But you've got to have friends!

Heather and her friends back around 1999 hanging out in our backyard! Relaxing and visiting with good people helps to make life good. Abby and Jamie have been friends of Heather's for quite a while (junior high and high school). The other three rounding out the group are Hector, Stephanie (Heather traveled to Europe with her) and Miguel.

Dancing in the Streets!

Melanie was having a great time just dancing in the streets of ToonTown. What is that saying? "Dance like no one is watching..........well, she was doing that. Sometimes I wish I could just break into song and dance and not worry about what people will think. Wait a minute....sometimes I do do that! LOL

Sweet Smile

I did this layout using the Workshop on the Go, "Cherry-o". If you look at Melanie's shirt, there are cherries on it, so how cool that cherries are on the page! The photos were taken in 2008, in our backyard and at Disneyland. It was a fun page to make! What a happy, sweet smile on Mel's face!

Fun at the Mall

At the Montclair Plaza there are little kiddie rides near Macy's. We were waiting for the stores to open and Melanie thought it would be fun to try out the rides. Makes you think back to the day when all you wanted to do was to ride the horse at the grocery store! And, I think it was only a nickel!

Heather and Jamie!

Heather and Jamie have been friends since junior high! What a wonderful friendship they have. Here they are helping out at Michael's 5th birthday in 1988! They were my helpers that day; cutting the cake, helping with the games and putting together the Lego kits! HA HA!!! And the other photo is one of them taken when they were 25 years old....Jamie is Heather's sister from another "mister"....I saw that on someone's page and have been waiting to use it! I know they will be friends forever!

Little Princesses, page 2

Just a few more photos of Melanie and her best friend, Kaitlyn at the Princess Party! Little girls do enjoy dressing up as princesses!

Princess Party

Stephanie's friend, Jessica, told us about a "Princess Party" they were having at the Disney Store. The little girls would be taught the skills they needed to become a "princess". So, off we went on a Saturday morning. You didn't have to wear a princess dress but every little girl there was dressed in their Disney best! It was quite cute to see them all taking their lessons very seriously!

First Day of Preschool 2009

It's Melanie's first day of pre-school and her mommy and daddy took her to school! She attended preschool at Sierra Vista Elementary. What a great experience for her! She was so lucky to have Mrs. Galvan for two years!

Diane 1978

It's 1978 and this is me! The photo was taken by my friend, Richie. My hair was much darker back then and I was skinny! LOL. Oh, for the good old days! It was also the year Roy and I were married. The beginning of a great life!

Disneyland 1981

I have this habit of insisting that we take a souvenir photo whenever we go on an outing. And here is proof of one of those outings! We took Heather to Disneyland without her baby sister, Brenna back in 1981. Roy was looking at the layout and couldn't remember even going. That is another reason why I steer my groups towards the souvenir photographer; you have to have the evidence of the memory.