My Fay, Ward and Joyce Babies

A few updated photos of the five of the kids!

2011-10-07T20:18:00.008-04:00

William Paul Ward

2011-01-19T15:50:00.001-05:00

Once again, I am playing catch up. The newest addition to our family arrived just about a year ago on January 24, 2010. William Paul Ward. He has been a wonderful addition! The most pleasant baby ever and oh so cute. This weekend we will be celebrating the joyous occasion of his first birthday. I promise to have photos to follow.

Catch up to December

2009-12-26T18:50:00.005-05:00

Since last written so much has gone on. Nolan turned three and we had a great Halloween.
Another wonderful holiday season was spent together. Right after Thanksgiving we went on our annual trip to Aruba. It was just beautiful and the island was getting ready for Christmas and Sintaclaus Day. The decorations were lovely and the beach was even lovelier! When we got home it was the made dash to get ready for Christmas. The day after we got home we went to the IBEW Christmas party followed soon after by the Polar Express. Tiger and I were then off to CT for the Second District's Annual Christmas party at Water's Edge. As always that was a great time. We then celebrated with dinner on different nights with friends and family all the while stopping whenever we could to get to a mall to shop!
Camille turned 9 at the end of November but since some of us were away we all celebrated in December at a mani/pedi party. Such fun.
Then the real rush began.....Christmas Eve we all went to Mass together and then back to our home for pizza and birthday cake for baby Jesus. Christmas Day we went to Andrea's house and had a nice Italian Christmas dinner. Of course we all went to see Nana at Briarwood for dessert. I brought her samples of all our food. She said it was good, but not as good as she made it! lol
I wish that we had a day to relax but still on the go until after the New Year and speaking of New Year...All of the Wards, Fays and Joyces want to wish our family and friends a wonderful New Year and hope that 2010 is filled with peace, happiness, health and joy! We are awaiting the birth of our fifth grandchild and can't wait to hold him in January 2010!

Dancing girl

2009-09-30T07:55:00.002-04:00

Charlotte has just started to take dance class. Here she is wearing one of Aunty EE's old costumes. Nana and Charlotte spent a wonderful afternoon dancing to many Disney songs. I got a kick out of these shots. She knows how to shake it!

Catch Up

2009-08-25T09:04:00.017-04:00

Since I haven't posted anything since April.....I thought that I would play catch up and post photos from, First Penance, Mother's Day, Louis's 6th birthday, Camille's First Holy Communion, Charlotte's 3rd birthday, Fourth of July on the Cape, many, many beach days....our wonderful 40th Anniversary celebration and my.....60th birthday. The Cape photos include each family's vacation week....of course it includes a photo of Camille at Ghelfi's! I also included our trip to Ireland and my birthday in Chicago atop the Sears Tower. There are a few random shots that might make you smile. Hope you enjoy these photos as much as I enjoyed taking them.

Big Nana is 90!

2009-04-15T15:05:00.004-04:00

Big Nana Is Ninety!!

April 9th was a day to celebrate. Big Nana turned 90 years old. A wonderful party was held for her at Briarwood. She enjoyed all the well wishes that the staff gave to her and also loved having her wonderful nieces, Sandy and Nina, and of course her nephew Tony join me to celebrate this occasion with her.
Later that day Elise, Nolan and Paul, on the way home from work, came to give her birthday kisses. The next day Andrea and her gang came in to continue the fun.
Of course on Easter, at Lauren and Paul's home, we celebrated again with all her grand and great grandchildren around her as well as her favorite, her son in law, Paul!
She looks wonderful for her age and we continue to wish her good health and a lot of happiness in life.
The Fay, Ward and Joyce Babies were very happy to sing to their wonderful Big Nana!

Basketball Star!

2009-04-15T14:47:00.002-04:00

Camille played on a youth basketball team all spring. She loved the game and proved to be great at it. During one very close game she scored the winning points with only seconds to go in the game. I guess she not only is a fabulous dancer but great at sports too.
High Five to Camille and all her team mates.

Love the one with the tongue out! It was a long game that was played hard and she was exhausted!

Dora the Explorer

2009-04-15T14:40:00.002-04:00

Dora the Explorer!!

These photos might look like they are staring little Christmas Elves but actually the children were visiting Dora the Explorer the Saturday before Easter! After a nice lunch with Camille and Louis, Nolan met Charlotte at the Natick Collection to have some fun with Dora the Explorer. Both of the children loved Dora and were not afraid. Dora was just wonderful to the kids. We would have loved to win tickets to see the live show but that didn't happen.

Both Charlotte and Nolan had a blast as their Mommies chased them through the FAO Swartz section of Macy's. Can't wait for the next live appearance of one of the children's heros!

Mangia!!

2009-04-15T14:33:00.002-04:00

Mangia

Nana Lue Lue is teaching Nolan to speak Italian. He is into "Mangia, Mangia" when he is eating his Pastina or as he calls it, Star Soup!

We are going to try to change the menu because "Star Soup" is getting a bit OLD! lol

Nolan

2009-03-02T16:15:00.003-05:00

Over the weekend, Elise, Nolan and I went to the Cape for a little R and R while Papa painted at home. I couldn't resist snapping a few photos of Nolan in the tubby, playing with his toys and while having fun when we were out to eat.

Christmas 2008

2009-01-01T18:34:00.005-05:00

Christmas was once again just WONDERFUL! There is nothing like the magic of Christmas through a child's eyes and we are blessed to have four sets of beautiful eyes that have made our holiday more wonderful than ever. We celebrated Christmas with Lauren, Paul and Charlotte a few days early because the Smiths were lucky to have them spend Christmas Day with them in PA. Our early celebration was great and it just made the festivities of the holiday stretch out a little more by starting a few days early. Charlotte was thrilled with all the fun things that she got for her kitchen. She can now cook for us with her new stainless steel pans and serve us our dinner with her lovely dinnerware set! She loved her Cinderella DVD and her ballerina outfit as well as all of her other fun toys.
Christmas Eve started out as usual, 4 p.m. Mass at St. Joseph's Church in Needham. We lucked out because Fr. McGann wasn't as long winded as usual and Mass was just a bit over an hour long. That still is a long time for four little excited kids to sit still so we all made trips to the "cry room", the "ramp", and chatted with anyone that would chat with the kids!
Then it was back to Nana LueLue and Papa Tiger's house for fish and homemade pizza. We all ate way too much but that is part of the holiday. Nolan couldn't believe all the Thomas the Train toys that he got! He was one happy little guy. He sang Jingle Bells for everyone and really seemed to get the idea of what was going on. Camille was thrilled with all of her Calico Critters Families and furnishings. Lou was happy that his sister got them too because they both enjoy playing with them. Louis was just great and he loved everything! He got books, and Lincoln logs and a pop up fire station among many other fun things.
The next day we were at Andrea and David's for a wonderful Christmas Day. As always Andrea's house looked so beautiful and Christmasie. The tree was gorgeous. The kids were so excited. A Calico Critters Doll House arrived via Santa so Camille was so, so happy. Louis was all about Star Wars! Big Nana got to see the new house for the first time and she loved being with all of us for such a wonderful day. She did just great and seems to be adjusting more and more to her new surroundings.
Papa and Nana loved having all our children and grandchildren around us for such a happy, holy holiday. We have to remember what this holiday is about, not Santa and the toys but about having family with us and celebrating the birth of our Savior.
We hope that all our friends and family enjoyed their holidays as much as we did.

More Of The Same!

2008-12-14T18:21:00.007-05:00

Happy to be on Santa's lap!!

The babies are not too sure about this guy!

IBEW 103 Christmas Party

2008-12-14T18:09:00.003-05:00

Hope you enjoy the photos from this year's IBEW Christmas Party. We all got ready in Falmouth and then took the trip to Dorchester to visit with Santa. Some of us were happier than others to sit on Santa's lap and tell him if we had been naughty or nice.

This wonderful party has been a tradition for a few years with our grandchildren but many years ago it was a regular holiday event for our children. It is so much fun to now see their children enjoy the party as much as they did when they were small.
The union does a great job every year and we hope to go to many, many more in future years.

Falmouth Christmas Stroll and Tree Lighting

2008-12-14T17:44:00.005-05:00

Don't make me look at Santa!!!

Our light up butterflies!!

Camille and Uncle Paul

Nolan and Louis with their light sabers.

A few too many Santas!

A Christmas Pole!!

Charlotte with her butterfly.

A doggie and the kids.

The whole gang!
MERRY CHRISTMAS !!!!!!!!!!

Another wondeful weekend in Falmouth during December. The family got together to celebrate the Christmas Tree lighting of 2008 and the Falmouth Main Street Stroll.
The kids had a blast and the weather on Saturday night was perfect.
We saw the beautiful "pole" lit up, listened to the Christmas Carolers, checked out all of the displays and of course topped it off with an ice cream from Ghelfi's!
The stroll down Main Street was Christmas Card perfect. All the stores were so beautifully decorated.
Camille and Charlotte were very happy with their light up butterflies, and Louis and Nolan loved their light sabers. Louis was happy to watch Nolan receive his first one and add number 5 to his collection of sabers.

Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Birthday to Camille

2008-12-14T17:32:00.002-05:00

Nolan in a great hat that Charlotte made at day care.

Charlotte, Camille and Louis, Thanksgiving 2008

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving celebration at Lauren and Paul's beautiful home.

Will and Hudie did a great job doing most of the cooking. The turkey was purchased at a local farm nearby Lauren and Paul's home. It was cooked to perfection as were all the great desserts and birthday cake.
Charlotte enjoyed eating her cousin Camille's cake. We all couldn't believe that Camille was eight years old! She is growing up so fast.
Big Nana joined us and was just wonderful. She enjoyed the food, the children and the warm welcome from her family and Lauren's parents.

Happy Birthday Papa

2008-11-16T20:48:00.000-05:00

Louis and Nana baked a wonderful train cake for Papa for his birthday. Louis did most of the work, he even cracked the eggs himself! Papa was so surprised to see that it was a train because we fooled him and told him that it was a dinosaur cake to trick him. We didn't put much frosting on the chocolate cake but we had plenty of butter cream to add if you wanted. Also, vanilla and mint chocolate chip ice cream.

Of course this delicious dessert was after a nice family dinner together at Nana and Papa's house.

I wish I got a photo of Louis's beautiful face, like I did of the other kids, but he was so busy singing to his Papa that I only got the back of his head!

Elmo and his friend Nolan

2008-11-16T20:46:00.000-05:00

OK....so, maybe a visit to Elmo wasn't the best idea that I have had.

Halloween

2008-11-16T20:31:00.000-05:00

A few photos of Halloween. Camille was a High School Cheerleader. Charlotte was a princess and Nolan was Superman. I don't have a photo of Louis but he was the best Storm Trooper ever!

Pumpkin Picking

2008-10-16T09:45:00.001-04:00

Pumpkin Picking

On a beautiful autumn day all of "My babies" took a trip to Millis for a great day of pumpkin picking and painting. We had a hay ride that took us out to the pumpkin fields. There the children were able to choose their pumpkins. After a ride back to the barn, they got to paint their pumpkins anyway they wanted. From these photos you will see that they were very intent on designing beautiful pumpkins!

Nolan is Two!!

2008-10-06T07:17:00.001-04:00

Happy Birthday Nolan!!

Happy Birthday Nolan!

It was a wonderful Choo Choo Train Party for Nolan's second birthday.

His cousins and friends were there to share in all the fun.

All the children decorated train cookies and we even got some gymnastic entertainment from them!

Nolan was so happy to have everyone that he loves around him to help him celebrate his special day.

He loved all his presents and thanks everyone for thinking of him.

I hope that he proves that there really isn't any such thing as the

"Terrible Twos"

Happy Birthday!!

2008-10-01T19:49:00.000-04:00

September is a special celebration month for my girls.

We spent last Sunday afternoon celebrating Andrea's and Elise's birthdays.

We had a great dinner and delicious red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting.

Nolan was in love with the cupcakes and tried and tried to eat them as fast as he could. He decided that just dropping his little mouth right onto the cupcake was a good plan of attack.

All the grandchildren were great and sang happy birthday to both EE and E ah.

Happiness and health to both of the girls and we all wish them many more wonderful years.

Aruba

2008-09-24T14:55:00.000-04:00

Love letters in the sand

Another wonderful trip to Aruba. This time Nolan got to see it with his own eyes. Last time he was there he was in his mommy's belly! Nolan loved the iguanas and was pointing them out to everyone. The Lazy River was wonderful to just relax and enjoy the sites.

A BIG SMILE

2008-09-09T10:39:00.001-04:00

I just had to add this photo of the four of them brushing their teeth! Just loved it.

BACK TO SCHOOL

2008-09-09T10:32:00.000-04:00

Back to school for the Fay Children!!! Camille started second grade at the Fiske School and Louis has one more year of pre-school at Little Red Wagon. I know that they will have a great productive year of learning and will enjoy all the fun activitives that are planned.

End of Summer

2008-09-09T10:11:00.000-04:00

It was a wonderful end to the summer. All three of the families were down the Cape with us to share in the celebration of Labor Day. The beach was great, the weather fabulous and the food delicious. The kids got to enjoy the sand and the water for a last dip before school started. Charlotte wasn't able to join us on the beach because she was running a temp but she made a quick recovery and was back to herself in no time.
We are all looking forward to a great winter and hoping that we might be able to squeeze a few more beach weekends down the Cape before the cool September breezes force us to turn up the heat!

Uncle Paul had fun with the kids, putting mustashes on all of them!

Road Race Weekend

2008-09-09T10:04:00.000-04:00

Unlike past years, only Hilliary competed in the race. I shouldn't say only because she made a great showing for her first time in the race. Injuries kept everyone else out of the race but we are hoping that next year we will have a few more running. The only photos that I got were of all the babies that were cheering Hilliary on. Charlotte, Rowan (Hilliary's little girl), Nolan (Hilliary's boyfriend!), and Nora. The babies had a blast and I really think that Nolan has found his first love....I guess he is into older women!

A Whole Hand!

2008-09-09T09:58:00.000-04:00

Louis turned five on July 27th. He had a great shark pool party at the club. All of his friends had so much fun swimming and eating "Shark" cake. He showed all of us what a great swimmer he is and also how much fun can be had playing sports inside the club. Happy Birthday to Louis and we all hope you have a great year!

More Fun at the Beach

2008-09-09T09:45:00.001-04:00

We had the pleasure of having Charlotte, Lauren and Paul for quite a few weekends down the Cape. Charlotte was so much fun to photograph. She loved the water and to dig in the sand and quickly learned to say, "No go home, BEACH, BEACH!" I was fortunate to get a beautiful family shot and so, so many great ones of Charlotte that it was hard to choose which ones to post.

Fourth of July!

2008-09-09T09:35:00.000-04:00

We celebrated the Fourth of July on the Cape. Paul and Elise's families were with us for the celebration. Andrea's family joined their other grandparents in NH for a fun time.

Nolan and Charlotte had their first exposure to fireworks. Nolan enjoyed them very much. He yelled and clapped as they burst over the water at Bristol Beach. Charlotte, on the other hand, slept through the entire show! The babies also enjoyed the annual parade and were all dressed up for the occasion.

Surf's Up

2008-09-09T09:29:00.000-04:00

It was a wonderful season at the Cape. Camille and Louis had a blast on their boogie and surf boards. These photos were taken on one of our first trips to the Cape. We all love just relaxing on the warm sand but taking a dip when the sun is beating down on you is the best!

Charlotte is Two

2008-09-09T08:49:00.000-04:00

On a beautiful, sunny day in June, we all celebrated Charlotte's second birthday in her new house. She was thrilled to share her day with her family and friends. Charlotte is such a beautiful, delightful little girl and so much fun. Just can't believe that two years have flown by since she was born!

Long Time No Blog!

2008-06-21T08:29:00.000-04:00

It has been a long time since anything was added to our blog so today is the day!

Here you see, hear no evil and see no evil...don't know where speak no evil is! Nolan and Charlotte are best buddies.

A long snowy winter has finally come to an end and today we greet the first day of summer and celebrate 39 wonderful years of marriage. The children are healthy and happy. Paul and Lauren have a beautiful new home that they share with almost 2 year old Charlotte. Andrea and David also have a beautiful new home that is only one street from their last home. Camille and Louis got to decorate their own rooms and did a wonderful job. Elise, Richie and Nolan are getting their pool ready so that we can all visit and take a dip to cool off.

Camille found an Easter Egg!

Nolan is interested in a toy at Nana and Papa's.

Camille and Louis had fun at the Cape, with Nana, during April vacation. We are all looking forward to more fun on the Cape this summer!

Charlotte and Daddy having fun at our Mother's Day picnic!!

My "buddies", the Fays, the Wards and the Joyces!!

Princess Charlotte and Prince Nolan!!

Camille stole our hearts with her fabulous dancing performance! Louis is such a handsome "big" boy!! He is a star basketball player.

Children's Christmas Party

2007-12-23T20:34:00.000-05:00

A wonderful Christmas Party at Local 103, IBEW.

Falmouth Celebration

2007-12-23T17:19:00.000-05:00

A great Falmouth Celebration for Charlotte and Nolan! It was freezing the night of the Falmouth tree lighting and caroling. We bundled up the babies and headed off to the town common but before we got there Nolan was out for the count. Charlotte was awake but not too impressed. Think that she wanted to be some place warm. We are looking forward to making this a tradition and hoping that next year Camille and Louis will be with us.

Broadway Here I Come!

2007-12-23T17:04:00.000-05:00

Camille had her first voice recital! She sang "I'm Late, I'm Late" from Alice in Wonderland. She was amazing and certainly ready to star on Broadway!

SEVEN YEARS OLD!!! WOW

2007-12-09T18:50:00.000-05:00

Guess who turned 7!! CAMILLE VICTORIA FAY!!! Yes, our first grandchild has reached her seventh birthday and it didn't go by without a big fanfare. Camille celebrated her birthday with a "High School Musical" party at her ballet school. It was a great time and all of her friends were chatting about it for a week! Then Camille got a special day with her Nana LueLue. It was out to lunch, a movie and shopping at Toys R Us. The Bee Movie was great! Of course we celebrated again, right on the special day, November 29, with Pizza for the family and a wonderful cake that Louis decorated for his big sister. Also, while Camille, Louis and Mommy & Daddy were in Atlanta celebrating Thanksgiving with Daddy's family, Camille had yet another celebration for her big day. She is one lucky little girl that so many people love her and wanted to have fun with her for her birthday.

Pumpkin Fun

2007-12-09T18:37:00.000-05:00

It was a beautiful autumn day in Massachusetts, just perfect for pumpkin picking. Hudie and Will were here for a visit which made the day even more fun. All of the children enjoyed choosing their pumkin but the highlight of the afternoon was a great hayride through the fields at this wonderful farm in Millis.

Nolan is ONE!!

2007-12-09T18:26:00.000-05:00

It was a wonderful celebration for Nolan as he turned one year old on October 4th. His Mommy and Daddy invited all of Nolan's friends and family to help him celebrate this occasion. His cousins, Camille, Charlotte, Louis, Kaitlyn, Colin and Brendan were there as well as all of his little friends from "The Mommy Group". Nolan enjoyed his cake and ice cream and loved all of his new toys.

Ice Cream and Back to School!

2007-10-06T08:46:00.000-04:00

As always, we made many trips to our favorite ice cream spot in Falmouth, Ghelfi's! Camille has been a long time patron and has had her photo taken in front of Ghelfi's every year since she was just a baby. After much encouragement from Camille, Louis is finally starting to like ice cream but it best be "white" or he doesn't want it. Anyone that knows Camille knows that her favorite is Cotton Candy flavor and she would eat it for breakfast, lunch and dinner! When not on the Cape she has to settle for Mint Chocolate Chip.
As September approached, it was time for back to school shopping and all the sign ups for after school activities. Camille is in first grade and taking dancing and singing lessons as well as participating in CCD and Brownies. Louis is in pre-school and after school sports classes. At a recent sport class he was the only little guy that was able to shoot the ball into the basket. Nana LueLue was lucky enough to see him sink the ball.
We all hope and pray that this is a happy, successful school year for both children and that maybe we might make a few trips to the Cape for ice cream this fall.

Chilling at the Cape

2007-09-13T15:24:00.000-04:00

Another summer is coming to an end. As every year, the summer just flew by. We had hoped that the additional rooms at the Cape house would be completed by Memorial Day..........Fourth of July..........Labor Day.......we are now hoping that maybe by next Memorial Day! The children really enjoy the beach. Charlotte and Nolan had a blast splashing along the shore, and Camille and Louis just had so much fun swimming, hunting for crabs, shells, sea glass and building sand castles.

Looking forward to a more relaxed, less stressful autumn!!

Louis is 4 years old!!

2007-09-13T14:43:00.000-04:00

It was a wonderful celebration! Louis turned 4 years old on July 27. A great party was held at Build A Bear and later cake was served. Many of Louis's friends and family were there. John, Robert, Joseph, Tyler were a few of them. His big sister Camille and little cousin Nolan were there to help celebrate too. Nana Nancy made the trip down from NH and Nana LueLue took all the photos! Louis loved his Batman Cake and he thanked everyone for coming to help him have so much fun on his special day. See how I have grown!!!!!!!

Happy Fourth of July

2007-08-01T09:23:00.000-04:00

Although we had some minor detours during our Fourth of July vacation, it was still a ton of fun and the children truly enjoyed the parade that they participated in. Charlotte was starry eyed as she watched the parade pass by but Nolan decided that it was time for a little nap. Both Camille and Louis had a blast decorating their bikes for the anual event.

Look Who Is ONE!!!

2007-08-01T08:24:00.000-04:00

What a wonderful day June 26, 2007 was. It was Charlotte's first birthday! Fun, family and friends were all at Nana LueLue and Papa Tiger's house for the big celebration. Charlotte had a wonderful time eating her cupcake and enjoying her new toys. Charlotte has made this past year so much more fun. We are so lucky to have her in our family and now really lucky that she and her Mommy and Daddy are so close by. Happy, happy birthday Charlotte and many, many more my sweet girl.

Bathtime for Babies!

2007-08-01T08:13:00.000-04:00

It is always fun when Nolan or Charlotte have bathtime at Nana LueLue's house in the kitchen sink! They both love to splash around and play with the rubber duckies. You can see how much they have grown. What joy they both bring to our lives.

Red Sox Fans!!

2007-08-01T08:01:00.000-04:00

The Red Sox season has begun and two of their smallest fans are ready to cheer them on. Charlotte and Nolan are hoping that the Red Sox beat the Yankees all season long and breeze to another World Series victory.

These babies are best buddies and are enjoying growing up together.

Big Boy Louis!

2007-08-01T07:55:00.000-04:00

Louis is growing so tall and strong. He can now accomplish so much on the jungle bars at the playground but the really big news is that Louis has been riding his two wheeler without training wheels for months and months! He is such a sweet "handful". A dynamo that is full of questions that we all find very hard to answer. Louis is a wonderful little brother to Camille and a great cousin to Charlotte and Nolan.

Busy June for Camille!

2007-08-01T07:37:00.000-04:00

This June was very busy for Camille. Her kidergarden class hosted a wonderful breakfast at the KJ Cafe! Mommy, Daddy, Papa Tiger and Nana LueLue all enjoyed muffins, bagels and a variety of juice that were served to us by "waitress" Camille.
If that wasn't enough, our family all got to enjoy her fabulous performance, in her poodle skirt, the night of her dancing recital. She truly SPARKLED on the stage.
A few days later, Camille bridged from Daisy level to a full fledged Brownie in Girl Scouts. So many milestones in her life. Her teeth are falling out so fast that the tooth fairy has frequent flyer miles to the Fay household. Our first grandchild is growing so fast it is hard to believe that she started the parade of babies 6 1/2 years ago. With Papa Tiger at the KJ Cafe!
Flowers for our little dancer.

A trip to Disney

2007-08-01T07:23:00.000-04:00

It has been quite a while since I have written anything on this blog. I will try to update the goings on in our family. I will start with the wonderful trip that Tiger and I took with our beautiful daughter, Andrea, and her family to Disney, in May.

The weather was beautiful, much drier than the trip two years ago, and full of wonder and excitement for Camille and Louis. Everything was new to the children and new to us again through their eyes. Just the looks on their faces when the parade through Epcot began, made the entire trip worth while.

Louis was in his glory when he got to meet Buzz! Of course Camille had the time of her life having dinner in a beautiful castle with all of the Disney Princesses and her Mommy and Nana LueLue.

The Fay Family is rushing to Epcot to start a wonderful vacation in Disney.

Easter, 2007

2007-04-20T20:48:00.000-04:00

Nolan and the Easter Bunny!!

Camille, Louis and the Easter Bunny!!

Another wonderful holiday was spent together. Big Nana, Lauren, Paul and Charlotte, Elise, Richie and Nolan, and Tiger and I were invited to Andrea and David's house to enjoy wonderful family, fun and food. We celebrated the holy holiday of Easter as well as Big Nana's 88th birthday. The weather was a bit colder than we would have liked it but it didn't put a damper on the Easter Egg hunt that was held in the yard. Both Camille and Louis had a lot of success finding all the candy and money filled eggs that the Easter Bunny left for them. As always, Papa Tiger and Nana LueLue just love to spend time with all the grandchildren. We are truly blessed to have not only wonderful children (spouses included) but fabulous grandchildren too. We hope everyone enjoyed their holiday and wish you all a very happy spring!

Here is Charlotte wishing Big Nana a Happy Birthday!!

The "C" Cousins

2007-03-06T19:35:00.000-05:00

Just a note to let everyone see how much Charlotte looks like her big cousin Camille. These sweet little girls look like their Papa Tiger. Charlotte has cut her two bottom teeth and Camille has two new secondary teeth on the bottom and just lost her first top tooth on her way home from Puerto Rico. Just love these little girls with their beautiful smiles.

Welcome Home Big Nana

2007-01-01T21:06:00.000-05:00

Although Big Nana isn't one of the Fay, Ward or Joyce Babies, she means so much to them and to all of us we had to say Welcome Home Big Nana!! We are all so glad that you are feeling better and will be able to celebrate the holidays with us!!

Nolan's First Christmas

2007-01-01T21:00:00.000-05:00

Christmas was all that it was cracked up to be!!! A great birthday party for baby Jesus on Christmas Eve and a lot of celebrating all week long. I love my Mommy and Daddy so much and want to thank them for the best Christmas I ever had!!!

Gingerbread Girl

2007-01-01T20:56:00.000-05:00

When Nana was baking her gingerbread people, she must have put a lot of baking powder in one of them because look at what she got! Gingerbread Charlotte!!! She is delicious!

Christmas At Our House

2007-01-01T20:26:00.000-05:00

What a wonderful year! Nana came home from the rehabilitation center and is feeling great. That was the best Christmas gift that any of us could ask for. This year we had our new babies to join us for our holiday celebrations. God is good to us and he blessed us this year with Charlotte and Nolan. Nana Lue Lue and Papa Tiger visited with the Wards in CT a few weeks before the holiday. Nana got to see Charlotte sit on Santa's knee. She never made a peep, she just loved him! Nana Lue Lue also had a pleasure of being with Camille, Louis and Nolan when they visited with Santa. Camille was so great and helpful. She reminded Santa that her baby cousins couldn't talk so she took the opportunity to ask Santa to remember to bring them "baby toys". What a helper she is! Louis was also fabulous. He really enjoyed sitting on Santa's lap and telling him how much he wanted pajamas! Papa Tiger and Nana had a wonderful meal at Elise and Richie's house a few nights before Christmas. It was great to see how beautifully their house was decorated and how far it has come in a short time. Christmas eve the Fays and the Joyces joined Nana and Papa for Mass at St. Joseph's Church. We then all ate a traditional fish feast that Nana Lue Lue prepared. Camille and Louis decorated gingerbread people that Nana baked for them. Christmas Day, Elise and Richie were with the Joyce Family and they had a great day. Big Nana, Nana Lue Lue and Papa Tiger went to Andrea and David's house. She had the house decorated like a Christmas show house. Their great room was full of gifts that were scattered around their huge tree. Camille exclaimed, "We must have been at the top of his list!! There are a million presents!" As always Andrea did a fabulous job. Our dinner was enjoyed by our family and also by Hope, Justin and Eli. Later Andrea and David's friends joined us for dessert. The festivities didn't end on Christmas because we had the pleasure of having Lauren, Paul and Charlotte come to MA on Friday. They stayed at Andrea's house but we had another Christmas dinner on Friday night at Nana and Papa's. More gifts, fun and as always laughs and plenty of food. Paul's New Year's Eve birthday was a party at Andrea's house. We enjoyed Chinese food and played games. Camille and Louis made Uncle Paul cookies and gave the birthday boy a "sparklie" crown that he wore for them! It was wonderful having everyone together and enjoying the holiday and to have it last for a week was just great! The family wishes all our family and friends a healthy, happy 2007. God bless our family and our wonderful friends.

Camille Is Six!

2007-01-01T20:11:00.000-05:00

What a wonderful celebration! Camille turned six years old on November 29th. A great party was held in her honor. Camille had a Tiger cake and all of her friends had their faces painted and wore great animal costumes while they filmed a video for her. This Safari party is one that we will all remember for a long time! It was so much fun to see Louis, Nolan and Camille's friends enjoy themselves so much. Camille says "Thanks" to everyone for coming to her party!

Christening

2006-12-17T19:30:00.000-05:00

On the Saturday after Thanksgiving, November 25, 2006, Charlotte Ward and Nolan Joyce were baptized in St. Joseph's Church in Needham, MA. Charlotte's mommy and daddy, Lauren and Paul, chose Nolan's mommy and daddy, Aunty Elise and Uncle Richie to be her Godparents. Nolan's mommy and daddy chose Aunty Andrea and Uncle David to be his Godparents. Fr. Amano was wonderful to agree to baptize the babies on a special day. After the baptism, our extended families gathered togethter, at Apollo II in Norwood, to celebrate the happy, holy occasion with a lovely lunch. God bless the newest additions to our family and the family of the Roman Catholic Church.

Happy Thanksgiving!

2006-11-24T08:48:00.000-05:00

On this rainy Thanksgiving Day we are thankful for our healthy, happy grandchildren. This year we all have much to thank God for. The birth of two new babies, Charlotte and Nolan, and the continued enjoyment that Camille and Louis bring to our family. It was a treat to see Pilgrim Camille perform in her kindergarten play. Her Mommy, Daddy, Aunty EE, baby Nolan, Papa and Nana all smiled and clapped as she sang her holiday songs and then enjoyed the wonderful feast that was prepared for her classmates. On Thanksgiving Day we celebrated at Papa and Nana's house and we were thrilled to have Big Nana here to enjoy her great grandchildren. She was so happy to have her family around here and enjoy our delicious meal. We are all now looking forward to a great weekend including the baptisms of Charlotte and Nolan on Saturday. The Fay, Ward and Joyce families wish all our friends Happy Holidays and hope that we all remember the true meaning of Christmas, the birth of our Saviour.

Happy Birthday Papa

2006-11-15T11:20:00.000-05:00

Our family gathered together for a BIG celebration on November 11. Papa Tiger turned 60 and all of his children, their spouses and his grandchildren celebrated with him and Nana LueLue at Blue on Highland, in Needham. The food and the festivities were wonderful. To see all of us gathered with him brought a tear to his eye. We then moved the party to Briarwood so that Big Nana could share some of the fun. Papa Tiger enjoyed his favorite chocolate cake with butter cream frosting.....and so did the rest of us. It was a long exhausting day for the babies but they were able to catch a few winks while we ate the delicious cake. Later the boys enjoyed celebrating at the BC football game while the rest of us shopped at the new Bloomingdale's. We wish Papa Tiger the happiest of birthdays and hope that we all celebrate many, many more with him.

Halloween

2006-11-04T19:36:00.000-05:00

It certainly was Halloween around here!! On Halloween morning a trip was made to Wellesley to see Camille before she went off to school to participate in her Halloween Parade as Stephanie from Lazy Town. She looked fabulous and was so excited to be in a parade. I snapped this shot in the morning so Louis wasn't in the great Spiderman suit that he wore out later that evening. As you can guess, I was pleasantly surprised to see my sweet Charlotte arrive (via email) dressed as a pumpkin. I told her mommy that she was sweet enough to end up in my pie. Better keep her away from me while I am baking! Nolan spent some of his first halloween visiting with his friend Nora and the rest of the time sleeping close to his mommy's heart in his sling. Later that night, Nolan was a ghost but he didn't scare any of us, he is too cute to scare anyone! We will now be planning our great Thanksgiving feast and thanking God that we are all together for another celebration.

The fearsome foursome!!!

2006-10-27T08:01:00.000-04:00

Fun Family Weekend

2006-10-18T12:07:00.000-04:00

On Thursday afternoon, Uncle Paul, Auntie Lala and baby Charlotte took a trip to Medfield to meet the newest addition to our family, Nolan! I think that the meeting went very well since Nolan was happy to share his new seat with his big cousin. The two babies had the time of their lives just being cuddled by their beautiful mothers. It was amazing for all of us to see how much Charlotte had grown. Even though Nolan had an 11 oz. weight increase in only 3 days, he was still a tiny muffin next to our little angel cake, Charlotte!

Our Family

2006-10-09T07:44:00.000-04:00

Hi! I would like to welcome you to my blog. I hope to keep my family and friends updated with stories and photos about the beautiful, healthy grandchildren that my husband and I have been blessed with. Our family is ever growing and changing. Recently two new additions have been added to our family. My granddaughter, Camille, (age 5 1/2), and her brother, Louis, (age 3), welcomed a beautiful baby cousin, Charlotte, on 06/26/06 and just a few days ago on 10/04/06, the score was evened up by welcoming another beautiful baby cousin, Nolan! Our new babies were tiny when they came into the world. Charlotte weighed in at 6 pounds 1 oz at birth but is growing in leaps and bounds and already out of her three month size clothes. Nolan was also a little muffin and weighed 6 pounds 12 oz at birth. Our grandchildren are lucky to have such wonderful parents. Andrea and David are the proud mommy and daddy to Camille and Louis, Lauren and Paul are the thrilled parents of Charlotte and Nolan is sleeping calmly in the room of amazed Elise and Richie!