Andrew's Sea Turtle

Andrew hard at work on his masterpiece.

Jeanne and Normand admiring Andrew's work.

Andrew and Aimee at the Beach

Andrew spent some time our first day at the beach playing and swimming with Aimee.They took turns swimming breast, back, fly and freestyle. An IM in the surf so to speak.


Tossing Aimee into the waves.




Thanks Andrew for making memories with your little sister

Black and Gold Birthday Tablescape

I’m linking to: http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/2010/01/welcome-to-75th-tablescape-thursday.html

Thursday is Andrew’s 20th birthday so while I was in a black and gold mood I decided to see if I could come up with a black and gold tablescape. It turns out I could.

My mother-in-law’s sterling silver King Edward Oneida

Crystal d’arques Longchamps my wedding crystal

Andrew was born on Superbowl Sunday 1990 and he has always been a Saints fan. It looks like he will be in Miami on the day of the game gettin the NFL experience. He won’t be going to the game but will be going to some of the festivities leading up to it.

Go Saints!

TENNESSEE TRAIL MIX

Last weekend Andrew, Jeanne and Jessica went to a swim meet in Memphis, TN. Andrew and his friend Greg decided to make some trail mix for the trip. It turned out not to be your conventional trail mix. I’m just glad I wasn’t on the bus with the 20 or so teenagers who consumed this stuff. They had a great time at the meet. Andrew really hasn’t trained in months and swam well in the meet. He even won an event.

Photo credits: Jessica Miller

Fashion Sense….. Not!

 

Is it just me or does the leather jacket, camo mud boots, Phelps T-shirt really go together?  Jeanne’s get up of boys athletic shorts, uggs, and sweatshirt is equally appalling to me.  He did not leave the house dressed like this.  She probably would.  Woe is me!

Memories of Christmas Past Post 1

 

Christmas 1991

This is the Christmas we were expecting our Christmas baby (Jeanne) who came 16 days late on January 10th.  Andrew was 2 and way too cute in his little Christmas plaid shorts and knee socks.

Andrew’s Feast Day

Today is the feast of St. Andrew and the day we begin the St. Andrew Christmas Novena.

NOVENA TO SAINT ANDREW

Hail and blessed be the hour and moment 
in which the Son of God was born of the most pure Virgin Mary, 
at midnight, in Bethlehem, in piercing cold. 
In that hour, vouchsafe, O my God! 
to hear my prayer and grant my desires, 
through the merits of Our Saviour Jesus Christ, 
and of His Blessed Mother. 

Amen.

(It is piously believed that whoever recites the above prayer fifteen times a day 
from the feast of St. Andrew, on November 30th, until Christmas will obtain what is asked.)

[Imprimatur: +MICHAEL AUGUSTINE, Archbishop of New York, New York, February 6, 1897.]

 

Happy Feast Day Andrew

This picture was taken in the Vatican on his trip to Europe last fall. 

Halloween at the Miller House

 

The traditional on the front steps family shot.

I’ll post later what  Andrew morphs into later that evening.  Kinda Freaky.

Jeanne as Drew Brees  WHO DAT

Jess as the Wicked Witch of the West.

Cowgirl Aimee

 

Jake as the Hulk

  

Sweet Jo Jo as Dorothy