My Thoughts on the Excommunication of Kate Kelly

I remember having a conversation with my parents when I was in high school, telling them how I envisioned my future. I described myself as highly successful in the business world, with a supportive husband who happily fulfilled his role as a stay-at-home dad, welcoming me home each evening with my favorite pair of fuzzy slippers and a beautifully prepared dinner. Fast forward to today, when I am a stay-at-home mom of three beautiful children, dutifully filling my days with laundry and homework assistance and even an occasional beautifully prepared dinner. So how did I get from point A to point B? In a word, I became a Mormon.

When I was 18, I was baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It was not a decision that I took lightly or came to easily. I grew up with a great grandmother who was a Pentecostal minister and I had been taught for pretty much my entire life that Mormons were evil and were all going to hell. So I read and studied and after much prayer and contemplation I realized that the Mormon Church was Christ’s true church, restored to the earth in these latter days. I came to know for myself that the Book of Mormon was true and that it was truly another testament of Jesus Christ, a perfect companion to the Holy Bible.

Over the past few weeks Kate Kelly, the founder of a group called Ordain Women, has received a tremendous amount of coverage in the mainstream media. Her organization basically calls for women in the church to be given the Priesthood, something that is currently reserved for men. In a nutshell, she has picketed at our Church’s General Conference, received letters from our church asking her to stop advocating for this position, and this past week she was excommunicated. Obviously that is the story very simply stated, but it’s the crux of what happened.  She has cried foul, that she was only questioning why things are they way they are and that she is a faithful member of the Church whose membership should not be revoked.

But here’s the thing. She wasn't excommunicated because she was questioning why women don’t hold the Priesthood. According to the Ordain Women website,

Ordain Women aspires to create a space for Mormons to articulate issues of gender inequality they may be hesitant to raise alone. As a group we intend to put ourselves in the public eye and call attention to the need for the ordination of Mormon women to the priesthood.

She is not advocating the questioning of church policies, she is advocating “the NEED for the ordination of Mormon women to the priesthood.”

To clarify, in the Mormon church we believe that we have a modern day Prophet who leads us according to the will of our father in heaven, or God. Twice a year we raise our hands to sustain this prophet, affirming that we will support and follow his council. His council at this time is that only men hold the priesthood. Now some may say that this is sexist. I say it is a division of labor. In “The Family: A Proclamation to the World,” it says:

…fathers and mothers are obligated to help one another as equal partners.

That’s right, EQUAL partners. We are EQUAL in the church. We are not the same, but we ARE equal.

So back to Kate Kelly. She says she is a faithful member of the church. But she’s not. She doesn’t only have an opinion which is contrary to what the Church teaches, she is advocating that others follow her and attempt to change the structure of the church in which she claims to believe.

Here’s the thing. If you believe that the Mormon Church is true, you believe that we have a prophet who receives revelation from God the Father, and that he leads the church accordingly. As such, you follow his leadership and council because you know the source from which it originates. If you believe that women should hold the priesthood today, then you don’t believe that the church is true. It’s that simple. I say “today” because there is nothing to say that someday women won’t hold the priesthood. In the Mormon Church there was a time when the doctrine of polygamy was followed, but it was for a specific purpose at a specific time. Once that purpose had been fulfilled, the members of the church were instructed to cease its practice.

Some may say that the Mormon Church requires blind faith. Well, by definition faith IS blind so in that way I guess it does. But I can honestly say that over the years when I have questioned why things are a certain way, I have studied and prayed and found answers that address my concerns.

If Kate Kelly doesn’t feel her concerns can be adequately addressed within the current structure of the church, she does not have to count herself among its members. We are not handcuffed and forced to follow this religion. I know many individuals who have chosen to leave the church for various reasons—returned missionaries, people who have been married in the Holy temple, former Elders Quorum presidents. One of the very basic tenants of our faith is that our father in heaven has given us agency—the ability to make our own decisions. You can choose to believe or do whatever you want. But guess what? You can’t choose the consequences.

No one is faulting Kate Kelly for choosing to believe what she does. But as she is trying to start a “feminist movement” within the church and leading faithful members away, there is naturally a consequence. That consequence is the revocation of her church membership. If she doesn’t believe what the church believes, that is fine.  But let’s say she was a member of any other group and suddenly, as a card carrying member, she started trying to convince other members of the group to basically rebel against the said group. I’m pretty sure she would be asked to leave. That’s exactly what happened here.

After 18 years of membership in the Church, I can tell you that it is not an organization that belittles or minimizes the importance of women. Quite to the contrary, I know of no other group that so openly celebrates women and their divine contributions. This is not an issue of a church trying to exercise control over its members or to “show the women who’s boss.” So let’s not try to make this into something that it’s not.

Why the size on the tag brought tears to my eyes...

Yesterday was a pretty average Sunday at our house. We were getting ready for church and as my husband was helping Ryan get dressed, he suddenly announced, "This shirt doesn't even fit him!" And he was right. It didn't. After Ryan was back downstairs, Bryan asked me, "How did this happen? Remember when they were that little," and pointed to a picture of Ryan and Annie when they were 4 and 2 1/2 respectively. For some reason at that moment, it really hit me. My kids are growing up so fast. My baby isn't really a baby anymore. Ryan is 1/3 of the way to adulthood.

For me it was an eye opening moment. Not that I don't think that they're growing up too quickly on a regular basis, but it was like being hit over the head. As a mom I worry so much--am I teaching them the right things, am I helping them develop a testimony of their savior Jesus Christ, am I helping them understand the importance of kindness and honesty and work and family...the list could go on forever.

The one thing I am confident in is that my children know how much we love them. I tell them that every single day, often multiple times a day. I want them to have no doubts that regardless of the things they do and the decisions they make, their dad and I love them unconditionally. Yes, sometimes we might be disappointed. But it doesn't change our love for them. And it never will.

I will keep doing my very best on all of the other stuff. But in the interim, I will hope that my love is enough.

The Bravest Girl I Know

Most of you know that our sweet Annie has had her share of medical issues. Never anything life threatening, but plenty to keep us worried. Earlier this year she had an endoscopy and from that we received some unexpected biopsy results that indicated her problems might be more serious. Specifically there were some indicators present that can indicate Crohn's Disease or colitis. Over the past few months she has had lots of tests and while we were able to rule out a number of other things, all of the tests for Crohn's and colitis were inconclusive. Her weight gain had stalled out over the last nine or so months so her GI doctor decided a colonoscopy was in order.

When we first told her what was happening about a week before the procedure we finished by asking her if she was scared. Her response? "No, I just want Dr. Montes to figure out why I can't gain any pounds." OK then.

On the way to the hospital she was pretty quiet. Bryan asked if she was worried or scared and she simply replied no. Once we arrived she got changed into the hospital PJ's, watched Super Why in our waiting room and then went out to the area filled with toys and played. She and Bryan played air hockey, and she found a little bike thing that she rode around until it was time to talk to the anesthesiologist. The whole time she was calm and mellow, like she was an old pro. One thing I love about Phoenix Children's is that they allow the parents to go back to the procedure room and stay until the patient falls asleep. We told her good bye, kissed her on the forehead, she fell asleep and that was that.

In recovery Annie kept asking when she could go home. She drank some apple juice and a little later they released us. She fell asleep on the way home but by two hours after the procedure you never would have known that anything unusual had happened that day.

That day the doctor told us everything had looked good, that he saw no signs of Crohn's and that he expected the biopsies to come back normal. Today he called and confirmed that all of her results were normal. There are no words to express how relieved I am. She will know go on an appetite stimulant and see how that works. Our fingers are crossed that its effective

Why I Will Never Have Plastic Surgery

It wasn’t that long ago that plastic surgery was something reserved for celebrities and the very wealthy. Today, however cosmetic procedures seem to be the equivalent of a participation trophy for middle class women.

I know more women than I can count who have had plastic surgery. Don’t get me wrong—most of these women look great. And my aversion to plastic surgery is not because it wouldn’t benefit me—I’ve had three kids, I weigh 35 pounds more than I did in high school and I have more stretch marks than a shar-pei puppy has wrinkles.

But here’s the thing—I have a daughter. I don’t want her to grow up thinking that her body is the be-all end-all of her existence. I grew up with a mother who was always on some fad diet and a grandmother who was bulimic until she died weighing less than 75 pounds. I’ve experienced firsthand the effect of that example. I have spent more time, energy and money trying to get the scale to convey some magic number that I have conjured up in my head than I have on many other worthy pursuits. When I think about it, it brings me to tears.  And I want more for my daughter.

A few months ago I was chatting with a gentleman as we watched our kids in swim lessons. He mentioned that his wife was going to have a “mommy makeover.” It made me wonder, when as a society did we decide that beauty involves erasing all signs of bringing children into this world? Why are we not cherishing the bodies that made us mothers and wearing those battle scars proudly? Why are we so obsessed with looking good in a bikini that we are literally willing to risk our lives? (You may think I am being dramatic, but there are plenty of deaths each year that result from cosmetic procedures).

I want to raise a daughter who learns to identify her talents and discover what she has to offer the world. I want her to learn to incorporate healthy eating and regular exercise into her daily life without obsessing over every calorie that passes her lips. I want her to cherish the body that God has given her, not because it’s perfect, but because it’s hers.

So while I can pretty much guarantee that you’re never going to see me in a bikini, I’m OK with that. My body has given me gifts far greater than I could have ever imagined. And for me, that’s enough.

Back to School Teacher Gift

This year I wanted to send a little Back to School gift to each of the kids' teachers. I looked on Pinterest for ideas and while I found some stuff that was clever, it wasn't particularly useful. So I decided I needed to come up with something on my own.

I decided on a Back to School Survival Kit. I put all of the items in cute little gift bags I found at Target, and personalized the tags for each of their teachers.

Here's what's on the tags:

Mrs. XXX's Back to School Survival Kit

Post-its: for all the things you have to remember
Binder Clips: to keep it all together
Chocolate: because chocolate makes EVERYTHING better!
Hand Cream: to negate the effects of all that hand sanitizer
Starbucks: caffeine to help keep you going (I included a $5 Starbucks gift card)
Lemonade: something to make if your day gives you lemons (I included a box of packets of Crystal Light lemonade)

I was happy with the end result and the teachers seemed to like it, so I'm calling it a success!

Back to School!

It's hard to believe our summer is over, but last week the kiddos headed back to school. Yeah, it's early, but really, how much can you do when it's 110 degrees outside?

Here they are all spiffed up for their first day back: 

Ryan, First Day of First Grade

Annie, First Day of Preschool

(her third and last year of preschool!)

Couldn't leave out the little guy! I'm sure he will enjoy having some time each day with Mama all to himself!

Our Summer, Part 1

So we Colby's have been thoroughly enjoying summer vacation! The kiddos only get 8 weeks off, which I don't really mind because they don't have time to get bored, and what are we going to do when it's 110 degrees outside anyway?

Here's a little peek at our summer so far:

Disneyland, getting ready to ride the canoes. Somehow in my gazillion trips to Disneyland I had NEVER done this before. We had a blast.

Annie before her dance recital. She had been literally been counting down for months!

 

Eric's first birthday. Boy did he love the cake!

 

 

Bryan on the water slide we rented for Eric's birthday party. Everyone LOVED this thing--it was FAST and so much fun! Apparently after 8 1/2 years I have officially succumbed to the Colby family motto that anything worth doing is worth overdoing!

We have also had lots of fun swimming with friends and Ryan just finished a week of golf camp.

Still to come: Science Camp for both of the big kids, Gymnastics Camp for Annie, Ryan's birthday party and a trip to Tehachapi to celebrate the 4th of July!

Plans for 2013

I have an aversion to the word "resolutions" but I'm big on goals, so here's a quick overview of some of the things I hope to accomplish in the coming year:

FAMILY
~Be more consistent with daily scripture study and Family Home Evening
~Say yes to my kids as much as possible. I'm not going to allow them to jump off the roof or anything, but I've found that I say no a lot, and I don't think that's a positive thing. If Annie wants to wear her Rapunzel dress up dress to Costco or Ryan wants to build a fort in the loft, I need to let them.
~Have occasional one-on-one "dates" with Ryan and Annie. I think they are at an age where they can appreciate time alone with Mom and Dad.
~Eat out less and eat natural, one ingredient foods (i.e. chicken, broccoli) more
~Go to Disneyland at least once a month (we bought annual passes for Christmas, so we want to get our money's worth!)

HOME
~Organize the garage
~Window treatments for all the downstairs windows
~Get a pool!

PERSONAL
~Eat less carbs and more fruit and veggies
~Exercise at least 3X/week
~Read the entire Book of Mormon

QUILTS
Make or finish the following quilts:
~Giraffe quilt for Eric
~Floral strip quilt
~Postage stamp quilt
~Quilt for Grandma Shirley
~Quilt for Alex and Bronson
~Halloween quilt
~Christmas quilt for our good friends

2012 in Review

So it's pretty obvious that I'm not so good at updating the blog these days, so here is a rundown of our 2012:

JANUARY was a pretty low key month.

FEBRUARY was spent finishing our preparations to move. Packing, ordering new furniture, all that kind of stuff. That month Annie also had a GI doctor's appointment and we found out she was in the 50th percentile for weight, a HUGE accomplishment given her earlier difficulties.

MARCH brought our much anticipated move. We LOVE our new house, our new ward and our new neighborhood.

APRIL brought a change of schools for Annie. Kind of tough, she loved her teacher at Ashland Ranch but she made it through.

MAY brought us the arrival of our sweet baby boy Eric. He is the happiest, sweetest, easiest baby on the planet. We feel so blessed that he is part of our family!

JUNE brought the adjustment to a new baby (which was really a piece of cake!), and a visit from my parents to help with the madness.

JULY was a big month for Ryan. On the 1st he turned 5. We celebrated at Bounce U with lots of his friends. Later in the month he started Kindergarten at CTA Independence. He LOVES school and has an incredible teacher.

AUGUST was by 35th birthday which we celebrated with a night at the Ritz Carlton and dinner at The Melting Pot with our good friends Rachel and Ryan. We also took a trip to Tehachapi for my parents baptism.

SEPTEMBER was another low key month. We like those every once in a while.

OCTOBER was our annual trip to Newport Coast. We went to Disneyland and Sea World and celebrated Bryan's birthday. Bryan's parents joined us for part of the week which was a fun treat.

NOVEMBER was Annie's 4th birthday. We celebrated with a trip to Disneyland and California Adventure. She had lunch at Ariel's Grotto where she got to hobnob with the princesses, which she loved. We spent Thanksgiving at Bryan's parents cabin in Show Low which was lots of fun.

DECEMBER was full of lots of Christmas festivities, including Zoo Lights, the Mesa Temple lights, a ride on the Polar Express, our annual Red and Green Dinner with friends and of course Christmas with Bryan's family. For Christmas we got the family annual passes to Disneyland so a couple of days after Christmas we headed to California for a couple of days. We stayed at a hotel on the property for the first time which was a fun treat and a huge convenience!

Basically we had a very blessed year. I'm so grateful for my sweet little family and all the ways the Lord continues to bless us. Here's to a wonderful 2013!

Eric Mark

So, um, we had a baby. Almost three months ago. And here I am finally posting about it. Eric Mark Colby was born May 29 at 8:23 am. He weighed 7 pounds 6 ounces (just like his brother) and was 19 1/2 inches long (also just like his brother). He is a dream baby. As in he only cries when he's hungry or needs his diaper changed, has never slept less than 4 1/2 hours at night and started sleeping through the night when he was 10 weeks old. I am seriously spoiled. Ryan and Annie were good babies, but Eric is on a completely different plane. He smiles All the time. I am seriously the luckiest Mom ever.

Me, According to My Kids

On Mother's Day, the kids filled out an "All About My Mom" questionaire in Primary. Here's what they had to say.

R Y A N

My mom is 34 years old.
My mom weighs 10 pounds.
My mom's favorite color is blue.
My mom's favorite food is all. (hmm...not sure what this means!)
My mom always says, "I love you!"
My mom cooks the best hot dog. (interesting because we never make hot dogs at home)
My mom's job is dishes.
My mom laughs when I tickle her.
If my mom had time, she would love to play with me.
My mom and I like to play.
My mom really loves flowers.
I LOVE my mom because she gives me  hugs.


A N N I E

My mom is 15 years old.
My mom weighs 100 pounds.
My mom's favorite color is pink.
My mom's favorite food is pancakes.
My mom always says, "choose the right!"
My mom cooks the best toast.
My mom's job is to pick up.
My mom laughs when my brother sings.
If my mom had time, she would love to choose the right.
My mom and I like to eat.
My mom really loves me.
I LOVE my mom because it is a hot day.

Catching Up

So it's been a while since I've posted. OK, OK, a REALLY, REALLY long while. Things have been crazy. Not like everyone else's life is not busy, but we're usually pretty even keel in our life. Things don't change much for us. Usually. But the last 8 months or so have been different. Bryan was recruited and recruited and recruited for a new job, which he finally accepted in July. The job has been a huge blessing and he LOVES it. He still owns his technology consulting company, so he is now a small business owner and a corporate executive. Needless to say he's a little busy. In August we decided to sell our old house and build a new one. It all fell into place beautifully. We sold our house in three days. The buyers rented it back to us until our new house was done in March so we didn't have to move twice. Our realtor was amazing. The new house is in a great neighborhood and we have an amazing ward. In September we found out we were expecting baby number three. We were thrilled. In January we found out it was a boy. I was even more thrilled. In March we moved into our new house. The kids love it. I love it. Bryan loves it. Life is good.

Baby is due in six weeks, on June 2. I am praying that he comes two weeks early. I know he won't but a girl can wish, you know?

Annie is attending a special education class through the public school system for her speech delay. Since September she has made phenomenal strides. Now that she can communicate with words, her insane fits have subsided substantially. She is so much happier, which makes all of us happier, because as we all know, she definitely rules the roost around here.

Ryan is still attending preschool and still loves it. He starts Kindergarten in July which I can't believe. His name was chosen out of a lottery to attend the charter school that I really, really wanted him to go to. I can't wait to watch him continue to grow and progress, though I have to admit it's all happening much too quickly for my liking.

Annie and Ryan started taking swim lessons a few months ago and can now officially swim better than I can. They are awesome. If I get my act together maybe one of these days I'll post a video. Or not. We'll see.

So that's us. I'm going to try to blog more regularly, especially once the little man arrives. I've gotten a bit spoiled by Facebook, but not all of my friends are on Facebook. So I guess that begs the question--does anyone still read this? If you do, leave me a comment. Because maybe if no one does I'll stick to Facebook!

Some Thoughts About Christmas

Before this Christmas season began, I knew I wanted to do things differently. I was afraid we were falling into the trap of Christmas becoming a gift giving free-for-all. Growing up the only religious experience I connected to Christmas was an occasional visit to Midnight Mass with my Grandpa. I don't really remember doing things for others or focusing on the reason for the season, and I want things to be different for my children.

I decided that we would do an advent calendar that had an activity for each day. Some of the activities were fun, like baking cookies or making a craft, some were simple like reading a Christmas book, and others were focused on giving, like picking out gifts for kids on the angel tree or shopping for your sibling. We also spent a descent amount of time talking about the nativity in our front room and why we have Christmas.

As a result, it's not even Christmas yet, but I feel like we've had a great holiday. We didn't go overboard buying gifts for the kids. The kids learned about the joy of giving to others and made some new connections between Christmas and our savior. Overall I think we're on the right path and I couldn't be happier.

Our family wishes you a very Merry Christmas. We hope you take a moment this season to ponder the greatest gift of all, that of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Soccer Saturdays Begin!

Ryan recently started playing his first season of AYSO soccer. He's not a real competitive kid, but he loves the kids on his team and running around after the ball. We now spend a portion of all our Saturdays at Crossroads Park for his games, and I have to admit, it's really fun. The kids at this age are so entertaining--they have such a good time and sometimes they really make you laugh! His team, the Sharks, plays pretty well and most importantly he's having fun and learning how to be part of a team.

(These pictures we're taken during his first game)

Dancing Queen

The first week of August Annie started taking her first dance class. It's a combination tap/ballet class and she LOVES it! She loves the cute little outfits, the tap shoes, the props--pretty much everything about it! It is fun to watch her get so excited about something at such a young age. This picture was taken of her on the morning before her first class. And yes, she always looks this cute.

Quilts for My Cousins

This summer I've been doing my share of quilting, and I LOVE how both of these came out!

The first one is a Dr. Seuss quilt that I made for my cousin Tara's little boy Jackson. His room is done in Dr. Seuss and I had some Seuss fabric so I thought I'd see what I could come up with. The result is my favorite of all the quilts I've made so far. I added some fun details like quilting a star in each of the pieced squares and I think it came out darling.

The second one is a simple tumbler quilt that I made for my cousin Kayce who is having her first baby this fall. I love all the fabrics together, and this was the first time I did a pieced backing which I think really adds something.

Now I'm working on a fun transportation quilt for Ryan. It's going to be a twin size, the largest I've attempted so far, and I can't wait to get it finished.

Happy Birthday, Ryan!

Opening presents on his birthday morning

Checking out his new legos

Birthday King!

More presents!

All of his birthday party friends. This is the best one we got--I guess that's what happens when you have a group of 4 year olds!

Obviously I'm a little late in posting this, but on July 1 Ryan celebrated his 4th birthday! He actually had an entire birthday week celebration that included a special shopping trip and dinner with his grandparents, lunch with Daddy, multiple nights that included ice cream and of course a big party with all of his friends at Bounce U.

I say this every year, but I can't believe my baby boy is four! He is an amazing little boy and we feel so blessed to have him as part of our family. Here are a few things about Ryan;

~He is extremely kind. When his sister is upset about something (which is often) he always tries to figure out what she wants or tries to comfort her.

~He has a great vocabulary of big words, all of which he uses correctly.

~He loves school and homework. Each month his preschool teacher sends home an optional homework packet and he insists on doing the whole thing the very first day. Every time.

~He loves video games--Super Mario Brothers is a favorite on Wii and his DS.

~He loves mint & chip ice cream, In & Out cheeseburgers, broccoli and rootbeer.

~He is a wonderful helper around the house.

~He is very thoughtful.

~He loves to laugh.

Happy Birthday, Ryan Taft! We love you so, so much!!!

Scrap-tastic!

When I started quilting about a year ago, one of my concerns was where in the world I was going to store my quilting stuff. I don't have an extra room or even a specific area of my house that I can devote to sewing. So I decided then that I would limit myself to one big Rubbermaid tub for all of my fabric. So far I've stuck to that, but the tub is getting mighty full, so I decided to try to use up some of my scraps.

I made this quilt for my friend Jacqie's new baby girl. I wasn't sure how it was going to turn out because I really like quilts that are systematically laid out. But I ended up loving this --very pink and very fun! Other than the hot pink sashing (which is also the fabric on the back) everything came from my big tub. Hopefully baby Julia will love cuddling up with it!

Myrtle Beach

Back at the beginning of May we spent a week in Myrtle Beach, SC. We planned this trip about a year ago, because even though we are close to the lovely beaches of California, I like to visit new places.

My parents came along with us which was a nice treat for everyone. The kiddos sure loved having Grammy and Papa around.

Anyway, I was a little nervous about how the kids would do on such a long flight. But not to worry, they were awesome. On each of the Phoenix/Atlanta legs, Annie had a few minutes of crying right before she fell asleep. Like, 3 minutes max. (Of course during those three minutes we got lots of rude looks from cranky old ladies. But I behaved myself and didn't say anything!)

The place we stayed was amazing--right on the beach with great pools and fun stuff for the kiddos to do. And Myrtle Beach itself was fantastic--it's definitely a tourist town, but it's very family oriented. I've never seen so many miniature golf courses in my whole life!

This was the first vacation we've taken that I can remember where I didn't feel like we needed a vacation to recover from our vacation. We did lots of relaxing, sleeping in and lounging. It was perfect! Now that we've been back a while, I'm even happier that we took the trip when we did. A week after we got home Bryan took a position as CIO with two companies that are merging, 3 days a week. Of course he's also still running his business, so we are currently in week 5 of 12-14 hour days and then doing more work when he finally gets home!

Anyway, here are a few hightlighs of our trip:

Aboard the USS North Carolina

Annie while swimming. What a cutie!

Ryan's favorite evening activity--laying on the back of the couch, playing Super Mario Brothers on the DS!

Ryan & Annie on the USS North Carolina

Bryan and the kiddos

The kids on our way home. Don't you love their shirts?

The view from our room

Grandma Betty Turns 85!

Earlier this month, Bryan's grandmother celebrated her 85th birthday. Bryan's mom decided to throw a big party and invited family from all around. Bryan's cousins from Vegas, his sisters from Oregon and Texas, and grandma's sister from Montana all made it down for the big celebration. We had an absolute blast and thoroughly enjoyed visiting with everyone, especially the crew from Vegas. Fun times!

Ryan and Annie with Aunt Melissa

A Coke and a Smile!

Four Generations