ONE HAPPY Land Owner !!

ONE HAPPY Land Owner !!
Forever Weekend Farm Sunset

Wednesday, April 9, 2014

March was a month of  many friends and family birthdays
 and what a great place to celebrate--
Forever Weekend Farm
I decided since it was Joe's 60th-a special birthday, 
we would not tell him of any plans and make it a surprise.
And it just happens that the very special little man in my life was going to turn 2 on the 15th,
 so Elwood and Joe were going to be surprised together! 
A special Thank You to my good friends Sandi and Cindy who took hundreds of candid pictures throughout the afternoon on March 8th. They captured the love, the laughter, the funny friends and sisters who loved singing with the band, the great friends and family who traveled near and far, the beautiful young ones who are so special to us, the loyal dogs in our lives, the smoked pig who gave his life to feed so many, the colorful peaceful areas of the farm, the corn hole and bocci ball tournaments, the delicious appetizers and desserts, and the wonderful 12 A Band! 
Thank you to everyone who came to celebrate and made this such a fun occasion-we have some wonderful memories and pictures to tell the story forever!





 Meghan made a collage of some of the special times in Joe's life!



My sweet 2 year old Elwood!
Happy Birthday!
All his aunts came to celebrate with us!

And there were lots of special presents!





Conor and Clif enjoyed smoking a pig for the birthday celebration-
it was delicious!!


Ashley and Ama enjoy the party!



 I am thankful for so many good friends offering their help!!
Anita always the best party organizer!










Let the games begin!




Bruce and Caden


Thank you, Donna & Al 

Handsome Elam waiting for leftovers




My beautiful girls----Jerren and Ama!

Jerry and Caden
Jimmy and Courtney (and Meara tucked up in her sling)!
Johnna and Caden
Sweet June bug and Ama






Suzi Q and Conor






Penny snoozing in the sun


Tadpole got what he was waiting for......




Everybody loves the babies! Ruth and Ama in her bell bottoms!

Sarah chillin!

Revis and Suzi
Pop Ron and Pip watching the band


Rocky and Chip

A boy and a stick






Pat, Jerren and Nick (Memphis)
Pat & Memphis share the same birthday, March 5.
 Memphis flew in from CA to celebrate with us!


Gale and Jay--the newlyweds!
Jay celebrating a March birthday too!
My 4th sister--Sandi!







Ro and Bob




Thanks Dad for holding me!

Our long time buds-----Bumpy and MO!!
 Bump celebrating a March birthday too!
Ruth can't get enough of birthday boy, Elwood!



What a cutie---Caden born a week after Ama!




My adorable Ama!


My beautiful kitchen help!




Another present!

I'll just look at it for a while!







Sweet Emmit








Big sister, Charlotte


Rose and Bettina


Forever Rugby Friends--
 Rocky drove from Tallahassee and Mett flew in from NC




Pippy and Ama
 







Cousins!













Enjoying watching Pippy sing with the band!



Joe and Sherry! 


Pippy and Mett

What a great voice!



Cove!




Darrae and Greg celebrating their March birthdays with us!




Sue decided the four of us sisters should sing
"These Boots were Made for Walkin!"
We made Nancy Sinatra proud!!









Taylor




Thank you Clif for helping Conor with the smoker duties!


Love you, Mett!! We'll be celebrating your 65th at the farm, right!!


Friday, January 10, 2014

CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR'S 2013
Wow --what a great trio of holidays!
Thanksgiving snuck up on us, before we knew it it was time for Sarah's wedding 2/21, then Christmas and New Year's!
I am posting pictures and hope to write more later, but I am back to work and taking a class, and gardening, and swimming, and making cookies, and loving on Elwood and Ama  .....
So the pictures will tell the story..
it was a very fun November and December!
 
 
 
Let the New Year's Eve Fun begin!

We had quite a full house!

Almost kids' midnight!
Dylan and Elwood tooting in the New Year!!

Even Sadie joined us-
Darrae comforts her before the fireworks begin

Conor smoked a goose!

The goose with its long wings looked prehistoric!
A Pterosaur maybe?

Pat will try anything!


"What? Time for Bed? I Can't here you."

Ok -this is not the best pic, but we try to get a group shot each year and it was so windy we could not light the bon fire safely, so Jer set the camera on the stairs and well....
not too bad for 2 am in the morning!!!!




Taylor and Willie

Must be midnight

Yes, it midnight! June's out.

So is Charlotte!

New Year's Morning around 6 am
For Oma and Jopa
This is the best way start to 2014!!
 

Ok we are going backwards...
Ama riding on Christmas morning!

Merry Christmas Cuz!!

"I love this motorcycle!"





Oma got into making cookies!

More Cookies!






Most of the morning pics were a real blur
but what fun we had watching the gifts get opened!

Making our traditional Brandy Alexanders!



Love the leg warmers Megs knitted for Ama!

These boots were made for walking!!!
We all loved these boots from Jess and Josh!
Will post more as the pictures come to me!!!