Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Happy 37th Birthday Ashley and Amber

Here is a photo trip down memory lane! As kids...we were ALWAYS together. Yes, there were lots of fighting, lots of stories to tell and most of which have different endings now that we are older. Bottom line is, Ashley was mean. Sorry Ashley, it is my blog and I can type what I want. And you are in New York......so there's not a thing you can do to me for it (right now anyway!)

It is amazing to me that out of all five of us kids, how differently our lives turned out. There have been fun times, times of hardship, times of laughter, times of pure pain. But there has never been a time when we are all together (hard since all of us are scattered now) that stories of the heart and laughter do not rise to the occassion. It is pure bliss to have us all in one place, and have OUR rugrats running around everywhere and our parents looking at us saying "We hoped they'd turn out just like you!". Truth is....I think they really meant it. Some days are harder than others....but I think we all know that passing down what we know, have learned and can teach our children from generation to generation is priceless.

There are Five of Us cousins in this order...without telling ages

Ashley and Amber

(Ash a couple minutes older)

Misty

Dusty

Brandon

"Cousin to Cousin we'll always be....

the best of friends from the same family tree"

Ashley, Amber and Misty


Ashley and Amber 1974
Ashley and Amber - NOW

Misty and Amber Now........Beauty Queens!



Amber and Lyza - Last November

Ashley........no comment.


AMBER - No comment

Father/Son Coast Guard Outing!



Amber and her daughters, Emily and Shelby

Ashley and his crew, Ryan, Trevor and Jordyn




Ashley is an officer in the US Coast Guard Stationed in New York at this time!

Amber is studying to be an RN in Illinois at this time!



Happy Birthday To You Both and sending MANY BLESSINGS YOUR WAY!!

Love you guys!

Misty

"Though distance may separate us, memories are always in the heart"





4 comments:

Patti said...

"Happy Birthday Ashley and Amber! How can they be 37, I remember carrying them around on my hip....thanks for sharing the photos!

amber said...

You are so mean! Just kidding, it is nice what you have done, I am sure Ashley will like it too. The pic of him by the sign...taken for me since I am scared to death of snakes!

Misty McKibben-Melvin said...

Amber you must take after mom.....remember she fainted on their honeymoon during a "snake show" and they had to carry her out on a guerny??!! Dad was looking through all the commotion thinking who in the world are the ambulance people carrying out, and it was his new bride :-))

Kelci said...

Cute Misty! So thoughtful of you. I remember this day 37 years ago..ouch! You guys really didn't turn out so bad after all..I don't care what Ronnie says! Love ya! Nina