Odd Todd

Todd has a wonderful sense of humor.
He enjoys life.....

Uh... well .. so far this is the closest he has

come to 'hunting'.

And it was a birthday gift.

He likes suits, and dressing up!

Todd is an amazing older brother.

He finds a way to find time to spend with Bear.
Todd appreciates the 'big trucks',
but understand the costs. LOL

He has a thing for HEAD GEAR.

He is an always willing taste tester for me!

Todd has a heart to SHARE JESUS.

He finds ways to do it, too.

Todd

Todd can HOLD the viola.

(and borrow his brother's hat)

He has wonderful taste in music that honors GOD.

He can run a sound booth at church.

He can play one song on the piano,

but that is the extent of his instrument playing!

What happens when you draw a picture of a target

on a picture of a deer in the local newspaper

and leave it for your younger (sensitive) brother to find in the morning?

Why your mother draws a target,

pins it on you, and sends you outside to wait

for your younger (crying) brother to come out

with your double dog (24) loaded rubber band gun,

and have target practice with you.

Your mother then takes pics of it.

Both boys lived.

Todd and his drills.



Yes, He is my favorite OLDEST child!
Todd and Aimée work hard with the lawn service.
They still find time, and energy to play 'football'
afterwards, with Bear.

Anything seems to become head gear at our house.

(Dad's lunch bag)
Todd..
Our child that came with the perfectly straight teeth.
We are thankful he never saw the orthodontist!
(unlike the other two. LOL)



Todd loves dogs, and beagles are his favorite.
However, after 2 tries to have a dog,
Todd's allergies won.
He learned to enjoy other people's dogs!


His last night as a teenager.
Todd and Aimée have detested the term 'teenager'.
They have heard a lot of talk about the horrors of teens,
how they are 'bad',
or excuses made for teenwho have bad behavior.
We did not experience 'teen' issues with Todd or Aimée.
We are thankful that they have sought to please GOD,
and in doing so, they please their parents!
That is a joy!

Pics of Todd

Aimée, Bear and Todd

ready for church.
Paper bags
have always been a source of entertainment
at our house.


It appears that
POM POMs are also used as HEAD GEAR.


Todd has been fascinated with CHEVROLET since he was 3 years old.
(I wonder if his father had anything to do with that?)

Todd and one of his CIVIL WAR ties

from Aunt Kim.

They are special to him because he likes

CIVIL WAR HISTORY,

but also because Aunt Kim is no longer with us.

She is with the LORD forever more!

The BEAR Cub

How does one describe a 'BEAR'? Our Bear is a blessing and a joy all bundled up into a very unique package. He was born nearly 2 years after we lost our son, Jake. We did not give him the name BEAR....that was all his doing. It started about the time he was 2. People would ask him his name, and he would reply BABY BEAR. We are season pass holders to SEA WORLD, he loved to see the polar bears there. The name has just stuck with us through the years. The dentist reminder card comes with BABY BEAR on it, his doctors all call him Bear. The orthodontist always has a new 'bear' joke for him. There are some people that have given us 'fits' (LOL) over calling him Bear...but for the most part, those that love him see him clearly as BEAR. He doesn't tell anyone his 'legal' name. I really think it is a nice name... but he loves Bear. At the credit union is account is in his initials AJ. That is about as close as you get to calling him by the name on his birth certificate. That is fine with us........... he is our FAVORITE BEAR CUB here!

Bear in his George Washington/pirate get up.
You have to love those dress up days!

What would Todd and Aimée have ever done without

BEAR??

Brothers at the beach.

They tease they are twins, just 12 years apart.

Bear loves COLOR.

Can you imagine SCHOOLING this??

Bear loves theatrics.

Thankfully, all the world may be the stage for him,

but MOMMA holds the key to the trap door!

One of many things I wanted for our children was for them to be close.

I wanted them to sincerely love each other.

They do. I am very thankful!

Even today when the oldest are 23 and nearly 20,

they color coordinate themselves. LOL

Here they are in their 'snakeskin' skirt or shorts.

Bear has been a joy to all of us.

We are thankful GOD choose to bless us

with a

BEAR CUB.

My daughter

(Aimée, me)

We have one daughter, Aimée.

Not our choice to have just one,

but God's choosing.

She has been a delight, a joy, a treasure, and a challenge!

When she was a baby, I smocked her dresses.

I made them to coordinate with mine.

As she got older, I would use the same

fabrics and similar styles for us.

This summer she will turn 20.

We still have closets full of matching outfits.

Sometimes we come out of our rooms wearing the same thing.

On Sundays, we always match...

except for our shoes.

Sometimes we can even do that, though.

I am thankful for Aimée.

About this time 20 years ago, I was pregnant with her

I was told she had

no stomach, no bladder, and only one kidney.

I was told that I could abort her,

that she would not live after birth.

I had 27 ultra sounds during my pregnancy with her.

Thankfully, GOD knows things we do not.

Aimée was born early, a tiny baby, but with all her parts.

Of our children, she is truly the healthiest of them all.

She is a treasure!