Allie’s first visit to Disney World. We did it up right with a six night package, February 6-12, visiting all the (then-extant) parks. We felt it appropriate that Allie’s first big trip, now that she was a full four-and-a-half years old, should be to Disney World. After all, we had spent her entire lifetime inundating …
Welcome the 21st century! Back before Allie and Maddie were born, we spent several New Year’s Eves with the Harders at which Larry and I would fantasize (quite seriously, at the time) about where to celebrate New Year’s for the new millennium. As I recall, our conclusion was that the coolest place would be Sydney, …
July started once again with Christine’s 5th birthday party at Patti’s. Followed by Maddie’s 4th party in the Harders’ backyard in Baltimore. We have a discrepancy here because we also went to a summer birthday party which Barb also thought was for Maddie at the Harder’s house. I’m not so sure, but haven’t figured out …
Our New Year’s girl at home, ready to party like it’s 1999! We don’t have any other photos so I suspect the was a New Year’s Eve spent at home with Dick Clark rockin’ the countdown on TV. Barb notes this is a nightgown that Grandmom made Allie. Grandmom was especially proud of the smocking …
We had another beach weekend at Ocean City with the Harders. I’m pretty sure this was the July 4th weekend. We stayed at The Plaza again and watched the fireworks at Ocean City’s Northside Park. Allie and I were getting much better at building sandcastles. This one was one of our best. I also loved …
We ventured down to Riviera Beach in mid-January to celebrate Dad’s 80th birthday with a luncheon cruise on Lake Worth. This was one of the few times we got all the family together, including Len, proving that Len met Allie (though there is no direct evidence that Sue was there). Allie was by now in …
For the sake of balancing the number of photos, the First Half of 1997 post goes through July and we pick up here with August. We began August with a little pool party with Kristen and Sara (and Joe) in our erstwhile pool in our backyard. Allie video, August 9, 1997, Girls in pool (4:36).Everyone …
Dayva’s fourth birthday party was at her house and featured Barney, the big purple dinosaur. Dayva was born on December 28, so I’m not sure if this party was on that date or in January of 1997, but I’m putting it here in January. The Franks were very committed to the theme. I’m not sure …
The second half of 1996 we started to venture a little further afield and got ready to leave the Davidge house. Allie started walking and doing lots of other interesting (to us) things. July 1, 1996, In the Crib (4:38).Greeting a new day with Allie in her crib. Patti and Lee hosted a July 4 …
Working my way into items I had on my shelves in November of 2019, I came across a bag of photos, articles and items that Mom had collected and gave to me before she passed away. I assiduously stuffed them onto a shelf near other old photos. As I started going through them for this …