The Smith Family Grandkids 2004

2004 Great Grandkids

Emily and Michael (after his first ice cream ever) in NC

Mike chasing bubbles (  she's the one on the left ;O)  )

The cutest damn kid ever!

Bonnie with the cutest damn kid ever

Opa and Mike swappin' hats

Opa and Mike swappin' hats back

Emily at her Birthday party

Ok, I made my wish.... now can we eat this sucker?

Mom and Emily at her adoption reception

The famDamily after the adoption hearing

Aunt Ellen and (Cousin) Debra came from Beckley and Spartanburg (respectively).  They were wonderfully helpful and greatly appreciated.

Mike enjoying sharing Emily's balloons

Even sick with a cold, he's such a sweet boy (what, me biased?)

Oma takes good care of me

Mikey and Mike recepting

The blackmail pix.... (the subjects will remain nameless -- for now!)

My dad told me he's taken a carp here before....

Mom and the boy rough-housing on Oma's porch

Opa trying to keep Mike's sore thumb out of his mouth

More hat games

Rats.  Caught again!

I like my new bench

See?

Ahh, the joy of nose-glasses

World's most beautiful Hydrangea (or so I've been told [repeatedly])

Hangin' on my stoop, screwing around. (Those are the plastic screws from his workbench in his hands).

Post Father's day repast in my geriatric golfing outfit -- NOT!

More gee ga guk (German knee bouncing rhyme --you had to be there, I guess))

Oma and my blanket.  Can it get any better?

And still more

Opa opening his Father's Day gifts

Opa still opening his Father's Day gifts