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 Summer
vacation at Crystal Beach. Here, Lizzie
poses for a pic in the sandcastle we built. |
 Me,
on the ferry from the Bolivar Peninsula to Galveston Island. |
 Liz
and grand-dad, playing tic-tac-toe at a restaurant along the seawall in
Galveston. |
 Liz
and me at the same restaurant. |
 Liz,
coloring a picture at a restaurant, during a short break from shopping
along the Galveston Strand. |
 Orlando. Me,
standing in front of the Japanese Garden at the Epcot Center. |
 My
friend Jimmy came with me on my trip. |
In the area dedicated to the states, we ran across the US Flag found
among the remains at the World Trade Center Towers. Jimmy spent 9 months in the middle
east due to this tragedy. |
 I
made Jimmy go shopping with me along the resort boardwalk. This is my 'Feel like playing a
game of cat and mouse?' look... ;) |
 For
dinner on our last night, we opted for sushi at a Japanese restaurant
located in the Swan hotel. Jimmy, having spent several years in
Japan, spoke to the waitress in her native language, and knew EXACTLY
what to order. |
 A
view of The Dolphin from it's sister hotel, The Swan. |
 A
view of the hotel suites we were staying in. We had a balcony
overlooking the pond, and could throw out bread to the ducks in the
morning. |
 Lizzie's
5th birthday party at the Beaumont Gymnastics Academy (BGA). This
is her before the party, hanging from the rings. |
 Liz's
friend Cynthia in the foam pit. |
 Pocahontas
birthday Cake! |
 Liz,
with Sam and Cynthia. These three have known each other since they
were
2. |
 Lizzie,
opening presents. |
 Halloween!
Liz dressed as Cinderella. Here she is handing out candy. |
 This
girl, dressed as Liberty, had THE BEST costume of the evening. |
 Liz
and my brother Kris, at my grandmother's house. Thanksgiving 2002. |
 My
Uncle Tommy's plane. He, my dad, Liz, and Kris went for a ride. |
 Tommy,
performing his pre-flight check. |
 Liz
roasting her first marshmallow. |
 Christmas
2002. Liz with her
new kitten Sammy. |
 Week
2 of December, Liz is dressed up to go see a performance of the
Nutcracker. |
 Liz,
posing for a photo in Santa's sleigh at the Julie Rogers theatre. |
 Liz
with the Sugar Plum Princess. Part of the Saturday morning
performance includes time for the kids to visit with their favorite
characters. |
 Liz,
posing in front of the tallest building in downtown Beaumont. Not
very impressive, is it... But Lizzie makes it look good. :) |
 The
families in parent's neighborhood organize a big evening for the kids to
meet up with Santa. Liz
went on a hayride to pick up Mr. and Mrs. Claus. |
 Our
friend Jimmy came for a visit Christmas Eve. |
 Christmas
morning. Liz opens her presents... Lots
of presents... |
 Santa's
gift to Lizzie, a Barbie Dream Home. |
 ...
and she got the diary she asked for, with a matching pencil
holder. |
 Liz
loves to play dress-up, so I got her some more costumes. This is
her modeling one. |
 I
took pictures of Liz all day. She decided to take one of me. |
That's it for 2002. Have you ever been so thankful that a year was over? I was. 2002 for me sucked beyond belief. Honestly, I was in a place where I couldn't see a light at the end of the tunnel. But, there is a happy ending for me... just look at 2003! |