Marina's Bat Mitzvah - Oy

My sister Linda and I and worked hard to make some cool decorations for Marina's tables.  The theme...NEON!  It was sooo Marina.

Marina wow'd her "audience" at her Bat Mitzvah.  Dressed in a black dress over black skinny jeans and black hightops.  Only she could pull that off!

Mimi the Bat Mitzvah Girl

        Susie and Brother Harlan

Molly had some bonding time with cousin Rhoda Nadel, from North Carolina.

Zoo with Mr. Mitchell's Media Class - Who are the real animals?

I chaperoned the 7th grade Media Class trip to the LA Zoo.  It was a wild day!  Lots of animals, lots of 7th graders.  Wait, that is redundant.  Lots of fun!

Halloween with a Mouse!

No Halloween is complete without a rodent - Mickey and Friends.

So we went with our friends, Diana and Jessica for a day at Disneyland.

Pumpkin Critters...oh my.

Take this you Buzz Lightyear villians.  

Molly soooo beat me at this moving game!

Jessica and Diana enjoy the Jungle Cruise.

Molly, Jessica and  a new friend.

First Day of School - 7th Grade / Luther Middle School

Wow - the first day of school, back in So. Cal.  Molly and friend Alana in their skinny jeans.  A quick picture before walking down the street to school.

No Molly, you can't take the rat to school...no matter how much you beg.

Max wants to go to school too!

Carolina Beach - Cousins Galore

Right before leaving North Carolina for Southern California, I took my nieces and cousin Tracy and Molly to the Carolina Beach.  Very beautiful and only one block from the beach house we rented.  It was so fun!

Molly the Beach Bunny.

Oh, they are soooo cute when they are sleeping!

Molly's cousins from Arizona - Marina and Katy

Happy 12th Birthday Molly!

My time has flown.  It seems only yesterday Molly was 11 years old...well, perhaps only a few days ago.  On July 22nd Molly turned 12.  Today we had a bowling party with friends and family.  It was so very fun!  Attending were:  the Powell Girls - Carrie and Gwendie, Alex our Neighbor, Kendall a friend from Molly's school and the fabulous cousins -- Nancy, Tracy, Rhoda (AKA "Lady") and Lenny (AKA "Grand-dad").  Way too fun!

After some thrilling bowling, it was time to party, party, party.  We had pizza, cake and soda, and then Molly opened the great presents.

A Visit with East Coast Mickey!

Florida is so close to North Carolina, so we decided to be wild and crazy and have a weekend outing to Walt Disney World with our lovely cousin Tracy Walsh.

We went to Walt Disney World, Typhoon Lagoon (got rained out...but I got a rain check - gotta sell that on e-bay!), and Hollywood/Disney Studio Tour.

It was a fun-filled escape and

 great to have time with Tracy.