SUSAN & LARRY'S

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

We took a great trip up to NY in April.  Larry had not been up there since he was 18.  I have not been up since 2001.  Went to my old neighborhood in Queens (Forest Hills). We saw the Broadway play, "Wicked" on Larry's birthday - it was very good!

 

We were able to see the family - the Morehouses and Athertons.  We also saw Mary McTighe and Luke and she made us a good Irish homecooked dinner, just like old times, in Forest Hills.  We saw dear Betty who drove out all the way from the island to meet us.  We saw my cousin Judi...I"m so glad we were able to see her when we went up in April...

 

More coming - and pics of this trip coming too!

We celebrated Lee's 90th Birthday Party on April 7th.  He was born 4/11/1917.  All the family came except for 2 grandchildren, who sent their best wishes.  Everyone had a great time. Laurieann and Paul and their children came all the way from Delaware.  Christine, Guy and Jere came from Texas, and Bonnie came from Cayman Brac in the British West Indies! 

 

It was a grand reunion!  The family had not gathered like this for many years - and what a wonderful occasion to celebrate!

Christine and Guy brought eggs stuffed with confetti (a Mexican tradition) and we had a great time out front throwing them at each other.  We watched a beautiful presentation of Lee's adventures as a young man up in Michigan, serving in Europe during WWII, building his own successful insurance agency in Zephyrhills, raising children and traveling with his wife, Marjorie, and the many other wonderful things he's done and places he's visited.

 

Attendees of Lee's party were: his 4 kids: Bonnie, Marvin, Laurieann and Larry; 10 of his grandchildren Ginger, Ashley, Jon, Kathleen, Charles, William, Henry, Carey, Christine and Jere, and both of his great grandchildren, Solomon and Hope.  Spouses/ SO's are me (Susan), Daphne (Marvin's wife), Paul (Laurieann's husband), Mike (Ginger's husband) and Guy (Christine's boyfriend).  My Dad came and so did my sister Mary and her kids, Lauren and Kevin.  And don't forget the dogs... Julie and Cody had a great time!  We all had a great time!  (missing were Lee's grandkids Sarah and Mark who were tending to their respective churches for Easter.)  See Photos to the right! 

Seth, Paola and I skated the Disney Inline Marathon on April 1st!  We did the whole 26.2 miles in 2:40.  It was BIG FUN!  Definitely an annual event from here on out!  Pics to come...!

Jere flew in on 2/21 to go on the Everglades trip with Larry.  They had a good time!  They rode bikes among the alligators and then canoed throguh the mangroves down the Turner River to Sunday Bay in Everglades National Park. They stayed on Sunday Bay chickee on Friday night. Sunday was a visit to Pop's house.  We all had a good time seeing Jere.  We're looking forward to having him back along with Christine and her boyfriend, Guy, in April when we celebrate Pop's 90th birthday!  See pictures to the right.

Jere and Christine came to visit! This was Jere's first and Christine's 2nd visit.  They are both absolutely delightful! We had a wonderful time.  Jere is a great man - he and Larry share many interests like science, the outdoors and they look a lot alike. It was a great reunion and I hope they really get to know each other.  Christine is a wonderful lady who has a lot of exciting things going on in her life. We are thrilled to be a part of that now.

Jere got to see his Grandfather Lee (POP) for the first time (since he was 2).  Christine had met Pop in August.  We went for an airboat ride and a big highlight was the Space Center Family day.  It was great for me too because I got to see where Larry worked for the first time (I am so proud of him!)   We're looking forward to seeing Christine and Jere again soon.  (see pics to the right)

It's a great week - Both of Larry's children are coming to visit us!  They are coming Thursday night - Monday (11/17-11/20)  Part of the trip will be a Family Day event at KSC.  I will post pictures afterwards. It's a WONDERFUL thing!