Fourth of July was a home grown event this year. We had already been to the beach in North Carolina and were shortly to take off for a cruise to Alaska. Allie made the best of it with a star-spangled dress and a pledge of allegiance. Allie and Barb went to Patti’s for a sleepover, …
Having Betsy, Joe and the girls in Colorado gave us a good reason to go see them and try some skiing. They scouted several ski slopes and recommended Copper Mountain. Betsy enticed us with a postcard and some photos of the Copper Mountain village she took on a January visit with her friends Pat and …
We once again spent July 4 in Ocean City with the Harders. I think we tried out a different condo, but otherwise we were getting into a groove. Traditions included a carryout dinner of ribs the first night (usually from J/R’s, now closed), dinner at a small Italian place we liked (Antipasti, I think), one …
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 …