FLASHBACK FRIDAY

This Flashback Friday will be on Thursday, (as I will be out of town on Friday)
I wanted to dedicate this FF to the great times I have had on family vacations. Not to belittle the word happy or try and be funny, but some of the best memories I have, were times spent with my loved ones...yes, at one of the "Happiest Places on Earth".... Disneyland/Disney World/Disney Cruise". So, just for the good old times, with Mickey and Friends...this is for my family.
Here are some photos/memories, from times past....

DISNEYLAND


1972- Donna with High School friend, Joyce


1977 - Donna, with sisters, Sandra and Bonnie


1977-Donna





1980-Ken and Natalie


1980-Donna, Michael and Natalie



1983-Michael, and Natalie(Michael,

maybe this why Hunter loves Pooh so much??)



2004-Donna, Brig, Ken and Brandon




2004
Elle and Sleeping Beauty - Brandon, Brig, Nana and Pluto




2004
The kids were so excited to see these characters, they had just watched the movie Pinocchio in the car...Natalie, Elle, Brandon and Hunter






Little Mermaid and Elle - Storybook Ride Brig and Brandon



DISNEY WORLD
2004-Ken, Donna, Natalie, Brig, Elle and Tinkerbell




2004-Brig and Ken -Buzz Lightyear


2004- Brig and Snow White


DISNEY CRUISE -2006
All of us, minus, Rigdon

Natalie with Tatum and Minnie


Anthony, Natalie and family boarding the Disney "Magic" Cruise Ship



Michael and Nicole and Family

Anthony, Dallin and Mickey ( or Minnie?)

Belle, Nana, Tatum, Elle and Brandon

Michael and Nicole and "The Disney Magic" Ship

Brandon and Pirate Ship Castaway Island
Daisy Duck, Nana, Brig, Elle, Hunter and Brandon

Nicole and boys ready for Pirate's Party on board...
Nicole and 2 pirates, Hunter and Brandon

Elle, Sleeping Beauty, Tatum, Natalie, Anthony, Dallin and Brandon

One of the best treats on our Disney Cruise was to watch the launch of the Space Shuttle "Discovery", from the Cruise Ship(Cape Canaveral was right by our Port that we left from)we had front row seats out in the ocean!...It was a "once in a life time experience"...and we were so blessed to share it as a family. I will never forget it!


DISNEYLAND for 8 year birthdays...One of our family traditions is to take our grand kids to Disneyland when they turn 8. It is just Papa, Nana and the 8 year old grandchild. It is "their" special time, with us. They plan the whole day at Disneyland and we just have a great time. So, far we have taken Brigham(2007) and Hunter (2008) and Elle Kate and Brandon go at separate times this year...too much fun, we love it!

Nana, Ms. DeVille, Papa and Brig -2007

Brig and Ken -2007

2008- Hunter and Ken

Hunter-2008

Thanks, to Mickey and Friends, from me and my friends and family, for all the good memories, we have had together....

I love this time of year!

I am realizing in my old age how much of a flip-flop, capri girl that I am! I was so glad to put away the closed toed shoes and the SOCKS, long pants, and nylons! Just to think about putting on socks right now, makes me want to sweat(okay, I wear socks with my gym shoes, but that doesn't count). I guess after living in Hawaii, and California and of course most of my life in Arizona, I am a sunshine, beachy, balmy, weather person....I'm, not saying I love Arizona Summers, (that's a separate blog all together). I just love sunshine and the last 2 months here, have been beautiful! Pedicures are a treat for me and I even keep them up in the winter. So, what do you think...flip-flops or shoes? Just wondering.....

You're as old as you feel, maybe?

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ANTHONY! Wow, you are 34 and we can't believe it!
Anthony, you are the best son-in-law, we could have ever hoped for! Here's why we love you so much...
-You, are always so willing to help and always pitch-in at all our family gatherings.
- you are our family's "computer tech"
- you are an awesome father and spend good quality time with your kids (make the extra effort to teach them to read, understand their homework, etc.)
-you have a great sense of humor
-you never say anything bad about anyone
-you like the same radio stations/politics as your mother-in-law (ha)
-you have strong moral convictions
-you have a great love and understanding of the scriptures
-you are an awesome teacher of any subject you are asked to teach
-you have the patience of Job
-you are financially-wise
-you are great to travel with (Hawaii, Europe, Caribbean, Grand Canyon, etc.)
-you are a very hard worker
-you are honest
-you are so loyal to all you love
-last, but not least you adore our daughter and take care of her better than we ever could! Thank you, Anthony for being a part of our family! We love you and we are so thankful for you!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

THE MANY FACES OF ANTHONY /"DOC"....

Anthony on our swamp tour-on the Bayou near New Orleans

Anthony and one of his many brothers, Adam...

Anthony/Elvis and a "Fan"-Halloween -2005

Natalie and Anthony in Tuscany, Italy-(his graduation gift from Medical School) -2007

Natalie and Anthony -Trevi Fountain-Rome-2007

Doctor Perry, and family in Temple Texas-finishing up his med.school (transferred to Texas A&M, after KATRINA, forced Tulane Med. Sch. to close)-2006

Anthony and baby Dallin-Disney Cruise-2006

Anthony and his best friend and wife, Natalie-2007

WITH LOVE AND BEST WISHES TO YOU, ANTHONY....KEN AND DONNA

TEA ANYONE?

Today my friend Rhonda and her daughter Kristen and I attended a "Tea Party" in our little town, ...we were so excited when we drove up....so many people there.... yes! They must all fell the same way we do. It was such a comfort to know that my concerns of all the "stuff' that has been going on in our Nation, that had been causing me so much frustration, wasn't just my worries alone... it had obviously, affected a lot of other people in the same way. Here we all were together standing up for what we believed in and having a vehicle/venue where our voices could be shared and heard...
What are these Tea Parties about?
Glenn Beck, had this to say about the Tea Parties and I agree...

"It's about, spending- too much spending!
It's about, burdening me and my loved ones (our children and grandchildren) with a huge debt over $12 trillion!
It's about, too much power to our Federal Gov't.
It's about, too much corruption in both political parties.
It's about hypocrisy - both parties claim to be the most ethical, but we get corruption from both sides, and no one in Washington speaks out against it!....
It's about the media that gets into bed with one party and has moved so far left that it can't even begin to see we're not extremists, we're moms and dads who just want to have a Republic for our children; but they can't see it....
I believe in the Constitution. I believe in the Founding Fathers. I believe in the American People. When did believing those things make someone-anyone-an extremist.
I am(we are) not the extremist."


Here are some photos from our Town Tea Party...it was great to be there and feel a unity and hope for a better future for all of us, all of us that, care about the future of our wonderful Country!
The homemade signs were great!


Rhonda and Kristen

May we always be able to stand for what we believe in and let our voices be heard!