It’s time to play a little catch-up with some great pics (for me anyway – because I love my family and sharing what’s important to them).
The first pic Corey e-mailed to me. He titled the e-mail “my house on a trailer”. It is all the old siding off of Corey and Danielle’s house, headed to the recycling center (being pulled by Mark’s joy, his Jeep). The house in the background is not theirs. I’ll post a pic of theirs with the new siding in another post.
This is a pic Keith e-mailed to me – it’s the ever-beautiful Molly in all her glory.
This is the computer that Corey built. In his e-mail, he calls it his “new UV reactive mod”. It’s really cool and he’s got some great artistic talent.
Keith sent an e-mail with this pic. He wrote: “This little guy was sitting on the sidewalk and was gracious enough to pose for a photo shoot”. Gracious indeed.
Posted November 25, 2009 ago at 1:22 pm.
Corey and Danielle are going to be parents. Yay!!!! That means…………..yes, you guessed it, Mark and I are going to be GRANDparents!!!!! It is the first grandchild for both sides of the family so he or she will be spoiled ROTTEN. The due date is June 1 but anybody who has had a baby knows those due dates are kinda useless so we’ll see.
A message to our first grandchild: You will be loved and cuddled not just with our arms and with all the blankets and sweaters and booties and hats that I am making for you, but with our hearts. Everybody is excited to meet you. Uncle Keith and Uncle Justin are excited to be uncles too. They will be wonderful uncles for you. Great Grandma and Great Grandpa Grott are excited for your arrival too. Yes, you will be loved – oh but wait, you already are and you’re not even “here” yet.
A message for Corey: You have told us since you were a teenager that you wanted to be a Daddy. When we would go to buy shoes for YOU, you would look at the teeny tiny suede work books and want a pair someday for your baby. You will have that pair now. Boy or girl, your baby will have a pair of those shoes. I couldn’t/didn’t buy them for you then, but I will now. I also want you to remember and adore when that baby starts moving inside of Danielle – when you place your hand on her tummy and feel YOUR child moving – or put your ear to her tummy – or when you hear the heartbeat – the miracle that the two of you have created a little person – amazing. There is plenty of joy for Daddy too during a pregnancy.
A message for Danielle: I’ve already told you but will say it again – enjoy EVERY second of pregnancy. The bad parts are bad, no argument there. I hope you don’t have a 10 lb. 9 oz. little guy like Corey weighed, but if you do, look what became of him. He was worth every inch of that pain. On the other hand, the great parts of pregnancy are amazing. That child growing and moving inside of you – kicking you to say “hello” – total joy that you will never forget.
A message for Corey AND Danielle: Be the best parents you can be. Corey – you were told over and over again when you were growing up that you will be better parents than we were. Parenting is a learning process – every generation SHOULD be better than the one before just because you can learn from our mistakes. I hope you also take away the great things that we did as parents. I know you’re really not fond of my response when you would ask for something that we could never afford in our wildest dreams: “I’ll get you two!” – so you may not use that with your child but then again……………maybe you will???????
Best wishes and you will be a great Daddy and Mommy. What a lucky baby.
Posted November 12, 2009 ago at 9:33 am.
Corey and Danielle are now married. They got married on October 17, 2009. It was a beautiful day but brrrrrrrrrrrrrr chilly.
Here’s a pic of the bride and groom with the best man and maid of honor, Keith and Dayna. The wedding was actually inside the hall because it was so cold, but it was such a beautiful fall day so we took pics outside. Notice one of the swans in the background between Keith and Corey. Both swans were in attendance that day – as they are inseparable – the other one is hiding behind Corey.
Here’s a picture of me and my best friend, Julie. She was so helpful with everything from rehearsal to just being my rock. Love love you, Julie – but you already know that.
There was a d.j. for music but there was also a magician to entertain – my sweet sweet man, Mark. He put on a great show and everybody loved it.
Here’s Keith and Justin dancing. Some day their day will come, although they’ve told us they won’t have the big wedding. Apparently, their wedding is at the airport and they’re jumping on a plane to wherever and we’re all going home. LOL. Whatever makes you happy.
We wish Corey and Danielle the best of everything as they continue their journey through life.
If I could offer one bit of advice: have a sense of humor. I could offer more but since nobody asked…………….I’ll leave it at that.
Posted November 6, 2009 ago at 11:18 am.
This is a pic Keith e-mailed to me – it’s the ever-beautiful Molly in all her glory.
This is the computer that Corey built. In his e-mail, he calls it his “new UV reactive mod”. It’s really cool and he’s got some great artistic talent.
