Throw back Thursday...... I am blessed

I was looking thru my blog, and came across this one on June 23, 2015 ......it was a beautiful day..  but looking back was bitter sweet, as in this throw back... is pictures of my daughter Julie, who passed away this past May 25, 2017..   still feeling so blessed.. JUST WITH A EMPTY SPOT. when you get a chance to do something like this.. do it soon.. you just never know....

TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 2015

I went, I saw... I am blessed

This is going to be a long one.. about 40 some odd pictures..

and sorry, but they are not in any order... hope you 

enjoy them as much as I have.. this is a once in 

a life time day

 my feet stepping for the first time in 16 years.. in to the beach of Seaside

 my feet touching the water of the Pacific Ocean for the first 
time  in 16 years.. 

 The King and Misty.. not so thrilled..

 I was not the only one celebrating 75 years.. but the aquarium did it 3 years ago..

 YAHOO

 ALL OF US TAKING PICTURES OF EVERYONE..

 EARLY MORNING COFFEE WITH OLDEST SON AND OLDEST DAUGHTER

 COUSIN'S ENJOYING TIME TOGETHER.. IT HAD BEEN ABOUT 8 YEARS

THIS IS WHAT I CALL MY BOYS TO MEN PICTURE.. THE TOP PICTURE
WAS TAKEN 16 YEARS AGO.. ..BOTTOM ON  JUNE 13TH THIS YEAR

 they are lined up opposite of the top picture.. skipping the first young one.. as he couldn't make it..

NOT ALL THE GRANDKIDS HAD TWO LEGS... THE 4 LEGGED ONES ARE
JUST AS IMPORTANT AS THE OTHERS.. AS ALL OF US ARE DOG LOVERS.

THIS IS 1/5 OF MY GREAT GRANDCHILDREN...

 MY OLDEST AND MY YOUNGEST... A NICE LADY OFFERED TO TAKE
A PICTURE OF THE THREE OF US.. AND WE GLADLY ACCEPTED.

WALKING AND TALKING AS WE TOOK AN EARLY WALK ON THE BEACH,
WITH COFFEE IN HAND.. AND NECESSARILY FOR THE 3 OF US...

 COUSIN'S MAKING CONNECTIONS AGAIN...

 THE PEOPLE NEXT TO US, LEFT THEIR THINGS UNPROTECTED..AND THE
SEAGULLS HAD A FIELD DAY....

BUT HAVE NO FEAR... SUPER DAD AND SON RAN THEM OFF WITH
QUITE A DELIGHTFUL GIGGLES BY SON...  WE FOLDED THE CHAIRS
OVER WHAT WAS LEFT.. AND THE PEOPLE CAME BACK SCRATCHING
THEIR HEADS WONDERING WHAT THE HECK.. WE EXPLAINED.

 THE GREAT GRANDKIDS AND GRANDKIDS GOT QUITE A HOLE GOING...

 THIS IS ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS I WANTED  "MEET ME AT THE BEACH
DAY"... THIS IS THE GROUP OF COUSIN.. SOME HAVE NOT SEEN EACH
OTHER FOR 16 TO 20 YEARS... 12 of the 22

 EVEN AFTER ALL THESE YEARS... ONE THING WE ENJOY WITH EACH
OTHER IS THE LAUGHTER... THIS IS 6 OF THE 8

HERE WE ARE... WITH SPOUSES ...THIS IS THE GREATEST BUNCH OF
WONDERFUL PEOPLE.. THAT IS THE FOUNDATION OF OUR FAMILY...
I AM TRULY BLESSED...

 THESE ARE THE WOMEN WHO MAKE MY LIFE A BLESSING..
I HAD TOLD MY SON'S THAT THEY WOULD GROW UP AND HAVE CHILDREN JUST LIKE THEMSELVES.. AND THAT IS TRUE.. BUT THESE LADIES HAVE MADE IT
A WONDERFUL LIFE FOR THEM.. AND ME..

 HERE ARE THE MEN OF MY LIFE...

 THIS IS THE GROUP... 27 STRONG BY THE END OF THE DAY... WE HAD
SUCH A WONDERFUL TIME... AND I AM TRULY BLESSED..

 EVERYONE SO ENJOYED EVERYONE.. LOTS OF TALKING, UPDATING
ON THEIR LIVES WITH OTHERS.. AND HUGS...

 NOW THESE TWO..... YOU KNOW THERE WAS A LOT OF HUNTING STORIES
TOLD THAT DAY... AND A PROMISE TO VISIT SOON WITH HIS WIFE.

 FATHER WALKING TO THE WATER EDGE WITH HIS CHILDREN.

 THIS IS THE ONE WHO CAME THE FURTHEREST... HAWAII.. HE MOVED
THERE 4 YEARS AGO... HE IS THE ONE THAT LIVED THE CLOSEST SO
I HAD A LOT TO DO WITH HIS GROWING UP.. THE KING AND I... IT WAS
SO WONDERFUL TO HOLD HIM AGAIN.. BUT HE LEFT ON SUNDAY BACK
TO HIS BELOVED ISLAND...  AND CAN YOU BELIEVE, THIS HAWAIIAN
RESIDENT, BURNT?  AREN'T HAWAIIAN'S PRETAN FROM LIVING THERE?
GUESS THE OREGON SUN GOT THE BEST OF HIM..  ALOHA

 THE ADULTS GOT IN TO THE DIGGING IN THE BEGINNING...

 THIS LITTLE GUY WAS ON THE MOVE... AND HAD A BLAST WITH HIS
SECOND COUSINS..

 SO HERE WE GO WITH THE FAMILY PICTURES... THIS IS THE OLDEST
DAUGHTER'S FAMILY...

 THIS IS A 4 GENERATION PICTURE...

 THIS IS #3 SON'S FAMILY... HE HAD THE YOUNGEST OF THE GRANDCHILDREN

 THIS IS #2 SON... WITH HIS 4 LEGGED CHILDREN... WHO WERE SO WELL
BEHAVED...

 THIS IS THE OLDEST SON.. AND HIS FAMILY... WE HAVE 4 GENERATIONS
THERE AS WELL...

 THIS IS MY YOUNGEST CHILD AND HER FAMILY... HER'S IS THE HAWAIIAN
RESIDENT WHO CAME ACROSS THE OCEAN TO SEE US ALL..

THIS IS THE #4 SON'S FAMILY.. AND HOPEFULLY A NEW DAUGHTER IN LAW..

THE OLDEST AND HER HUSBAND... WHAT A GREAT GUY.. HE GOT TO
SEE WHAT A CRAZY FAMILY HE MARRIED INTO..

AND AT THE END OF THE DAY... WE ARE ALL STILL ENJOYING THE DAY
INTO NIGHT..  DID I SAY, I AM SO BLESSED?  IT DOES BARE REPEATING..
I.......AM.... SO... BLESSED...

hopefully this wasn't too long for you all.

HAPPY 7th BIRTHDAY, TINK...