July!

Jo and the kids came up from Mississippi for our annual DuPont family picnic and "KOUSINS AT KNOEBElS" family reunion. We were saddened that Anthony and Angela could not bring the Chicago gang this year. A great time was had by all. Pictures coming soon..Knoebels Groves in Elysburg, PA is the country's largest free admission amusement park. My family agrees that it is one of the finest amusement parks we have ever visited and that is why we choose to make it a yearly tradition to have our family reunion at KNOEBELS.

June Birthdays in Mississippi

In June, we went to Mississippi to Jo and George's. Everyone came down to help celebrate Poppa's 60th birthday! We usually get together in June or July at Nanna and Poppa's house to celebrate all the birthdays but we did it in Mississippi this year. On May 31st George turned 38years old and that started the multiple celebrations. Next was Abby who was 9 on June 13th, then Uncle Ron was 33 on June 16th and Poppa was 60 on the 17th. Nanna and Poppa had their 39th anniversary on June 21st and Vincent was 4 on the 27th! WHEW! That's a lot of celebrations! We have a short break and Anthony turned 36 on July 11th. Here are some of the photos from the gang at Mississippi.

The Cousins doing video games.

THE BOYS PLAYING VIDEO GAMES!
VINCENT, JARON, ALEX, LANDON

RUB A DUB DUB....4 KIDS IN A TUB AND WHO DO YOU THINK THEY BE?
There's Jaron, and Landon,and Alex the boys

The Cutie of course is Gracie!

Here is Landon having a tea party!

UNCLE ANTHONY AND ABBY WITH THE MYSTERIOUS BLACK BALL WITH ALL THE WRONG ANSWERS



beautiful Larina

Boy! Have I been busy.

Golfing has gone by the wayside! Nanna has been sooooo busy with grandbabies she hasn't had time to golf! Here are some pictures from my last trip to Chicago which was in May. I am really late in posting them but here they are.


THIS IS PIRATE LEO!

LARINA WITH MOMMY AND DADDY




VINCENT AND LEO AT SAND AND WATER TABLE
Do you remember the freedom of being NAKED!
After the sand and water table, we stripped them down to clean them up and they had a grand time running around the back yard naked!
OUCH ON THAT SLIDE!


THERE'S THAT SMILE, VINCENT!

       THIS WAS LEO AFTER SAND TABLE AND BEFORE STRIPPING HIM DOWN.
Nanna had a great visit then I was off to Mississippi in JUNE

Ron and Janene's

Just got home from a weekend with Ron and Janene's boys. Mommy and Daddy went to New York City to a Mets game. They stayed over night and Poppa and Nanna got to stay with Jaron and Landon. We had great fun! Poppa did some painting repair work and installed a new ceiling fan in the rec room while Nanna played with her boys.

and finally, Landon took this picture of Nanna in her jammies at our pajama party. Can't wait to do it again! This weekend it is off to Chicago and Ant and Ang's gang.

Cruise to Mexico

As most of you know I took my first cruise with Jo,Geo and the kids. I roomed with George's mother, Irene. It was wonderful. Poppa got to stay in Mississippi with Nan and Pop. He wouldn't go because he was afraid he'd get seasick. He missed out on a great cruise. Nanna would go again in a nano second!

This is the Fantasy Cruise ship we sailed on! It was HUGE!


This is inside the ship. She was about 8 or 9 decks high..

this is the stateroom I shared with Irene.

And this is our family at our dinner seating on ship!
While on the cruise we visited 2 ports in Mexico.Cozamel and Progresso. We toured the Myan ruins and the kids got to swim with dolphins! Check out the pics below!





It was about 102 degrees out when we toured the ruins but it was spectacular to see.

I loved my cruise. Thanks Jo for asking me! When are we going again?

Next post will be from Mississippi!

Off to Mississippi, golf, grandkids, cruise and more! Will add pics as I take them.

More on politics! What is this political mess? Are there no honest people in the world anymore. I am turning into a REAL CYNIC! Can't seem to believe anyone anymore. Does anyone care about the state of our economy? What will it take to wake everyone up? Our country is slowly being bought out from under us. Soon we will no longer be the USofA but will be some foreign state's colony! I for one an GREATLY CONCERNED! Don't have any idea how I can change the course we are on. All I can do at this point is HOPE AND PRAY. WHAT DO YOU THINK?

Is it SPRING yet?

Just returned from a whirlwind 5 days with Ron and Janene and the boys! Now I am home for a week then off to Mississippi for Easter and my cruise to Mexico! I am definately looking forward to some GOLF!! Where oh where is Spring?