Happy 21st Birthday, Anne!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DEAR ANNE!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!

I LOVE this photo of Anne!

It is her bio photo for "The Gazebo"

Anne, 6 weeks......with her mama.

Looks like her papa, here! Six weeks.

Our little "brown" baby

Anne, one week

Anne, first week, held by her grandpa: Georgie-Pop

On week old...

and her Grandma Marilyn Bryan, whom she has never met...

but would have loved and been loved by......

At 8 weeks......




Anne and her Papa!

Sweet girl

With her Grandma Ley at nine weeks......

Anne, at 25 months welcomes her best friend and first sibling...Matthew James

I bet Aunt beth remembers that early morning!!

Anne, at two and a half, with her Great-Aunt Sue and Uncle Tom...

.....Matthew is five months old

We miss Uncle Tom, may he rest in peace.

One of my all-time favorite pictures of Anne & Matthew!!

They are 3 years & one year, respectively.

Anne at 4 yrs, with her Great-Grandpa, Danny!

We miss you, Grandpa!

Anne, the dark child, seven months younger than her cousin Alexis, the light child.

In Eureka, CA, visiting their Great Grandparents...and YES!

They are actually eating chip crumbs off of the sidewalk.....blech!

Anne was a bumble bee in her first dance recital...
....6 years old.

Anne, 7, with the dark pig tails, and her three younger siblings

Matthew, 5

Sarah, 3

Maddelyn, 18 months

Camping at Lake Juanita

Anne, aged eight, center with siblings:

Baby Garrett 2 months

Maddelyn 2 years

Sarah 4 years

and Matthew 6 years

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So, the above was a blast from the past......

.....and below, you will find photos from 2009, just a small sampling!!!

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Anne with her two favorite men:

her father & her brother Matthew

Taken part way up Mount Shasta, Spring 2009

The two sisters, Anne & Maddelyn

Taken same place, day...see Lake Siskiyou in the background.

Anne & one of her favorite friends, Euphemia

June 2009

Anne, and her three "sisters"

Clare, a best friend...Sarah, Anne, Maddelyn

Ages: 19, 16, 20 & 14 years

Taken at Shaver Lake, Summer 2009

Anne & Maddelyn while singing in the Barbershop Choir

Taken August 2009

Anne and her "sisters"

Sarah, Anne, Maddelyn, Clare

Taken July 2009

Anne dancing at our Summer dance party, August 2009

Anne, shares her addiction to knitting, on the deck in the Sierras
Taken June 2009

Anne & Maddelyn on the set of THE GAZEBO

Anne was the director & Maddelyn the housekeeper

May 2009

Anne & her parents

August 2009

SWEET!!!

Anne & her sister Sarah

Taken July 2009

Anne & her grandpa, Georgie-Pop

Taken August 2009

Anne graduates with her Associates Degree in English

May 2009, with her most favorite teacher, Eve

Anne, May 2009

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We are so proud of you, Anne!

We wish you many blessings on this birthday and forever!!!

We miss you!!!

We love you!!!

Love,

your family waiting for you at Our Hearts' Haven

PS....I LOVE how much living green is in these photos!!

Birthday Blessings to One of My Favorite People!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, GLORIA!!!!

We rejoice that God picked you for our friend!!!

What a gift you are!!!

You are like a sister, only better.....as we agree on practically everything!!! :)

Below, you will see Gloria holding my godson, Benedict Michael....aka her son. :)

First, at a community pool for Catherine's 10th birthday party,

and then at Castle Lake during our Catholic Homeschooling Campout, 2009.

And lastly, Gloria with her beautiful sister, Suzanne.

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We love you!!!

We miss you!!!

Have a blessed day!!!!

Love,

Chari

Marty

Anne

Matthew

Sarah

Maddelyn

Garrett

Malachy

Sadie

&

Strider

Happy Birthday to My Dear Friend & A Favorite Sweet Girl!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR WILLA!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!

October 3rd

From left to right........

FRONT ROW: Malachy, Maddelyn, Anne, Liam, Aidan, Patrick, Keiron, Willa

SECOND ROW: Chari, Sarah, Clare, Sean, Garrett

BACK ROW: Brendan, Matthew

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Though we live about 8 hours from each other......

7.5 hours when Willa drives.......9 hours when I drive...

(.....for some strange reason.....go figure......)

......our families are the best of friends......like sisters.....like brothers.....

This year marks ten years that we have known each other......

......at least via phone & emails....

........which is how we originally communicated (the first two years) ........

.......and still do........

but sometimes........we actually get to visit each other!

This was one of those special years.....we got a week.....TWICE!

Once in the south......and once in the north.......

This photo is possibly the last one where we get all seven of Willa's kids and all six of mine in one photo....as the older ones begin to move on.......taken minutes before we left their home in June, after a week's visit.

TRIVIA: Did you know that our families have the same last name, practically???

Our name just has one extra letter in front! :)

BIRTHDAY BLESSINGS, MY FRIEND!!!!

We miss you all!

Love, Chari & the gang at Hearts' Haven!

AND.........since it is birthday season.......

We wish a very happy birthday to our friend Sierra, who is turning 17 years old today!

She is well-loved in this family, like a sister to my girls.

I have SO many wonderful pictures of Sierra from the past year......I will have to limit myself, or I will be here all night. She is actually sitting in my living room right now as I write this....visiting with my girls........

.......a handful, or two, of random photos of the last five months......

Sierra played the female lead opposite Matthew in "THE GAZEBO" last May

Matthew & Sierra walked the streets in their costumes.....

...everyone thinks this is a photo taken in the 1950's. :)

This was the press release photo of "THE GAZEBO"

Matthew as Elliott Nash & Sierra as his wife Nell

A scene from "THE GAZEBO"

Sierra's Bio photo

Sierra is the eldset of eight children with #9 on the way! She is an amazing big sister. She has six younger brothers, and one little sister. She is taking her turn at the pool watching Benjamin.

Sarah & Sierra are great friends......

......God gave them to each other just when they needed each other........

Matthew & Sierra dancing at our Summer outdoor dance party in August.

Sierra, Maddelyn & Anne while we took a firld trip to the Lava Beds National Monument in early septemper this year.

This photo is so sweet!

This is Sierra & her next youngest brother Kyle.

They are great friends.

HAPPY & BLESSED BIRTHDAY to you, Sierra!!!

Love, Chari & family.....

PS See you tonight!!!

Happy Birthday to Kaydance!!!

It seems to be birthday season around here, eh?

Happy Birthday, Kaydance!!!!

From your cousins at Our Hearts' Haven

Here are the latest pictures......all taken August 2009

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Kaydnace & Maddelyn

1st Cousins & Great Friends

Kaydance & Sarah

Second Cousin & Friends

The brown haired, blue-eyed Girl

Girls that have grown up together, most since birth....old now :)

Winona~Euphemia~Maddelyn~Anne~

~KAYDANCE~

~Sarah~Talullah~Sarah~India~

Sister groups share the same color......and Kaydance's two sisters are missing.....and Sarah has a missing sister......

Also.........this is by order of HEIGHT.........not age.....if you wonder why Anne is stuck near the younger girls.......even though she is the oldest

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And lastly, I share the last photo my old camera took before is quit......a photo I adore.....because I wanted to get to Disneyland when it oponed and these three were the only ones out of at least 15 kids who wanted to get going, too, on our last day there......and, because they are so sweet.....

My Sarah and my nieces Kaydance & Venice

September 2008

WE LOVE YOU, KAYDANCE!!!

And MISS YOU, TOO!!!

Birthday Blessings!

Love, Aunt Chari

Two Cousins......Two Birthdays Today! And, maybe another!

September 28th is the day my kids remember two of their cousins' birthdays........



First, we begin with Hudson, who is Malachy's TWIN COUSIN, because they are only three weeks apart in age........here we see the two of them in a photo journal. Hudson, since he was quite young, has always been goofy in front of the camera whenever we try to take a photo of the two of them together......the birthday boy is the one with the glasses...he is EIGHT years old today!!!! The fella in the green is my wee fella........Malachy.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO HUDSON!!!!!!

We love you & miss you & pray you have a blessed day!!!!!

Then, their Cousin Suzanne.......who is probably the cutest baby & toddler I have ever seen......was also born on this day......23 years ago. I remember when her father called to tell me her mom was in labor, so I could pray for her......one of my favorite things to do.......pray for a woman "in the pangs of childbirth"....which, interestingly enough.......is where Suzanne will be finding herself soon, as she is expecting her third child soon. We are remembering her, and her sister Clara and her sister-in-law Christine who are also due soon....Clara any moment...in our daily Memorare for expectant moms.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO SUZANNE!!!

Here are two photos of Suzanne in her early years......so adorable.

Below is a photo of the last time we saw Suzanne, in the summer of 2007, due any moment with her second child, Emily. Seated with her is her husband Adam and their adorable child, Benjamin.

And, the other birthday we will celebrate today is for PATTY, our friend, who we see or talk to almost daily.........kind enough to tutor my wayward children in math. :) Oh, and sewing, too!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DEAR PATTY!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!

Birthday blessings to all of you!

Please leave a note of greeting if you like for the birthday folks.....

With love,

Chari

A Little Ballroom Dancing!

Here are two videos of the four younger children and their friends dancing on an August Saturday night at "open ballroom" held in a hall built in 1906...where generations of people have danced....and where the swing was danced in its hey day! They had only had one lesson as of that night...and have since improved....more videos later.....

I am still trying to figure out why I have no sound on my videos......sorry about that! Just play any song on your computer......it will work! Even if it is Lynyrd Skynyrd...ask me how I know! :)

The first is Malachy, 7 yo, dancing with Peggy, one of their instructors.

Looks like Garrett, 12 yo & Sarah, 16 yo are dancing below.....followed by Dan, 19yo, dancing with the instructor, peggy.......and then Sierra, 16 yo & her brother Kyle, 15 yo....and my Maddelyn, 14 yo, dancing with Gavin, 17 yo. You may notice a cute little 7 yo "waltzing" throughout the video....he was partnerless....and wanting to dance....so...what's a fella to do, but dance with an imaginary partner!

Have a blessed Sunday!

Love, Chari

Clever Video!

I think some of my usual readers.....all three of you!.... may find this enjoyable!

I like the music.

Blessings on your day!

Love, Chari