George and I spent the first week of June in Texas with family (lots of family) at a beach house in Galveston so that we could spend time with each other and could attend a granddaughter's high school graduation on June 4.
This beautiful young lady is BROOKE ELIZABETH. She is the younger daughter of my middle son, Mark. We had a wonderful time ---so today I will share some pictures from our week.
Brooke has been playing softball for many years, and is an excellent player.. Mark has two daughters ---and both of them played softball. Mark even was a girls' softball coach for a few years. He made the comment recently that he won't know what to do next year when softball season begins, and he won't have anymore daughters playing! He will miss that so much!
There was time for lots of FUN.... While at the beach house, we enjoyed lots of crazy games/cards/puzzles --most of which I had never heard of... We also enjoyed being at the beach while there.. This is Brooke and her wonderful boyfriend, Tristan, enjoying the water.
One evening the family took Brooke and Tristan out to dinner to celebrate her graduation. She chose Fish Tails Restaurant in Galveston. Ten of us enjoyed the evening together, and the food was TERRIFIC. For your information, two of my three sons were there. My eldest son, Bert (Tre), is the 5th one from the left. Mark (middle son) is the 3rd from the right. My other son (Jeff) couldn't attend this celebration --and we all missed him.
Besides EATING, playing games, and enjoying the beach, we also enjoyed some time with Bert and his family at their gorgeous condo. Here I am sitting IN the water chatting with son Mark at Bert's beautiful swimming pool. Bert and family truly live in an awesome area in west Galveston. That water felt SO good!
Then it was Graduation Night.... Luckily the weather was awesome (unlike all of the rain and storms that area had had the week before). Can you see Brooke??????? ha... There were more than 600 young people in her graduating class...
A proud Papa (Mark) with his wonderful daughter, Brooke, after her graduation
George and I are so very very proud of Brooke. Not only is she gorgeous on the outside --but she is just as gorgeous on the inside also. I ADORE this young lady!!!!
I love this picture of these two young people after their graduation!!!! Tristan is going into the Navy and Brooke will be attending a local community college while working fulltime. Brooke wants to be an Accountant. She will be a good one for sure!
The day after the graduation, it was time to PARTY. Brooke had a big party at her home not only for all of the family but also for lots of Brooke's many friends. The house was decorated so pretty and the Mexican food was delicious...
This picture is Mark and his beautiful daughters --whom he truly adores... Bay Lee works and goes to college in San Marcos, Texas. She could only get off of work a few days --so we didn't get to spend too much time with her this year. Don't you love this photo of Dad and daughters? I DO!!!!
Here's one more picture of Brooke. I hope that she had as much fun that week as all of us did!!!!! AND---I hope you have enjoyed seeing what a wonderful week with family that George and I had...
I haven't been able to do much blogging the past couple of weeks at all. SO---please update me if I have missed anything really important... I did read that one of my blog friends lost her mother last week... Prayers for Suzanne (Busy Bee Suz). I also know that Ginny's husband (Phil) had surgery... Prayers for him --and for Ginny.
TODAY is my Blog-aversary!!!! Do you realize that I have been blogging for NINE years... I began on Lightblog in June of 2006? Changed to Blogger in 2009. How many of you have been following me since 2009 or before???? Many of my blogging friends are no longer blogging --but I keep up with some of them on Facebook now.
Have a wonderful week. And check out my photo Blog for a couple of pretty pictures of something in our yard!!!! Click
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