How to do a doodle...

This is such a fun way to create a neat doodle design. Once you've done your drawing, use colored pencils or markers to add beautiful colors. I'll be posting some more of my doodles...be on the lookout for them.

Ben's Easter Egg Hunt

My grandson, Ben, will be two years old next Sunday. He loves bugs, insects, animals, etc. I see that when he opened his Easter eggs, he found some strange things inside. When I was young, the only thing I found in MY Easter eggs were "boiled egg whites and yolks" for real! Now kids open the plastic eggs and find coins and candy.

Easter Monday

Today is Easter Monday...here in NC...ever hear of that. Well...it used to be called Easter Monday and we folks in NC always had that day off as a holiday...while everyone else in the nation celebrated Good Friday. Finally, NC changed and we now celebrate Good Friday like every one else.

According to Wikipedia....

The Easter Monday holiday in North Carolina stemmed from the tradition in the early 20th century of state government workers taking the day off to attend the annual baseball game between North Carolina State College (Now NC State University) and nearby Wake Forest College (now Wake Forest University and moved to Winston-Salem, NC). The holiday was enacted in 1935 and remained until 1988, when the official state holiday was moved to Good Friday to match the rest of the nation.

Ben

This is my grandson, Ben, who is 22 months old. He is a "busy boy". I visited him yesterday and he was showing me all of his new toys. He's so entertaining...and a lot of fun!

Chloe

This is my precious little Chloe who will be 10 years old in March. My DH says she's the age of a fifth grader...and he says she's "smarter than a fifth grader"!

Mimi and Ben

On July 4, we had a cookout with family. I love the time I get to spend with my grandson, Ben. I have enjoyed watching him grow and develop. It's been a long time since we had a new baby in the family...and now we have two...Ben and Mary. We plan to make our July 4th celebration an annual event. Since my son, Tony, and his wife, Ginger, live right on the inland waterway, we get to watch and enjoy lots of fireworks celebrations from the beaches.

OMG...where have I been?

What a cutie!!!

Oops...looks like I've totally neglected my blog for the past three months. I definitely need to get busy.

Just got back from a nice weekend at the river with some of our family that came visiting. See the photos of Mary, my dh's new grandbaby.