Saturday Snapshot

 Saturday Snapshot (originally hosted by At Home with Books) is now hosted by West Metro Mommy Reads. To participate in this meme post a photo that you (or a friend or family member) have taken then leave a direct link to your post in the Mister Linky. Photos can be old or new, and be of any subject as long as they are clean and appropriate for all eyes to see. How much detail you give in the caption is entirely up to you. Please don't post random photos that you find online.
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 My youngest son is 20 years-old and a few months ago got a great job 2 hours away as a welder. He loves it and is quite happy but it's a bit unnerving when your baby boy sends this photo home!

Yep, he's high off the ground and I don't like it one bit. But I'm very proud of him and trust him to stay safe and work hard. And I hope and pray - a lot!

On a lighter note, we took The Princess to her first dance class this week. She's taking tap and ballet and loved it! Grandpa and Monkey Boy went for a walk while I waited. I made the kiddos pose first, of course. That's what grandmas do!

Saturday Snapshot

 Saturday Snapshot (originally hosted by At Home with Books) is now hosted by West Metro Mommy Reads. To participate in this meme post a photo that you (or a friend or family member) have taken then leave a direct link to your post in the Mister Linky. Photos can be old or new, and be of any subject as long as they are clean and appropriate for all eyes to see. How much detail you give in the caption is entirely up to you. Please don't post random photos that you find online.
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 So many family changes lately! Good changes - graduations, new apartments, new jobs - but it's still making me sentimental. My last boy moved out yesterday so my nest is empty. For now. They've moved in and out a few times and it's been fine with us. (I did it twice to my mom!) Two sons live in town and have added to our family. One son lives two hours away and comes home most weekends. I'm so proud of all of them and I'm a very lucky mom. Please indulge me as I reminisce.

Little Wright Brothers

We didn't get to Kmart photo studio before closing time so I made them pose in the back yard

Playing in the mud

Soccer games

Family photo in the yard

Tried to pose for Christmas card photo but dogs wouldn't cooperate and boys wouldn't smile. Epic fail!

Traditional first day of school photo. They were pissed but I wouldn't let them leave until they did it!

Oldest boy's first day of college. I cried when when each boy got a turn

Mother's Day pose

At the pool's beach during our Universal Resort vacation

Last night of family dinners at Margaritaville, Universal Orlando

Father's Day - 3 generations of Wright Brothers!!

Saturday Snapshot

 Saturday Snapshot (originally hosted by At Home with Books) is now hosted by West Metro Mommy Reads. To participate in this meme post a photo that you (or a friend or family member) have taken then leave a direct link to your post in the Mister Linky. Photos can be old or new, and be of any subject as long as they are clean and appropriate for all eyes to see. How much detail you give in the caption is entirely up to you. Please don't post random photos that you find online.
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 I've been working for weeks on a photo book for my niece who just graduated high school. It was such a fun project but it took so much time. Now I can get back to my reading and posting reviews that just need a few finishing touches. I have a few other goodies coming up too.

We always have time for the grandkiddos, of course, and last weekend they were here playing in the yard, swimming in their little pool and helping Grandpa with his haircut. Great time for photos!

Monkey Boy & The Princess help Grandpa

When The Princess was told she missed a spot she said "Are you trying to get rid of ALL your hair??"

Monkey Boy was on the clean up crew and yes, he is naked!

Saturday Snapshot

 Saturday Snapshot (originally hosted by At Home with Books) is now hosted by West Metro Mommy Reads. To participate in this meme post a photo that you (or a friend or family member) have taken then leave a direct link to your post in the Mister Linky. Photos can be old or new, and be of any subject as long as they are clean and appropriate for all eyes to see. How much detail you give in the caption is entirely up to you. Please don't post random photos that you find online.
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Two years ago (October, 2011) our family took an amazing trip that my hubby won to Universal Resort in Orlando. Yes, people really do win these things! I wrote a post about it and included some photos in a previous Saturday Snapshot. I hope you don't mind if I share a few more of my favorites here today. These are mostly touristy spots along the City Walk.

Main entrance to the park

Hard Rock Cafe

NBA City Restaurant

Our favorite place to eat - Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville! (Yep, that place - "stepped on a pop top, blew out a flip flop...")

One of Jimmy Buffett's actual planes parked (permanently) by the restaurant

Of course we had to be dorky tourists posing by the Universal trademark

My favorite place with my favorite guys, the beach at our humungous pool at the Hard Rock Hotel

Saturday Snapshot

 Saturday Snapshot (originally hosted by At Home with Books) is now hosted by West Metro Mommy Reads. To participate in this meme post a photo that you (or a friend or family member) have taken then leave a direct link to your post in the Mister Linky. Photos can be old or new, and be of any subject as long as they are clean and appropriate for all eyes to see. How much detail you give in the caption is entirely up to you. Please don't post random photos that you find online.
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A few years ago (June '09) I posted photos of the progress of some baby birds we had at our house (details are here and here). Robins make nests everywhere around my house and we just had a new batch of birds take flying lessons from their momma last week. She built her nest in the eves of our porch and when our dogs went to investigate the babies hopping and "flying" in the driveway, momma bird chased one dog all the way to the backyard! (No birds were harmed but my dog was scared and we were entertained.) I thought I would put up old photos again since it's quite timely.

Week 1 - Robin builds nest in wreath on my porch (I still have the wreath with the empty nest!)

Week 2 - beautiful blue eggs

Week 4 - ugly baby birds

Week 5 - cute baby birds

Week 6 - hungry baby birds

Week 6 + 2 days - crowded baby birds

Week 6 + 5 days - learning to fly baby birds, and they never came back

Saturday Snapshot

 Saturday Snapshot (originally hosted by At Home with Books) is now hosted by West Metro Mommy Reads. To participate in this meme post a photo that you (or a friend or family member) have taken then leave a direct link to your post in the Mister Linky. Photos can be old or new, and be of any subject as long as they are clean and appropriate for all eyes to see. How much detail you give in the caption is entirely up to you. Please don't post random photos that you find online.
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 We are lucky to live in the country with lots of beautiful land surrounding us. The wildflowers here are amazing and change from spring to summer. I  love to take photos whenever I get the chance. This week we had Monkey Boy here for a whole day so we went for a walk and took the camera.

"Come on, Grandma!" Monkey Boy is ready to go.

Monkey Boy is starting to fade...

Nap time!