Grandkid's Halloween Costumes

I posted a picture of my grandson, Ethan, in his Halloween costume on Camera Critters. A friend asked what the other kids dressed as. Of course all of my pictures came to me by way of my daughter and son but I am going to post them here just the same.

This is my daughter's oldest, Noah in his Ghost Buster's outfit. He has become a Ghost Busters fan. None of his friends knew who or what he was but the adults got a kick out of it.

Ethan, the oldest of the twins, opted to be the cutest little puppy ever!

Luka, the youngest of the twins is REALLY into Thomas the Train. He went as Thomas' friend, James.

My son works for Progressive Insurance so obviously my granddaughter decided to go as Flo the Progressive Spokesperson.
Sam is apparently getting a bit too old for Trick or Treat so he just went out with his friends sans costume. So, sorry Sam, you don't get your picture here!!

But, even though I posted it before, I have to post this picture again. I just think it is so doggone (pun intended) cute!

Camera Critters-Doggone

It's been awhile since I have posted on Camera Critters.And I guess I am probably taking a few liberties here but I thought that this picture my daughter took of one of her twins at Halloween was just too priceless not to post here. Critters don't get much cuter than this.

This Way Thurs-Way

This Way Thurs-Way is all about photos of signs, paths and things pertaining to being on the road. When you are done looking at my picture, why don't you hop on over to This Way Thurs-Way and check out some others.

A sign I saw in Ireland.

Happy 16th Sam

When did this little person

become this big person??

When did this little personbecome this big person?

And when did this little person

become this very grown up young man????

I have no idea where 16 years have gone. All of a sudden he is 16 and I don't feel a day older than the day my first born placed his first born in my arms.

Sam, without embarrassing you we would really like to let you know how very proud we are of you and how much we love you and love who you are. You are becoming an amazing young man. We just want to wish you a wonderful life filled with happiness, fun, friends, success and love.

Happy 16th with love from Grandma Nancy and Grandpa Chuck.

Ruby Tuesday--Red Umbrella

When we were at Disney World a couple of weeks ago, we stayed at the Port Orleans Riverside. They have a gorgeous pool with Red Umbrellas. The Life Guards were also sporting lots of red.OK, I know you are all busy checking out everyone's Ruby Tuesday but take the time to bookmark me and drop back to check out my blog. I am a retired Special Ed teacher who now lives in paradise on Sanibel Island, Florida which is a Sanctuary Island for wildlife. I volunteer for a wildlife hospital. I am also the proud grandma of 5 wonderful grandkids and brag about them often!! I also have a blog called Branches and Roots where I talk about genealogy and my ancestors. OK, enough about me. So if you really want to see red go to Work of the Poet

Mellow Yellow Monday-Turtle Crossing

I love this meme called Mellow Yellow Monday. Lots of yellow pictures to brighten up a Monday. After you look at mine, hop on over and see lots more.

We have lots of Gopher Tortoises on Sanibel. Many of them end up as victims of hit and run drivers. I have often wondered how, if you are observing the 30 or 35 mph speed limit here on the island, you can't not see these guys crossing the road. It's not like they jump out in front of you!! They even get hit by bikes and golf carts on the bike path or streets. These signs are all over the island but people still seem to find ways to hit them. When you are on Sanibel which has tons of wildlife, you have to drive defensively. Expect a wild animal to crawl, run, or fly out in front of you. Be prepared to put on the brakes. OK, I'm off my rant now. :-) Go enjoy some other Mellow Yellow Monday entries.

Hangin' with the Girls

A day or two after Hurricane Charley devastated Sanibel Island on Friday, August 13, 2004, a message board Best of Sanibel Captiva was formed to keep people informed on what was going on. Since then it has become a board where people can discover Sanibel and meet others who are Sanibel Lovers. It was through this board that I have met many of my Sanibel friends--Tink, Tootie, Gary, Bonnie, Cheryl, Kim, Fran and the list goes on and on. Last fall several of us got together for a "pub crawl". Now when some of our out of town friends visit, we try to get together for a crawl. Today was such a day. Fran is here for her yearly visit and Kim is also in town from out of state so Tink and I met up with them today for some lunch, adult beverages and girl talk.

We were slated to start with lunch at the Sanibel Cafe which is owned and managed by friends Richard and Bonnie. Unfortunately the mast of a sail boat a lot of miles away in Matlacha Pass "came in contact with the main electrical transmission line" and wiped out the power on Sanibel, Captiva and Pine Island for a couple of hours. The power had just returned as we arrived at the Cafe but they had decided to close up. So, we headed to Jerry's which has their own generator.

After lunch we decided to head to the West Wind Pool Bar.

We ordered yummy Pina Coladas and Mango Margaritas.

We settled in with our drinks but pretty soon the slapping and itching began. The No See Um's had hit! So, we gulped down our yummy drinks and headed to Biddle's which was air conditioned and bug free.

We all had a great afternoon of just talking, laughing and getting to know each other better. And of course blogging!