PINK SATURDAY & REMEMBERING 911

Hello and welcome to a special Pink Saturday in remembrence of 911. Please stop by to visit our hostess Beverly of How Sweet the Sound to get a list of all the other participants.

Never forget and never forgotten, God Bless all who lost their lives on 9/11/01. God Bless our troops who fight everyday for our freedom! God Bless our fire fighters and our police officers who still risk their lives everyday. Our prayers are with you all forever!

My pink roses today (in remembrence of all those who lost their life that day)are from my sister's web site Rose Hart Gifts. Stop by to visit her lovely web-site with many fabulous treasures. My favorites on her web site are Lady Primrose/Tryst, perfume. Trapp candles my favorite is orange/vanilla, their candles have a bottle of perfume in every candle. Best of all are her vintage dresses that she alters to a perfect fit for you.

Next I have a few more pics of my grandson's Navy graduation.
Below Sailor Joe Morris! Love you Joey, we are so proud of you! Joey is now attending dental school and his dream is to become a dentist.

When I saw the Sailor's bow their heads in prayer I could not resist snapping this pic before bowing my own head. With our government taking God out of everything I was very touched to see that our Navy still bow's their heads in prayer.

Very Touching!!!!

Our beachfront resort at the Great Lakes in Chicago.

View from our window to the waterfront.

I came across this heart of rocks on the beach, could have been made my a Sailor for his sweetheart! LOL I'm a hopeless romantic.

Funny I grew up near the Jersey Shore and we had shells, here being a lake the beach was full of rocks, no shells.

My Grandson's getting caught up on the months they have missed while apart. I love this pic!

A little pink in the mall in Chicago. Could not resist snapping this pic for you all!

A harbor in North Chicago.

My grandson fishing and my husband just strolling the pier.

Bass Pro Shop at the mall in Chicago.

Power windmills on route to Chicago, these were in Indiana and supply electric to the whole town.

My grandson in gazebo on beach at hotel.

Thank you so much for stopping by to visit me and letting me be a proud grandma! I've loved sharing with you and hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Blessings to ya, Shirl

PINK SATURDAY SEPT. 4 & GREETINGS FROM THE GREAT LAKES

Hello and Happy Pink Saturday! Stop by to see Beverly of, How Sweet the Sound, our host and you can get a list of all the other participants.

Were off on a road trip to see our grandson graduate from basic training at the Great Lakes Navy Training Center.
My hubby, daughter, son in law and youngest grandson are packed up and headed to Chicago.

Our grandson Joey pictured below (in a highschool pic) said "ship ahoy and joined the Navy" he graduated on Sept. 2 and is now a sailor.

Some of you might remember when I made this yellow ribbon pin (pictured below) when my son Bob left for Afghanistan.
I made two, one for myself and one for my daughter Jen.

Well, I came up with this one to wear to my grandsons graduation. I thought it had a little more of a Navy look to it. I made two of these on the trip to Chicago, one for myself and one for my daughter Jen. Were looking for a little anchor charm to attach to it.

Were headed out of West Virginia.

Arriving in Chicago. Wow what a difference!!!!!!!

OMG this place looks scary!!!! LOL

My daughter found a beautiful waterfront resort (Illinois Beach Resort) for us to stay in, she did great, it's on the outskirts of the city and feels much like "The Jersey Shore" where my husband and I grew up.

I had no idea the Great Lakes looked like this. What a beautiful site it is.

Here's our little Joey when he was about 9 months old.

He was a little ring bearer when he was 10 months old. I made his little ivory satin jumpsuit.

Now here's our little boy all grown up. I can't tell you how proud we are of him. The ceremony was just amazing. The Navy put on a superb ceremony. Something I will never forget.

We are spending five glorious days with him.

Were all having a fabulous time and were making memories to last a lifetime.

Joey starts dental school on Tuesday, his dream is to become a dentist one day.

Below is Joey and his brother Mike on the beach behind the resort where we are staying. The water is crystal clear.

They have been swimming in the pool, fishing, sauna, weight lifting, hot tubbing and hitting all the local restaurents.

Below is a pic from the graduation, I will post his portriat next week along with some more pics.

We love you Joey and are so proud of you!!!!!!!!!!!! Many blessings to you for a wonderful future!!!

Thank you so much for letting me share these special times with you. Not much pink but I'm sure you will still enjoy my excitement to share these special times with all my blogging friends.

Blessings for a wonderful week! Shirl