A Day to Remember...

Today was my father, Don Letendre, and his sister, my Aunt, Donna's Birthday. They are not twins. My dad was born in 1955 and Aunt Donna was born in 1962. Then on that same date, December 23rd, in 1989, my father's other sister Diane had a little girl named Laurie. What an exciting day! Christopher came close to being born on the 23rd of December, but he waited and was born on Christmas Eve! :)

December 23rd has always been an important day in the Letendre history, we never thought there would be more to add...

Today, December 23, 2010, my Memere, Bernice Dora Bouchard Letendre Surprenant, passed away after a long, courageous battle with cancer. It was very sad, but at the same time a bit of a relief. She has been suffering for some time with cancer. She was one of the strongest women I know. She never complained, even at the end, when she had to have been in some extreme pain!
We love you "Soup Mem" and are grateful that you are no longer in pain or discomfort. We love you and will never forget you! Hopefully I can make some "Soup Mem Soup" someday that tastes just like yours! The kids think it'll be impossible, but I'm going to try!

Here are a few photos from a slide show I put together. I'm so grateful for the memories...

Happy Birthday, Pepe!

Today was a crazy day for everyone in our family. Soup Mem passed away in the early afternoon. I stayed in town with the kids, but thankfully my parents and Val were with Soup Mem and the rest of the family in New York when she passed away. They came home that evening and we celebrated Pepe's Birthday, Christopher's Birthday and Christmas Eve. It was a little strange, but it was nice to be together. Then they were off to South Carolina to spend Christmas with Jessica and her family.

The best presents of the year were exchanged betweek Aunt Val and Anneli. Anneli gave Aunt Valerie a super cool silly bird pen. It made us all laugh!

Cub Scout Holiday Party!

Today was our Annual Cub Scout Holiday Pack Party/Meeting. The kids always have a great time. Scouts are recognized for their achievements and we always have a special visitor--Santa Claus! He always brings the scouts their Official Cub Scout Pinewood Derby Kits! Fun, fun, fun!

Happy Birthday to YOU!

The kids woke up early this morning to give Shaun his birthday present before he went to work. They were VERY excited, because they bought him a NERF Gun! He was pretty excited too! ;)


After school we went to Bolo and picked up a super yummy fruit covered Cheesecake for him. He LOVES cheesecake, so we thought he'd love it! He did, and so did we! :)

Happy Birthday!!! We love you!!! :)

Swimmers, Take Your Mark!

It doesn't seem that we ever get a weekend where we can just rest! This weekend was no different. Since Christopher and Anneli have both joined swim team, our Saturdays are filled with Swim Meets! YIPPEE!!

It's nice to see the kids having fun cheering on their team mates...



Swimming fast.... getting a last minute pep talk before getting on the block...

posing for a picture before getting on the block!

chilling with friends, waiting for their next event...

as I volunteer as a timer for the team! :)

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