Birthday at Borders with my Best Babygirl

We are at Border bookstore in Naples, FL, celebrating my birthday by buying things for Kellan!! LOL Though Jessica claims every trip shopping we take that starts out for her or me, or Kellan ends up with me shopping for Amelia or Hadley....or Jack!! LOL Thus, the beginning and the end....

This is our fuzzy little picture taken by a poor man we literally grabbed as he walked by. (You know how that goes, Martha and Lynn! :]) He must have been beside himself or shaken from the sight of us!!! Anyway, it's Jessica and Mom in front of our stacks of books for Kellan's future library...only hardback, first editions will do for the heir of Grammies library!! We have the series' of Eragon, Peter Pan, and others to sort through before we leave. I suppose I shouldn't be ranting about the poor man we grabbed off the bookshop floor, because my focus issues with the camera are also glaring here. We found the most precious girl to help us: Solangel is her name! Can you believe it!!? Jessica and I wanted to adopt her. We thought she was surely our gift from God for the day. She helped find this perfectly gorgeous illustrated volume of Peter Pan for Jess.
Speaking of Kellan John Magill. Here is his first 3-D picture! It's still "fuzzy"...but welcome to the Club, Kellan! LOL He has hands, feet and the imbilical cord are all up around his head in this picture. Since this was taken, they've made new images and he's moved, grown more...no more imbilical necklace, bigger feet, longer legs, longer fingers and lots of yawning going on!! Isn't he cute? We didn't have the benefit of these 3-D sonagrams in my day!! Jessica is expecting him via C-section the first week of July. I'm about to hyperventilate!!

Grammie Debi waving to granddaughter, Amelia, in NYC. She's a new big sister! Grammie is sending her the magnetic paperdoll and the Fancy Nancy doll and book you see behind. Here's one of her latest pictures and one of her new baby sister, Ella Pearl. Amelia's not quite sure yet if it's great fun to share her daddy. She adores Daddy.

Here is my darling Amelia (in the center) dressed to play "Wendy" in her school's play of "Peter Pan" this Winter. She was so happy. Remember?
And, our latest precious addition....little Ella (Blue) Pearl born on May 2nd. She's so sweet!! I nicknamed her "Ella Blue" because my son is an investment banker by day and a blues band leader and song-writer by night! :] He'll surely be writing and singing songs about her as he's done about Amelia and Jessica! Jessica is his favorite sister...she's his only sister...but that doesn't matter!! :) Anything the boys want me to know; they first call and tell Jess!
My son, Frank, Amelia's Daddy...opening a surprise package from Grammie Debi. See how she loves girly things?
My darling (2 years old this month) granddaughter, Hadley. She's the little one who loves flowers and being outside with nature. Before she could walk, we'd have to help her tiptoe outside to touch the pretty flowers. Inside she loves singing, dancing, and playing with her trucks! LOL I've always called her my "little squirrel" she's so bright and beautiful. And, a new picture of my precious grandson, Jack Gardner Duncan II, with his grandad, Charlie. Jack is always smiling and sweet like this. He's a heartbreaker!! Such and kind and adorable baby! I wish I could just kiss him all over! I think of him and all of my grandchildren all the time.

Well, somehow this birthday of mine got to be all about my grandchildren. That's really what has become most important to me. I love all of my children: Frank, Jon, Jessica, Jason, and David. Their wives and husband: Coco, Kevin, Adrien and Adrianne. And, I'm just insane about my precious grands! That's my life at 58!

I hope all of your lives are as joyful and fulfilled as mine is at this time of my life. God bless you each as He has blessed me. I live in paradise, in a beautiful home filled with books and stitching treasures, have great friends, a husband who loves me and fusses with me, children who love and are kind to me, and grandchildren I can spoil. I'm a happy camper!!

Hugs,

Deb

PS: More about my fun and funny birthday tomorrow!!! LOL