David & Laura's Pop

David, Laura, and Pop at their cousin's wedding in August 2001.

Laura loved her grandfather with all her heart.

I am certain they are together in Heaven.

Hopefully, they are playing cards and if you ever played cards

with Pop you know he is winning and you are losing your money!

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Sharing

What is better on a hot summer day

than sharing popsicles with your special pup?

A lick for Laura and a lick for Sierra.

Many times Sierra got lucky and was treated

to her own popsicle.

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A very cute interpretation of a Dalmatian

I can't remember how old Laura was when I made her the Dalmatian costume. I think she was around 13 or 14 years old. She wanted to be a dog for Halloween so I made her the costume, which was one of the easiest from our Halloween collection. We always had fun imagining and creating costumes. I don't think Laura ever had a store bought costume until she became an adult, which wasn't an easy task for me since I was an amateur seamstress learning on the job. Sierra was so intent on staying close to Laura because she was hoping Laura was going to share the dog bone with her!

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Both of my children loved dressing up as characters and they didn't wait for Halloween to come around. My son was always dressed as different characters when he was young. He went from superheros to wrestlers to cowboys and back. Superman and Hulk Hogan was the most common outfits.

Bronx Zoo

What a fun day we had at the zoo in the spring 2008. This was the last time I spent with Laura, my neice, great neice, and great nephew all together enjoying a terrific day. K was the love of Laura's life and I am postive she still is. We exhausted ourselves walking, laughing, and being silly. I will always treasure the memories from this special day.

We all miss you tremendously.