Eleven Years Old Today
Everyone loves Michael.
Happy 11th birthday, August 21st.
(Top left-at your baptism by your namesake Fr. Michael Joseph Zeps, S.J. Then your Godfather Joe, Dad, FF Marlene, Uncle Joey again, Aunt Lala-August bday club and your Mom holding you on the bottom)
He is one loveable young man. (Last year I might have said boy)
Concentrating on his yo-yo skills in Pittsburgh. Summer 2016
Language camp last week -photo by parents
After your swim meet-June 26, 2015 with new cousin Charlie at the hospital
Teasing old Grandma, making me think your head was stuck!
Michael if you want to see how quickly you are growing up, here are some blog posts documenting your growth!
Seems as if you just turned 10- tenth birthday post
A Florida Rainbow appeared when you were born. 9 years old
*Seems you were 8 not so long ago 8th birthday post
* Here’s your 7th birthday
Laura made you an Alvin and the Chipmunks cake when you were Five – Chipmunks Cake
Don’t know what happened to six but you were my first photo on the blog with Murphy the Airedale.
And here you are with Henry the Airedale
Love you lots
Happy 11th Birthday to you Michael Joseph
Love,
FF Ruthie
P.S. I need a photo of me with you, please. Birthday mail on the way.
Happy Birthday Lala
You were one not so long ago.
Now you’re mom to a one year old!
Happy Happy Birthday to you Laura.
You make life nice.
Love,
Your Mom
P.S. Refer to last year’s birthday post to see how time flies.
(It’s something old people say to younger people and then suddenly you experience it.)
Faces Change in a Blink
How quickly their faces change.
Anna
Michael
Jack
Maura
Charles
The Weekly Photo Challenge is FACE, I have a lot to draw upon from my archives.
Maura’s First Holy Communion Day
St. Patrick Church Columbus Ohio.
Arriving at the church. Mark, Anna and Maura. Michael’s hiding.
Maura on the way into church.
Aunt Linda gives Maura a kiss when she arrives from Pittsburgh.
Godmother Laura With her family Pap and Grandma Marlene
Sisters-in-law Laura James and Charles 
Taken by a nice lady who had a camera- so I asked her if she would mind taking the whole clan.
Ice Skating Saturday Night
Jack was invited to an birthday party at the ice skating rink. He was so excited. Mark took him.
We came an hour later for “free skate” but I didn’t don skates.
A good photo op for Grandma, who happened to have the real camera, not just the iPhone.
Lots of reflections, not enough light or too much light.
Made adjustments.
On the way home I got to photograph a brightly lit house display as I was in the passenger seat.
My Year 2015 in Photos
Thank you for visiting the blog and clicking the ‘like’ button and/or leaving some good words. I appreciate your taking the time to look at the photographs. If you’ve been with me this year, you’ve already seen these images but after reading the Annual Review of my Blogging Year from WordPress, I wanted to capture 2015 myself. What I notice is I like weather, people, family and night photography.
I wish you a new year filled with good health and happiness.
A few of my favorites from 2015- I skipped over most of the food photos. Will take new ones in 2016!
Pittsburgh in fog
The weddings
Grandkids visit “Cloud Arbor is made up of 64 steel poles reaching 32 feet into the sky, embedded with nozzles that spray a fine mist of water, creating the effect of a spherical cloud suspended in the air.” (artist Ned Kahn)
Some of the family photos-
People at work and play
Places
Just as we finished the world puzzle –
Uh- oh. Henry knows I’m not pleased. The anagrams are under him as well.
That’s what happens when you take a lunch break.
Fortunately the world didn’t suffer too much from the weight of an Airedale
Birds or leaves?
My daughter Laura took this image, next to Columbus Architectural Salvage, Columbus, Ohio.
The title of the post, is the question she texted me.
An Usie at the Drive Through Window
“You realize they can see us through that window”, said Anna (12)
“Yep” Click!
A detour for three small berry Smoothies and a gift card for Michael who wasn’t with us that trip. We had a good laugh.
Eye Spy: Weekly Photo Challenge
Eye Spy it’s all about the eyes this week.
Charlie sports his Rudolph hat as his mom carries him with a new “baby-wearing coat”.
He’s peeking out, snug and warm.
Free pattern by Carissa Browning -click Rudolph Hat on Ravelry
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