so we got her a few Hot Wheel cars to play with - she is such the girlie girl, but loves playing with these cars!We got to spend some time at the pool with them last week also - so I'll end this post with our 2 little mermaids!!! We are so blessed and we just LOVE, LOVE, LOVE being grandparents!!!

Long Overdue Update!

Time goes by so fast and I just have not had the time to blog lately! Nothing out of the ordinary going on. I did realize I haven't taken many pictures, so will make it a point to get a few pictures of everyone and more pictures of Charlee and Bailey to share!

Bailey is growing fast!! She has 1 tooth and looks like another one coming in, she is clapping "YAY" and standing on her own - not quite taking a step yet, though!

We did get a little video of her last week:

Charlee is quite the little lady! She is definitely a girlie girl!! When we are at their house she loves dress up and she still loves playing with her doll house at our house.

She starts school next week - Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten, which is a free preschool provided by the state of Florida to give kids a head start to school! She is very excited as Justin & Krista got her into a "magnate" VPK where she will also learn performing arts - dancing, music, etc. She is very excited as she wants to do ballet - in fact at the orientation session she got to do a dance class and was DEVASTATED that they did not do ballet! She had her first sleepover last weekend with her friend, Hayley - they had so much fun and she was so excited!! She is growing too fast and she is such a sweet soul and we just love her to pieces!

Some very exciting news - Justin & Krista were water baptized this past Wednesday!!! We all attend together church at the Church of Hope in Sarasota - right across the road from Justin & Krista's complex - and the Lord truly has come into their hearts and they shared it with the world on Wednesday. I was so filled with Joy!!! The picture below is the pastor's wife blessing them and telling them what awesome parents they are bringing their little ones to church to get to know God!

You can see their videos of their baptism on my YouTube site - http://www.youtube.com/CherylAnnStamps

Krista is very close to graduating school - YAY!!! I believe she'll be done the end of September/beginning of October. She does very well and I know she will do very well when she starts her career!

Nothing new with Heather & Alan - Alan is laid off right now, but we have faith that a good job will cross his path soon. They spend a lot of time together at the beach and at the state park - I need to get pictures - shame on me, bad Mom!!

One thing I got to do - I got to go to Salt Lake City, Utah for a stamping convention - it was SO - MUCH - FUN! I have to tell you - this is definitely God's country! I got to see the Grand Canyon as I flew into SLC:

And every street I walked down in SLC, I could see the mountains - it was absolutely breathtaking!

And a very exciting memory for me was to meet the inspiration and co-owner of Stampin' Up - Shelli Gardner - what a very sweet woman and quite an inspiration as she shared many creative ideas for stamping/cardmaking and Scrapboking!

Well, that's it for now - I will try to do better bloggin and sharin pictures!

Love you all!!

ADOPTION DAY!!

From now until Forever, Justin is now officially Charlee's Daddy!!! Today we all sat in the courtroom as the judge pronounced Justin as Charlee's Daddy in every way!

It was a very nice judge and he told Justin what a good thing it is that he is doing. I can't tell you the pride David and I felt watching the man he has become - he is a good young man overall, works hard and loves his wife and baby girls - you couldnt' ask for more!

After the ceremony, Charlee wanted to go to Friendly's so, that is where we went! It has been so long since I've been to Friendly's - last time was in Sewickley on Ohio River Blvd!!

The judge told Charlee that he could order her Daddy to do anything and he ordered that her Daddy take her to Friendly's today and then once a week after! lol - Charlee would love that!
And of course, we could not forget Bailey!! Can you believe this? She is crawlin and pulling her self up and she tries to walk on her tippy toes!! She also already has a little tooth!

So, what a Blessed Day! We have been waiting a long time for it to be official - Charlee Marie Letner! We have been truly blessed in many ways.

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"!!