The Seese family stopped by Poppi & Nonni's house (Curtis &
Carolyn Loftin) Sunday afternoon after church. The girls
were wearing dresses they had gotten from Poppi & Nonni for
Christmas 2009.
Beth took the girls over to Uncle Philip's house on 14 Feb 2010
(Valentines Day) for some studio photos. He took various shots
of them in several different outfits - including dance costumes.
Great photos of two
amazing little girls
2009 matching
Christmas dresses from Poppi & Nonni
Savanna & Alexandria have been involved in dance almost from the
time they were able to walk with Ms. Krista at the Krista
Whitener Academy of Dance in Conover. Over the years they
traveled to numerous competitions in NC and even out of the
state. Part of that experience
included the various dance costumes for the different dance
numbers. Uncle Philip offered to take photos of Savanna &
Alexandria in their dance costumes and the date was scheduled for
14 Feb 2010.
Such a beautiful
dancer and person
Thanks Uncle Philip & Leslie for all the
variety of photos you've helped provide for the family over the
years.
On 19 Jun 2010, Uncle Philip & Aunt Leslie invited the Loftin &
Seese families over to the Robinson Family Lake for some
fishing, games and a picnic. It was great fun for all.
Savanna was tickled
with the fish that she caught
Uncle Philip had to
put the worm on her hook and remove the fish after she caught it
Aunt Leslie,
however, was the one who caught the "Whopper" - and that's no
fish tale!
But just like with
Savanna, Uncle Philip had to take it off of the hook for her
Beth even caught a
fish - but it was small compared to the fish Leslie & Savanna
caught
Even though Nonni
(Carolyn) didn't catch a fish, she sure had a good time trying
Philip & Leslie
grilled hotdogs and hamburgers while the rest of the family
brought the "fixins"
Beth and Brad take it easy while the others continue to fish
Alexandria enjoyed
the swing as well as her hotdog
Poppi took the
photos but Beth managed to get this photo of Poppi with Uncle
Philip
The Loftin & Seese Families (Curtis & Carolyn, Brad & Beth,
Savanna & Alexandria) have attended Covenant Bible Church in
Lincolnton, NC, since the Spring of 1999. Covenant, with a
membership of 600+, has large Childrens and Youth Ministries.
Alexandria & Savanna have always looked forward to Summer Camp
and the other extra activities that the Children's Ministry
provides. These photos from July 2010 show just how much
fun they had.
Each day included
some time in chapel with praise & worship, dance, teaching,
prayer
and an opportunity for those children who don't know Jesus to
invite Him into their hearts
Ali & Savanna (as
well as Jude Anthony) get involved with some praise dancing
Ali & Savanna learn
some additional dance moves (John David Parson & Cameron Long)
Savanna with the
girls in her group
Friends are one of
the best part of camp
There were all sorts
of additional activities for the kids from riding the zip-line
...
... to
diving and swinging from a rope into the lake ...
Brad, Beth, Savanna & Alexandria joined their maternal
grandparents, Curtis & Carolyn Loftin, for a week at the
beach - beginning on Saturday 10 July
2010. It was a week of sun and fun at Ocean Isle Beach, NC.
The two families
stayed at Oceanside West I
The most difficult
part of the lodging was the fact that our rooms were on the
third floor
and both families had lots of luggage to carry up the three
flights of stairs
Our lodging was a
bit further from the beach than we had realized when we booked
it
But, the rooms were
very
nice
Brad does a little
work in the kitchen
Alexandria & Savanna
check out their bedroom
Beth makes up the
bed in Brad & her bedroom
Ali checks out Poppi
& Nonni's pink bedroom
But, this is what everyone had been waiting
for!
Curtis and the girls
head down to the beach
Brad had to work part of the week so he traveled from home to
the beach several times
Savanna and
Alexandria waste no time in getting into the water
To See the Video of Savanna & Ali playing
in the water Click Below
The girls decided to
play in the sand for a while
To See the Video of Savanna & Ali playing
in the sand - Click Below
Savanna shows her
creativity
The girls eventually
moved back out into the water
Ali and Savanna are
ready to head down to the beach - just waiting on Mom & Nonni
Savanna decides to
give her little sister a ride
Curtis, Carolyn, Beth, Savanna & Ali strolled along the beach
One of everybody's
favorite activities was walking on the beach during the cool of
the evening
Savanna and
Alexandria check out the water
Stopping to pose for
a photo for Poppi
Enjoying the water
and collecting some sea shells
Savanna and
Alexandria play with the sea shells that they found
"O C E A N I S L E"
Poppi takes a few
creative photos of the girls
Poppi's Girls:
Alexandria, Beth, Carolyn and Savanna
Beth gets a photo of
Curtis with Carolyn and the girls
Cleaning us as we
headed back to our rooms
In addition to enjoying the sun, sand and water, the two
families ate out part of the time, played putt-putt, stopped to
get ice cream and even did some shopping.
Carolyn, Beth and
Brad each brought their laptop to the beach so even on vacation
they didn't get too far from email, the internet or various
projects
Ali kept Beth
company while she was on her computer ...
On 11 Sept 2010, the Loftins (Curtis & Carolyn, Philip & Leslie)
and the Seeses (Brad, Beth, Savanna & Ali) decided to do a
family outing and chose bowling as the activity.
Current Scores:
Philip (61), Leslie (48), Brad (46), Beth (44), Savanna (15) &
Ali (29)
Beth and Alexandria
demonstrate their different techniques
Savanna: "Mom, Can
you show me what I'm doing wrong?"
Beth gives Savanna a
little coaching
"I think I've got
this thing figured out now. Kidding!"
"Just don't look at my "red" bowling ball!"
Savanna: "That's the
way I like it. Straight down the middle!"
Philip and Brad
demonstrate how "they" do it
Current Scores This Game: Philip (61), Leslie
(39), Brad (27), Beth (27), Savanna (15) and Ali (29)
Hey! Maybe Ali
should be the one giving Bowling Tips
The Seese Family stopped over at Poppi & Nonni's house (Curtis &
Carolyn Loftin) on Sunday afternoon (as usual) after church. The
girls got to open an early Christmas present.
Poppi & Nonni
started a tradition with the girls when they were very
small of letting them
open a Christmas gift each Sunday during the month of December
These homemade cloth
bags with deer corn, from Nonni can be heated up in the
microwave for 2 minutes and help keep little girls (or big
girls) warm on a cold winter day - watching TV or in bed
What could be in
this second gift?
These two bottles of
perfume will make the girls smell like little princesses
or with too much, drive their Mama crazy!
The December 2010 North American blizzard was a major nor'easter
and historic blizzard affecting the United States and portions
of Canada from December 5–29, 2010. Late on December 24,
the winter storm began absorbing an ample amount of Gulf stream
energy; as a result, the storm was able to reorganize. The core
of the storm eventually moved southeast into the Gulf of Mexico
then abruptly turned sharply northeastward into the Florida
panhandle and state of Georgia. The low pressure system
intensified off the North Carolina coast. A secondary
heavy snow band formed across Eastern Massachusetts the night of
December 26.North Carolina was one of six US states
where a state of emergency was declared due to the storm.
Snow totals in the state ranged from 1 to 10 inches in the east,
from 5 to 12 inches in the central part of the state and along
the I-95 corridor, and from 3 to 15 inches in the western part
of NC.
Poppi & Nonni's
house and yard with 6 to 10 inches of snow
Savanna, You were the "first" - the first
granddaughter - and I was (and still am) so proud of you.
Spending time with you always bring joy and happiness into my
life. You have no idea just how special you are. May you always follow the LORD and seek His
direction for every choice in your life. May you always
have a close and personal relationship with Yeshua/Jesus - He's
the only true source of joy and happiness. I love you and
always will.
Poppi