Chinese New Year 2008 The Year of the Rat!

All dressed up in our Chinese finery!

This is Jack playing "peek-a-boo" with the Panda. My only child that likes
costumed animals!

Start every day with a grateful heart.

Music by Marney and Alexandra!

Having been raised in a family that was not very musical; although my parents did like to sing, my Dad Frank Sanatra and Dean Martin and my Mom church hymns, it is fun to see this generation starting to actually make music. Although I don't have a picture of him playing, Joshua is quite a musician.

John Haddad, We will miss you!

Grandpa turns 86 in 2007 at the home of his son and family.

A stroll in the spring with daughter, Linda, and granddaughter, Olivia.

At Tara Haddad's wedding with grandnephew, Brian Schmidt.

Teaching granddaughter Marguerite about gardening.

First meeting with grandson Samuel Khalim!

The Haddad men, Josh, Grandpa John, Robert, Samuel, Zachery, and Elijah.

A little Christmas cheer . . .

What a lot of fun this is . . . click here to see the Santa's newest elfs!

Baptism, October 21, 2007

Sunday, October 21, 2007, 11 a.m. service was a busy time for the Haddad family. Sam and Jack were baptized, Marney received her 3rd grade Bible, I rejoined the church where I grew up. I had the minister present Tracy with a special book so she did not miss out.

My sisters came to the service and Diane brought Mom. Mike came, too. I was very sad not to have Dad there. Sitting in the pew I had a flashback of when I had Tracy baptized. Dad said, "You need help up there." and he rushed to the front of the church with us. I liked that because I felt that he was proud of my little family. I wish he could have seen all 5 of us up there! and yes, we needed help up there! We missed you, Daddy.

We went home to a very nice dinner that Linda brought for us and were joined by my cousins and some friends. It was a memorable day for us.

October adventures!

 
 

More to come . . . It has been a busy month with the boys being baptized and my rejoining the church where I grew up. And then there is Halloween and all the fun that brings! Be sure to click on the photos to see them enlarged. Jack's expressions are usually priceless!