Labor Day 2012

George, Dad, Elizabeth and me!!

Labor Day marks 3 yrs since Mom passed away.  This year we were able to get together with the family that is in Texas.  We never have really started a tradition before now, each of us have asked every year, but nothing has ever really come about....maybe because it was too hard, but this year everyone was ready to celebrate Labor Day and Mom's life by being together and BONUS for Elizabeth and George who always have to come to Fort Worth for these family things....they are now 1/2 way....they are the middle where we all need to get together so they were excited and felt they really should take advantage of this new phenomenon! 

Allison and John came from Tyler, George from Plano and Dad, Barbara, and my family came from Ft Worth to Elizabeth's home in Rowlett!!  Art barbecued and we had awesome roast and hamburgers, Barbara brought her delicious brownies, George brought chips and soda, and I brought deviled eggs and cheesy potatoes and I have to say the hit beside the awesome roast, was the fruit salad that Elizabeth made.....it was really good, I'm going to have to make that for upcoming holidays!!

We all enjoyed visiting and then we had to play Canasta in honor of Mom.  And Logan has inherited his Dad's lucky streak and gets all the wild cards!!  I was his partner and it was a lot of fun to watch him do so good.....of course that meant I did good too lol!!!  Then later Tytan said he wanted to play and he will be 11 this week and he really picked it up and also is lucky with wild cards...... it was fun to watch him do so well his first time out and be officially apart of the family tradition!!

 Aileen, Grandpa, and Dad all waiting for Elizabeth to tell us its time to eat!!!

 Barbara and Elizabeth getting the hambergers ready to grill.

George and John watching some game....there is always a game on t.v. somehwere!!!

 Allison, Logan and Tytan in the Entertainment room playing some video game....

Logan laughing because he agreed that I was OLD.....

Elizabeth singing a song for Barbara

 Allison, John and baby girl Rex!!!

 Some of us after our yummy meal!!

 Tytan playing with the 7 dogs.....yes I said 7!!

Playing Canasta

 Love this picture of Tytan and Allsion



This is later when Tytan got to play Canasta with us for the first time.  He was Aunt Elizabeth's partner!!

 

Good Times and I think Mom was there watching us all be together and enjoy each others company!  We miss you Mom, but we are carrying on!!