MARTHA'S PLACE: 1/1/10

Being a child of the 50's....this sounds totally like a Space Odyssey..."In the Year 2010"!
2009 was quite a year for me....Michael and Sarah were married on March 7.....James Andrew, "Jimmy" was born June 8.....I traveled back and forth to DFW so many times that I seriously lost count. My year was great until November 3 when I lost my Mother. That still seems so odd to say those words....lots of healing left to do. I miss her so much.
Here are some of my favorite pictures from the year....enjoy!

New Baby Jimmy

In DC..beautiful balls resting on the shrubs...like bubbles!

April....DC...Cherry Blossom Festival

At HeltonTexas in February...

Snowy Autumn in PA

My precious Mama in April

Flowers from Mama's funeral.....

Shannon taking shots of Jimmy in the leaves....

Jaxon at Mama's gravesite

Daddy actually holding Jimmy! This was a rare shot!!

Paul's Mother holding Jimmy.....

Will at Don Ashton's "highway memorial" in Kansas....lovely crosses for Don and Jake Valek made by Jake's high school class.
We went there in November.

Grandad and Jaxon getting Jimmy kisses......

Some Grandad time in August......

Most adorable picture.....

This....is an angel!

Shot of the old Ridgely water tower "The Tin Man" it was called....the next month it was torn down. I took this in September .... had no idea it would be gone soon!