Grandpa and Grandma

This morning Mommy is remembering her Grandpa who passed away at Grammie's house last year.  Grammie took great care of Grandpa in his final days.  Grammie lost both of her parents within a year of each other.

Mommy's Grandma and Grandpa were very classy people.  Here are some snapshots from their lives:

Last year, Amanda gave this book to Mommy--right after

her Grandpa passed away.  It meant a lot to Mommy.

Mommy is going to take some quotes from the book...

"The capacity for hope is the most significant fact of life.  It provides

human beings with a sense of destination and the energy to get started."

-Norman Cousins-

 "We can only be said to be alive in those moments when 

our hearts are conscious of our treasures."

-Thornton Wilder-

"...everything in life responds to the song of the heart."

-Ernest Holmes-

"You can work miracles by having faith in others.  By choosing

to think and believe the best about people, you are able

to bring out the best in them."

-Bob Moawad-

"We all have the power to give away love, to love other people.

And if we do so, we change the kind of person we are, and we

change the kind of world we live in."

-Harold Kushner-

"People will try to tell you that all the great opportunities

have been snapped up.  In reality, the world changes every

second, blowing new opportunities in all directions, including yours."

-Ken Hakuta-

"Act boldly and unseen forces will come to your aid."

-Dorothea Brande-

"Believe in something big.  Your life is worth a noble motive."

-Walter Anderson-

One of Grandma's counted cross stitches:

 "The key is to trust your heart to move where your unique

talents can flourish.  This old world will really spin when work

becomes a joyous expression of the soul."

-Al Sacharov-

Mommy wonders if Grandma put this up in the cottage

at Fountain Park Chautauqua

"Believe that some boundaries are meant to be crossed."

"The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more

there is in life to celebrate."

-Oprah Winfrey-

"Life is a great and wondrous mystery, and the only thing we

know that we have for sure is what is right here right now.  

Don't miss it."

-Leo Buscaglia-

Joanne "Jody" Post-Headdy

November 27, 1924- November 2, 2008

Grandpa's favorite picture of Grandma.

Charles Dean Headdy

October 2, 1925- December 26, 2009

The last photo taken of Grandpa.

Merry Christmas!!!

Oliver and Mommy had a beautiful Christmas morning together at our home.  Santa left Oliver some special gifts.  Eventually we made our way over to Grammie and Grandpa’s house.  We had an awesome time with our family.  We laughed a lot, opened a lot of presents, and had fun playing.  Mommy took tons of pictures.  It was a very beautiful day.

 In his little cardboard store that Mommy gave him.

 He can color it himself!  He already started to decorate it today!

 Santa ate almost all of his treat!  He even left Oliver a note!

 Oliver's note from Santa

 Little Bear books from Mommy.  Oliver

loves Little Bear.  (Mommy read one late last night,

it was a beautiful story.) Oliver watches

 Little Bear on TV too!

 Oliver has a bird call book at Mommy's now!

 Oliver gave these place mats to Mommy

 for our little kitchen table.  (His "gifts" are very thoughtful.)

 He received some rock crayons from Amy and Sienna.

He used them to color some of his cardboard store.

 Oliver's light up snow globe from Santa.

 Snowglobe from last year and his two snowglobes 

from this year.  Lucky boy! 

 Grammie and Grandpa's Magical Tree

 Boys playing on the stairs.

 Sisters.  Mommy knows where Oliver gets the not looking at

the camera thing now...

 Grandpa and Rachel

 Aunt Jess wanted to show off her cute socks and

Oliver wanted to hold up her leg.

 Mommy spotted a reindeer in the kitchen.

 Uncle Chad wanted to play antlers...but Oliver just pulled

Chad's antlers off and ran away.

 Licking his cinnamon roll.  He likes icing too much...

 Princess.

 Uncle Chad was not into hula hooping...

 But Aunt Jess and Mommy were...

 we love it...

 a lot!!!  Our hoops were hitting each other.  

But we still kept them up!

 We inherited out hooping techniques from Grammie.

 Uncle Matthew and Rachel.

 Mommy and Oliver.  His pants are inside out...

 Uncle Kelly and Oliver playing.

 Beautiful Aunts admiring a beautiful baby.

 Uncle Chad playing "gate" with Oliver.

 Hugs for Grammie.

 Hugs for Grandpa.

And of course hugs for Aunt Jess.

Merry Christmas Friends and Family!!!

Christmas Eve

Mommy picked up Oliver this evening and we came home and got ready for Santa together.  We took out the donuts we bought the other morning and set them on our special Christmas plate.  We poured a mug of milk for Santa so he can stay well hydrated and then we worked on writing Santa a letter.  Oliver added a few “words “to the letter.   Oliver was very excited.

He was already pretty tired when Mommy picked him up so after we set our stuff out for Santa, Oliver rested on the couch and started to watch A Christmas Story.  Grammie has been talking a lot about the movie with Oliver, so he finally got to watch a few minutes of it then fell asleep.  He is in his bed now, sleeping peacefully.   Santa should be coming down our chimney soon!  Mommy thinks she can hear the reindeer…

 Our tree again with a couple of gifts for little man.

 Our cute stockings.  

 Our special Christmas plate and mugs.

"Christmas-- Hugs and Wishes"  

(Mommy likes those words.)

 Mommy's little Marshmallow niece, Rachel.  Mommy

got to put her to sleep tonight at Grammie and Grandpa's house.

She is a sweet baby.

 Stealing one of the donut holes for the reindeer.

 Pouring the milk for Santa.

 Oliver really wanted that donut hole...it was 

supposed to be for Rudolph.  Hopefully Santa doesn't 

mind eating a two day old donut...Oliver didn't seem to mind.

 Classic Christmas Movie (Ralphie is funny!)

All comfy with Sienna's blanket.

Merry Christmas Eve!!!