Easter 2010

Easter was lot's of fun this year! Evan came downstairs in the morning to see two Easter baskets, one from us and one from grandma and grandpa. We went to church for Easter service then came back home to do an Easter egg hunt for Evan. I think I probably should have hid them a little harder because he knew just what to do and didn't have much trouble finding them! He even stopped a few times to open up an egg and eat a piece of candy! Later on we went over to our neighbors and had dinner. Josh took Evan and Charlie outside after dinner to play with Evan's bubble maker. The boys had lots of fun with that! I think we all had a really nice day.


"Without Easter, there would be no hope of heaven. Without the hope of heaven, there would be no repentance, no personal transformation, no attempt to follow biblical principles. Without Easter, the world would be in chaos and darkness. Jesus’ death and resurrection means we can be reborn, to live better, to do better, ...to shine light into the shadows. Hallelujah! Happy, Happy Easter." ~ Joanna Fuchs

Evan's 2nd birthday party

The Sunday before Evan's birthday, we had a party for him at the house. I wanted to do a Handy Manny theme, since that's his favorite cartoon, but couldn't find any Handy Manny party decorations. So we went with a Mickey Mouse clubhouse theme which he likes too. He got a ton of Handy manny toys, though! We had a few family and friends over and Evan had lots of fun playing with our neighbors little boy, Charlie and our sitters daughter, Kaelyn. I hope this year is as good as the last!

Snow, snow and more snow!

In February we had three consecutive weekends of snow! More than Hampton Roads has seen in over 10 years. The first snowfall brought the most accumulation, about 8-10 inches. Since we don't usually get much snow in this area, the city was not prepared at all. They were only able to plow the main roads and were still slow at that. So we played it safe and stayed in most of the weekend. On the second day, I bundled Evan up and we went outside to play in the snow for a while. He wasn't really sure what to make of it at first and didn't even want to walk in it. But after a while he started having fun picking up the snow and throwing it. It took me a while to get him back inside! The next two weekends brought more snow but just a dusting. I think everyone started to get "cabin fever" after a while but it was really pretty to see being that we might not get that kind of snowfall for another 10 years!

Christmas 2009

Although the Christmas spirit was hard to find after Meme's passing, we were able to enjoy the smiles Evan had while opening his gifts. Josh set up a train set around the tree that my Aunt Linda had given Evan and he was just mesmorized by it. We eventually got him interested in opening his other gifts and he enjoyed playing with them all!

My Meme ~ you were the best!

- Dorothy Ann Andrews, 75, of Old Colchester Rd., Uncasville, entered eternal life on Dec. 14, 2009.

She was born Aug, 9, 1934, in New London, the daughter of the late Harry and Hazel (Dowsett) Hume.

She was united in marriage to Edmund G. Andrews on July 7, 1951, in New London. Mr. Andrews passed away on March 22, 2003.

She is survived by four children and their spouses, Kyle and Christy Andrews of Uncasville, Edmund and Sandra Andrews, Jr., of Bloomington, N.Y., Linda and Carl Donatello of Waterford and Pamela Andrews of Niantic; a brother, Edward Hume of New London; five sisters, Betty Fisher of Portland, Ore., Muriel Michaels of Vallajo, Calif., Barbara Bentley of Littleton, Mass., Carol Conover-Knowles of Pittsford, Vt., and Shirley Verhoven of Uncasville; grandchildren, Justin Donatello, Chira Glazier, Ashley Andrews, Emily Andrews, Alexandea Andrews; and a great-grandson, Evan Glazier.

She was predeceased by three siblings, Donald, Harry and Joan Hume.

All funeral services and interment are private. The Impellitteri-Malia Funeral Home, 84 Montauk Ave., New London, has been entrusted with arrangements.

Thanksgiving 2009

We were so grateful to have Josh's family come all the way from California for Thanksgiving. We were able to rent my boss's beach house in Sandbridge for the week to accomodate everybody and it really worked out well. It was so nice and peaceful to be on the beach. We had fun all week battling eachother on the Wii and there was a pool and ping pong table downstairs that kept the guys entertained. The second to last day of the trip we ventured from the beach and went to the Nauticus museum in Norfolk. Josh and I hadn't even been there so it was new for us too. The last day we went for a long walk on the beach. Stephanie collected shells and we got some great family shots in. I'm hoping this might become a Glazier family tradition!