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December 9 - A present from little Ricky!

One year "Grampy Lloyd" got a wonderful hand made Snoopy ornament from Rick, who was probably somewhere around eight or nine years old at the time. It's one of our favorite ornaments on the tree because we know it was handmade and personalized. It goes in a place of honor every year.
This very day we are happy because Rick has just returned from Afghanistan and his tour of duty is over. We're so happy and grateful that he is back on American soil.  We wish him and Lizzie well as they enter the next chapter of their lives. And we thank
God for them both.

We have been blessed with two amazing young men, Rick and Jeffrey. They are shown below from Christmas 1993 when Rick was 8 and Jeff was 5.
They are both all grown up now but we have memories of all the fun times we had together when we had short periods of time with them for camping, vacationing, playing games, and being entertained by them.
As they make their way through the years ahead, we wish them both the best.
We'll embarrass Jeff with baby pics in a future post. Today we'll highlight Rick since this is his handiwork.
Our first meeting 1985


Rick and Jeff 1993


Clipping from a local paper when Rick won recycling poster contest

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