Happy Birthday Dad!

Dad I miss you! You would have been 81 today!

Happy 5th Birthday, Mason!

Today is Mason’s 5th birthday, he’s the youngest of our 7 grandkids!

He’s growing up way too quickly!

Here’s the card I made for him:

I took gifts over to his house from Gina’s family and us.

Here’s Mason with the gift from Uncle Joe, Auntie Gina, Kaitie and Jakob:

Here’s Mason wearing the gift from Papa and Grandmom:

Don’t you look cute in your new outfit?

(Guess it’s a little big for you, was hoping 4/5 wouldn’t be too big on you!)

Hope you have a great day today! I asked him what he was doing for his birthday and he told me “Nothin’, just staying home and playing!”

Miss you, my little guy!

July 19,1975 (sad day for our family!)

Was a day that totally changed our lives!

Rudy had just gotten out of the Army on 7-8-75, we were still unpacking from our move from Ft. Lewis, WA back home to Cottonwood, CA.

Mona was 3 years old, Gina and Nee’ were 8 months old and I was  about between 28 – 32 weeks along in another pregnancy. (The doctors and Madigan Med Ctr, Tacoma, WA kept changing my due date , back and forth from Oct. to Sept.)

On the night of 7-18-1970, I woke up about 2 am and was hemorrhaging. Rudy rushed me to the hospital, after dropping the girls off at my parent’s house. The next morning when they did emergency caesarean, Rachelle Dawn Morris arrived, weighing 1 lb 5 1/2 ozs. They never measured her length. She was flown from Redding, CA to San Francisco, CA. She only lived 9 hours 29 minutes. I never got to see her, only Rudy and my Mom saw her before they flew her to Mt Zion Hospital.

The girls grew up knowing their baby sister had passed away right after she was born.

We have no pics of Rachelle, only a very primitive ultrasound and cannot see much of anything in it. Ultrasounds sure have improved over the years!

Rachelle, we miss you so much!

Rudy’s Birthday!

Every year I make a Cherry Cheesecake for Rudy on his Birthday.

This is not the best picture:

This year he decided he wanted a quiet birthday, no family gathering. he went golfing most of the day and did the usual evening of sitting in front of the TV.

I made him Pork Chop dinner and his Cherry Cheesecake.

He got a surprise pkg that arrived in the evening, his Mom sent him his Bible that his Grandmother had given him in 1963. It’s in English and Spanish and his Grandmother had written notes inside the cover over the years.

He talked to his Mom for a long time on the phone last night.

Happy Birthday Cami

Here’s a few pics from her birthday party last Friday.

Mona and her family’s gift and card:

She had a great Birthday!

Happy Birthday

Gina and Nee’s birthday was yesterday and I made them their special Birthday dinner and dessert.

They were very excited with their gift from Mona and her family this year!

I always give them a new Christmas decoration each year on their birthday!

Where have the years gone?

Here’s the girls with Rudy:

Happy Birthday Meg!

Hope you have a great birthday!

#11 already! Where does time go?

Wish we could celebrate with you and miss making your birthday cakes.

Love,

Papa, Grandmom and the whole Gang!

Our little guy is 4 already!

Renee’ and I cooked all day preparing food and cupcakes for Mason’s party.

Here’s Mason cleaning the beater.

Here’s his cupcakes.

Here he’s opening a gift.

Papa had to leave early and go to work.

I think everyone had a great time!