Tawse-Smith Family

November 24, 2009

Pics from October and November

Here are a few pics of Josh, Joeye, Melanie and Jimmy's rehearsal party and a couple of pics of the wedding day.
Melanie and Jimmy had a professional photographer so I will try and get a few copies of those pics as I would like to have a nice pic of the bride and groom for framing.
I will ask Melanie to post a few when she gets them.
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Joeye after putting on her makeup. Isn't she gorgeous???

Josh being a super hero.

Joeye aka Tinkerbell, visiting nanny and papa's house for halloween treats.

Josh aka scary dinosaur, also visiting nanny and papa for treats.

Pictures at the rehearsal party for Melanie and Jimmy, Nov 6.

Melanie & Jimmy's wedding day, Nov 7.
Cheryl putting bouteniere on Jerry.

Amanda - bridesmaid

Melanie entering the hall on the arms of her mom and dad. It was a very special moment for her. The bride is beautiful, and so is her mother. Betty looked great.

Melanie with her mom and stepdad and also with her dad and stepmom...

Another nice picture

Josh kept blowing out the centerpiece candles, of course with the help of Joeye.

The bride and groom, cutting the cake

// posted by Anne @ 10:16 PM 1 comments

September 07, 2009

Party after the party

Here are a few pics of the get together we had at my place on Sunday evening. We wanted Brenda to enjoy our fit pit as much as we will.
Hope you like the pics.

// posted by Anne @ 10:09 PM 2 comments

August 15, 2009

Our new home

This is a picture of our new home that we will be moving into on August 28th. It is only 3 years old.

It has a very large kitchen.

A beautiful dining room that is large enough for our 9ft dining room table.

This is a pic of the foyer.

The master bedroom had a walk-in closet and an ensuite.

The home has 3 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms.

I will post more pics later, including the pool room with pool table.

Here is a picture of our new home.

The closing date is August 28th, so we will be very busy until then.

It has 3 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, formal dining room, and so much more. It even has a pool room with pool table for Derek and the boys to enjoy. There is lots of room for family entertaining. This home is only 5 minutes away from Monica.

// posted by Anne @ 11:15 PM 3 comments

July 31, 2009

Camping Pictures

Josh

Monica & Mike

Mike

Meaghan

JJ & Josh

Joeye & Madison

Joeye

Josh & JJ

Caitlynn and her friend Sara

Joeye

Amy & Mitch

Amy

Aiden - JJ's Nephew

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July 03, 2009

Updates on party, family and our home.

I thought it was time I update this poor little forgotten blog of mine.
We have been very busy lately, but that is no excuse to ignore my blog.
The grandkids are all fine. Kelsey and Caitlynn both did excellent in school and they both got an award.
Joeye has graduated from preschool, however, she is enrolled in a summer camp program two days per week, so that along with her soccer should keep her busy. Kelsey and Cait are also enrolled in summer soccer and Cait is also enrolled in summer hockey, so, the sporting events will surely keep Monica and JJ on their toes.
Derek and I, along with Jennifer and Andrea, went for a week's vacation to visit his parents in BC. They live on Vancouver Island. We had beautiful, hot weather the entire time we were there.
JJ's mother and grandmother were here visiting for a week. They enjoyed their time here and of course had a wonderful time spoiling the grandkids.
JJ's father and stepmom are visiting this week. Once again the grandkids are having a great time with their poppa.
Derek and I have decided to sell our home. It will be on the market as of Monday morning. Derek decided he wanted a place with a little more land and I wanted a larger kitchen and dining room. Lets keep our fingers crossed that the house sells quickly and that we are able to find something that we really like just as fast. We did see a few places already and there is one home that we did like, however, Derek wasn't crazy about the layout of the lot, so we are still looking.
Mom's party planning in well into the final stages. The hall, catering, and music is booked. I also booked a photographer. The invitations are completed but I haven't started mailing them yet. I should really get to work and do that this weekend. I am going to send a bunch to Paul and to Henry so they can distribute them to family and friends. So if anyone hasn't received an invitation by the end of and would like one please contact me, Paul, Henry, or any one of the family.
I have some mailing addresses, but, there are still a lot of mailing addresses that I do not have.
We are planning a weekend camping trip in July with Monica, JJ and the kids, Mike, Amy and Mitch, and I am not sure who else, but it should be lots of fun.
Kelsey has found herself a part time job for part of the summer. I think she will really enjoy working and getting extra money.
Jennifer and Andrea are both doing fine. Jennifer is still working and Andrea is planning on attending Community College in the fall.
Gotta go, Cait is having friends over for the afternoon and I have to get crafts ready for Josh and Joeye to keep them busy.

// posted by Anne @ 11:21 AM 0 comments

March 24, 2009

Another wonderful woman has passed on.

Just wanted to let the family in blog land know of the passing of Shirley Marsh.
Shirley is Monica and Mike's grandmother on their fathers side.
Nanny Marsh (as she is know to many) was a wonderful, caring, loving person.
She always thought of me as a daughter, and we all loved her very much. She will be missed by many.
Monica, JJ, and Mike travelled to Ontario a few weeks ago to visit with her, when she first became ill, and they were able to get one last picture with her.
My thoughts and prayers are with her family at this time.

// posted by Anne @ 9:00 AM 1 comments

March 15, 2009

How am I going to make myself update more often?

It has been so long since I have updated my blog that I decided I had better put something on here before they kick me out...

Let's see,,,,,what has happenend since my last post?

I babysat while Monica and JJ took Kelsey and Cait to Florida. I babysat while Monica and JJ went to see her nanny in Ontario. I am getting ready to babysit as Monica and JJ are going to Jamaica with Amy and Mitch in April. And, I babysit during the week while Monica and JJ are hard at work. I guess I babysit a lot, and love every minute of it. Retirement was the best thing I could have done for myself.

My back has been slowly improving. I have been able to get back into my sewing and I am looking forward to finally be able to start my seedlings for my garden.

I have been helping Melanie with wedding dress shopping. We went out a few times and will need to go out again soon. I have also been working on organizing mom's birthday party. I have the invitations ready and I now have to complete the guest list and gather more addresses. Of course I will be getting help with the list as I am sure I will not remember everyone that should be invited.

I have gained more weight than I would like to mention last year, but since January I am back on track and I have lost 15 lbs so far. I still have lots to lose, but I am just taking it one day at a time, and with the help of Turbo Jam and Monica yelling at me if I don't Turbo Jam, I should be down another 15 lbs before summer.

Since Christmas I have been shopping. I bought a car ( Malibu), a new dining room set, new beds for Joeye and Josh, ( I just wanted to spoil them), a new cell phone, a WII game console. a dvd player, and a few more items that I had my eye on for a while.

I am looking forward to spring, and being able to get into my garden.

The tulip bulbs that Joeye and I planted last fall are beginning to sprout. Looks like we will have lots of pretty tulips by Mothers Day.

I have a few pics that I will post to show you how the grandkids are growing.

Hope you all have a great week.

Kelsey at one of her wrestling matches. She won silver at this tournament.