Flat Mary and Flat Chrissy Have a Party

Flat Mary and Flat Chrissy Get Cupcakes...do you like their party hats?

Thanks for the idea, Hope!!

Close Up
Loren, Jeff, Lindsay, Joey, Sam, TJ, Darlene (singing Happy Birthday) & Johnny

Can you tell that the 3 teenage boys don't really want to be in this picture? I think I scare them.

Mom with the Flat Twins

Ok, I know it is bad when my friends are in on my delusions!! Since Mom can't go to Mary and Chrissy, Mom gives Flat Mary and Flat Chrissy their own party. :) Thanks to Hope and Phil Blue for the idea of cupcakes and hats, and to the Bryans for opening up their home to us. :)

HAPPY 19th BIRTHDAY, MARY AND CHRISSY

Here they are on their first birthday. We all look so much the same now as we did then, right? haha This was taken at Ft. Huachuca, AZ. We had lots of friends from church over to celebrate.

Here is my mom with Chrissy and my dad with Mary. They never missed one of the girls' birthdays. They flew or drove to wherever we were to help us celebrate each year.

Here are Chrissy and Mary blowing out their candles on their 2nd birthday while Daddy holds heir cake. Chrissy is sure tyring to get those candles out!!
Here they are singing a song for everyone at Grandma Stone's house. They were probably singing Victory in Jesus, as that was their favorite one to sing.Here they are getting ready to blow out the candles on their third birthday...this one at Aunt Jo's in Sarasota, FL.



Today is Mary and Chrissy's 19th birthday. It is the first time I've been away from them on their big day. Theron is making a stopover in Pensacola on his way to GA for a business trip to spend some time with the girls and take them to dinner. He is SUCH a great dad! He took their presents and will buy a cake and flowers for them once he gets there. They don't know about the cake and flowers, so that will be neat!
These are a few pictures from their first 3 birthdays. Seems like yesterday!! Enjoy your kids when they are young...time goes way to quickly. I enjoy each stage of my kids' lives, but remember you can never get those times back, so have fun at every stage!!

We love you, Chrissy and Mary!! We are so proud of you. We are thankful to God for letting us have such wonderful girls as you are. You truly are a blessing from the Lord. I can't wait to see you next week!! We'll have so much fun while you are home.

Early Birthday Surprise

We surprised Chrissy and Mary with a birthday party on Friday night after school. All the girls went shopping for awhile after the twins were done with school for a day then we headed back to the condo.
Chrissy & Mary opening gifts
Jo, Grandpa, & Dave
Dave got tired and was snoring away, so I had to snap this.
This is Flat Mary and Flat Chrissy in front of Griffith Tower, where the girls live. If you notice in the background, Chrissy is waving at us and Mary is just inside the door. We had just said goodbye, and we'll see them in 3 weeks...Dec. 14th. Yeah!!

Thanksgiving Day

Samantha, Chrissy, & TJ sitting at the bar

Dave, Michelle, Jo, Grandpa Stone, Theron, Nancy, Lydia (Mary's roommate), Mary

Michelle doing a jigsaw puzzle, Dave & TJ watching tv

Michelle doing a jigsaw puzzle, Theron, Grandpa Stone, & TJ

Samantha, Lydia, Jo, Dave, Mary, & Chrissy

Perdido Key Condo

We had the girls from our church and Chrissy's roommates over on Tuesday night for homemade enchilladas and Mary's salsa. They are Ashley G., Mary, Chrissy, Ashley K., Angela & Kelly. They ate, watched tv, then walked on the beach for a few minutes.
A beautiful sunset from our balcony
Another pretty sunset.
Beautiful!!
Pretty Sunrise from our balcony

Redskins Pictures from last week

Here are a few pictures from the Redskins game that I wrote about a few days ago.

Joey, TJ, Johnny, Frank and the Hoggettes

Joey, TJ & Johnny in the skybox

Johnny, TJ, Joey, ?, Bill, & ?

I have to ask Bill, again, who the other two are. :)

The View

Johnny was given an official football and all the team signed it...TJ and Joey are in the foreground and got some signatures on their programs. Great day for all of them.

The Bowman Bunch Together Again

What we woke up to this morning, after the fog lifted.
The view from the balcony into the family room/dining room/kitchen.
Our view from part of the balcony
Looking down the beach
TOGETHER AGAIN!!! YEAH!!

We arrived in Pensacola around 11 a.m. on Monday. We were able to see Mary for a few minutes between classes and then an hour later were able to spend some time with Chrissy. They came to dinner with us, then we headed to the store for our Thanksgiving goodies, then to the condo. Here are a few pix of the condo and our dinner.