Happy Birthday Dee!

Can't believe how the time flies - I remember the day my sister, Dee - Denise - was born! I was just 3 years and 3 1/2 months old - but remember it clearly! Dad was downtown working so a neighbor took mom to the hospital - I was taking my nap so the neighbor's wife was listening for me. When I woke she took me down the street to where Grandma BeeBee was living with Uncle David, Linda, Buzzy and Dickie (who now go by the names of Ralph and Richard). I sat out on the side walk and didn't move the rest of the afternoon until dad came to get me - I had wet my pants and if I moved then someone would know! Anyway, dad came to get me to let me know that I had a baby sister!

And now she is a little older :-) and I am still excited and honored to have her as my sister!

Love you Dee, don't work so hard, but mostly....

...Enjoy Life!

Karla and Russ

Happy Birthday Sydney!

These are Sydney's 1 year pictures. What a beautiful girl - and so very loved! Wonderful things do happen on September 11!

Enjoy life!

Russ & Karla

Sydney is almost 1!

While Sydney will not be officially 1 until September 11, she was honored today with a birthday celebration! She had all of her cousins (Daniel, Alison, Megan & Karsten) in attendance along with all her aunts and uncles (Uncle Rich & Aunt Jen, Aunt Kim & Uncle Dave, Uncle Steve & Aunt Noelle, Aunt Kari & Uncle Rich) - and of course Grandma & Grandpa Garon and Grandma & Grandpa Patterson.

Aunt Noelle made Sydney a special cake with no dairy products so she could enjoy cake on her special day!

Sydney has some beautiful 1 year pictures - will post them on her birthday!

Russ and I are truly blessed with wonderful children (all "8" of them!) and now with 3 absolutely beautiful grandchildren, Megan, Sydney and Karsten. Our love for our great family grows more each day!

Enjoy life!

Russ & Karla

Happy 50th Anniversary!

Joe & Rita Ponticelli


1956 - 2006 = 50 very fast moving years!

Pam & Mark and Kevin & Mari, along with Michele, Jessica, Derek, Tyler & Trevor, planned a beautiful 50th anniversary for Aunt Rita and Uncle Joe.

The festivities included a video slide show - fun to see all the "very much young-er" photos of Aunt Retha and Uncle Joe along with many of the family and friends too. The slide show was followed by a poem read by the family explaining how things were in 1956.

We were served a delicious dinner followed by cake and ice cream. We were all honored to be able to celebrate this great occasion.

Enjoy life!

Russ and Karla