Donovan was a temporary replacement for groomsman who would not arrive till Saturday

 The rehearsal of 6/3/2011 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

First I apologize for the delay as I have had computer challenges, Internet problems, and  huge challenges with BLOGGER.

If all goes well we will post wedding photos tomorrow.

The future husband

Both of  the princesses will have a part in the wedding party

The bride and her dad

Todd and Sara rehearse

Home of both the rehearsal dinner and the wedding reception

Todd and Sara

CONGRATULATIONS TODD!!!!!!! OUR FIRST GRANDCHILD COLLEGE GRADUATE

On Saturday Nancy and I were present on the Harding University campus to celebrate with Todd and his family his college graduation. In addition he graduated "Magna Cum Laude".
Todd, grandma and I are so proud of you.

Receiving his diploma

Celebrating with his fiance Sara

The beautiful Harding fountain

The proud parents  with the graduate

Celebrating with the proud grandparents

The proud family with Sara who will join our family 6-4-2011

The original six

The original main family



PAUL THE VIOLA PLAYER

A recent school concert

Recently I had the opportunity to hear a great concert performed by Paul's school orchestra.Amazingly they made great music.
It took awhile to post the blog as I am struggling to upload my photos to my new computer.
I hope to be able to post more often in the future.

He appears to know what he is doing

Yes he can play

Paul and James before the concert

                       

Mother and daughter

SARA & TODD BRIDAL SHOWER II
More pictures from the bridal shower 0f 4/9/2011.
June 4TH is getting closer by the day.!!!

The original mother and daughter!!!

Two cousins

Our group is growing with Sara in the front and her mother on the Left
 and Karen's mother on the right.

Daughters daughter in law and the two princess's

The two sisters

Mother, daughter and Aunt Sherri



The happy couple Todd and Sara

 Sara's BRIDAL SHOWER 4-9-2011!!!!!!!!!!

Todd and Sara celebrated a bridal shower among about fifty friends and relatives. Hopefully you will be able to get a glimpse of the many gifts they received.Nancy took so many pictures that I will display more tomorrow.



The cake looks good enough to eat




Opening gifts delivered by the junior princess Kayleigh




It happens to be the gift from proud grandparents Ed and Nancy



Too cute not to post.!!! The senior and junior princess

The aunt and mother of the groom

The new extended family on the left is Sara's mother then aunts Karen, and Sherri, Sara, Terri, Kelsey, Nancy, and in the front Kayleigh                                            



BACK IN BUSINESS!!!!!!!!!!!n!!!

A belated happy birthday photos to my one and only. Our computer decided to burn out on the day before her birthday of April 14TH.


She did have a really good birthday. 

Nancy probably at age six

Nancy before Ed and in front of the famous St Louis well.

Nancy in TN near their move to St Louis

Stay tuned as we have another birthday this week [guess who?],a violin player, and a special tour of Busch stadium from 4/9/2011.

TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES
DUE TO COMPUTER PROBLEMS I WILL BE OUT OF COMMISSION TILL ABOUT 4/25
SORRY
ED

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Today Mr. Ed turns 73 years old.  The 73 years have been filled with  doing the things he loves most - traveling, reading good books and working for the Cardinals. 


 Below you will see cute pictures of him when he was younger.  In the first picture he was just a baby about 6 months old.  In the next picture he has grown to a young boy with lots of curly hair.  As you can see in the next picture he is now a teenager working in the camera store for Davis Photo Supplies on Cherokee Street.  This street was an important street in his life.  He lived for 8 years on the corner of Cherokee and Jefferson above Supreme Sandwich Shop. In addition, Cherokee Street was a major shopping district and the home of Allen's Watermelon Stand where the teenagers of south St. Louis met on summer evenings.  In the middle picture looks like his curls have been cut off and he is cleaned up for the picture. Next we see him with Grannie Tritschler's dog.  This was the closest he ever got to having a pet as a child.  He spent weekends with Grannie and Queenie.   In the next picture he is wearing his dad's helmet from WW II.  Both our dads were in the war.  His dad was in the Pacific and my dad was in Europe.  Ed in the tie was taken the day we were witnesses for his cousin when he got married.


Happy Birthday and hope you have many more.
 Love you 
Nancy

11-1-1938

A young Ed

Ed with Granny Trischler,dog Queeny

Ed always did clean up good

Davis Photo Supplies part time job

WW11-Ed

Summer 1959

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TERRI!!!!!!!
Today you hit one of those majical numbered birthdays. To me it seems like only yesterday that I was counting your fingers and toes
Mom and I hope you have a great day and a terrific year.


We are so proud of the wife,mother, and Christian woman that you are.


Love
Mom and dad

Terri at the hospital

In our Loughboroug apartment yard

first Christmas

With our dog Ducchess

The girl scout

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KAREN!!!!!!!
Karen we first met you in the fall of 1992. To me it seems like only yesterday.Your courtship with our son reminded us of our own early courting days.We are so glad you are a part of our family.You are undoubtly the best daughter in law that we have.
Nancy and I hope you have a great birthday and a terrific year.
Love
Ed and Nancy



Karen at birth





Karen Three years old

 


Karen Four years old




Karen's sixth birthday





Karen the Pom Pommer