NEXT YEAR, BABY GIRL

Well, I had everything all set...a towel to put on top of the hot tub cover, a hat, jacket, and camera. I thought Cassandra would be awake by the time the Thunderbirds flew by our house, en route to do their fly over show at the Air Force Academy's graduation. But, she slept right through it...a 3 hour nap today. So, I put the baby monitor by the door, so I would hear her if she did awaken, and went on the deck to try to take some pics. Not nearly the same as being there, but exciting, nonetheless. One of the many reasons Colorado Springs is a great place to live. HOWEVER, there oughta be a law...while this patriotic and aaamaaaazing spectacle is taking place is the sky, one neighbor's painting crew had their machines on full blast as they were spray painting the house...and, the neighbor on the other side was having their lawn mowed! Kinda takes away from the whole patriotic swell of emotion. All machines should be stopped between 12:45 and 1:15 on the last Wednesday of May in C.S.!!!! I'm serious. It should be a law. You have to look reeeally hard to see them in this one Okay...so, I got a little carried away

WEDNESDAY FROLIC

Cassandra and I had so much fun yesterday. One of her favorite things to do right now is to sit on her knees, raise her hands in the air, then fall down and catch herself with her hands. Of course, Yia-Yia then says, "BOOM" and does it, too. She thinks it's hilarious, laughing and giggling. I was going to get it on video, but someone, who shall remain nameless, dropped our other camera into the water when he went fishing the other day, and rendered that camera useless. Yeah, you can probably imagine the conversation about that. A very common pose for Cassandra...pointing at everything and wanting to know what it is. She is soooo close to walking...almost takes off, but decides crawling is much safer.

SUMMER WEATHER....YEA!!!!!!

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

The Muresans Cornel, showing Grandma and Grandpa pictures of his brother's wedding Cassandra's first strawberry shortcake...didn't have to convince her to eat it. Four generations The Moms OOPS...got Momma & Dadda's camera! We had a great day celebrating Mother's Day at Cornel, Natalie, and Cassandra's house!! And, I also had wonderful phone conversations with Noelle and Johnny. Gotta love Mother's Day.

SPRINGTIME AT YIA-YIA'S

This is actually a little skirt...supposed to be around her knees, I think, but a bit big in the waist, so it keeps falling half-way down. :-) Very petite girl! We are finally getting some beautiful spring weather, so Cassandra got to change into a spring outfit! She especially likes her new sandals, AND they make her about 1 inch taller, so she can now reach the centerpiece on our coffee table and pull out the stones...will have to find a new home for it when she's over. We took a walk today, too, but the pics from outside did not turn out. Papa and YiaYia are hoping she'll walk soon, because we have big plans for the summer...let the PARK TOURS begin again!!

My Cousin

My cousin Tisha and her husband Chris were in town from Wisconsin. They stayed with my mom and dad for a few days, so Jack & I, along with Cornel, Natalie, and Cassandra, went over one night for pizza and visiting. It was so good to connect with them again. Tisha is my mom's brother's daughter...I have good memories of our families getting together as we were growing up.