Goodbye Old Friend...

We have lived in Naples for 23 years

and I have never walked this sidewalk-

it runs next to N.H.S. alongside

Goodlette Road...

But in order to take some of these

pictures I forged ahead! The Walk...
Car line....

You are in Eagle Country!

New Gym- where our last child will get to graduate!

Nights spent here watching football games and seeing

our kids play in the Band!

This post is dedicated to our Six Children-
Phil, Amber, Audrey, Patrick, Ashley & Andrea..
who have attended this school and now it is coming
to an end. It all started in 1994 when our oldest was
a freshmen and now it ends in 2010 with our last one
graduating on June 4th.
It is a BITTERSWEET moment in time! :(
So thank you Naples High School for all the memories...

She's A Senior....

Andrea's Senior Scholars' Night

May 25, 2010 She got a $3000 check for winning 1st Place for

her essay in the Senior to Seniors program!

Gold chords for National Honor Society
and service hours....
Proud Parents...
Hard to believe this phase of our life is coming
to an end.... our last child. For Andrea- it's
just beginning and we are so excited for her
and all she will accomplish in life!

Serendipity.....

Today we took our usual Saturday morning adventure-

but this time decided to ride our bikes over to the Farmer's

Market on 3rd St. and happened upon these- it's one of

our favorites- Pain au Chocolate- we learned to love

these while visiting France. For those of you who don't

know what they are- it's a croissant with pieces of

chocolate inside and when they are fresh (yum yum)

When we made our purchase and said- two- the man

thought we wanted two of them but- oh no...

we mean your two boxes- which took his whole supply.

Off we went with goodies in hand, found some milk and

sat down on 3rd to enjoy. It was one of those

'SERENDIPITY' moments!

Words of the Heart.....

Mission Conference- Lakeland, Fl.

May 15, 2010

Pres. & Sis. Colton will finish up their

term the end of June. We sure will miss

them-they have served faithfully!

I love missionaires- especially the sisters!

Always ready to serve with a smile on their face :)

Elder Neil L. Andersen of

the Quorum of the Twelve

spoke at this conference and

it was one of those special

moments that we were thankful

to be a part of.

Heartstrings. . .

These little guys are moving to England with their Mom & Dad!

We will miss them so much... what joy they bring...

A Mother After All....

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Drive by....

Had to share this (thanks Kathleen)

I LOVE SIGNS- so growing up in the South

you get used to seeing alot of them. This would

have to be one of my favorites. Don't get me wrong-

my Dad grew up Baptist and my Mom in the

Church of God- so until the age of 16 I attended

a Penacostal church until I became a 'Mormon' :)

Celebrating Amber.....

Happy Birthday to Amber

May 3rd,2010 She's a great mom
I couldn't wait to welcome her into the world
and she came fast......

Always creative- even as a

child- a budding artist at work!

I picked the name Amber in High
School and decided when I had my first
girl that would be her name!

Thanks for being a special daughter!
We love you so much- Mom & Dad