Aunt Mary Lee's 90th!

Recently  my sisters, Callie, Abby and Margaret, and myself along with cousins, Kitty and Markie, were privileged to join Grandmama, Granddaddy, and Great-Grandma Harris on a trip to North Carolina. The purpose of our trip was to attend Grandmama's Great Aunt (Grandpa Harris' sister) Mary Lee's 90th birthday party in Charlotte. We had a good trip up and back and stopped at a few places to sightsee a little bit. Aunt Mary Lee's birthday party went well. We talked with lots of relatives and learned lots of interesting stuff we never knew :) Afterwards, most of us stayed at Grandmama's Uncle Bob's (Grandpa Harris' brother) house for the night. While we were there, Uncle Bob told us lots of stories--some funny,which he's very good at, and some serious, mostly about him and Grandpa Harris during WWII. He and Grandma told us stories about Grandpa on Iwo Jima, and other times and places. Thank the Lord for their bravery and unwavering love for the Lord and their country. We are blessed to have such a Godly heritage--and such good storytellers to tell us about it!

Here are some pictures of the trip, the party, and some of the places we stopped. Y'all enjoy!!!

BTW--I just realized that both Grandmama and the Dischers posted about this trip, and have some duplicate pictures, so........sorry:) I started this post the 1st of this month, but haven't had time to finish it until now:):):)

Three chipmunks in the "chipmunk nest"

Some lovely scenery is always appreciated by me:):):)

Oh, please don't take our picture!

Oh, well--I guess there's no getting out of it:):)

A lovely Matriarch

We stayed at campgrounds a few of the nights, and Granddaddy always made sure we had a good, fresh breakfast in the morning--Mmmm....Fresh oranges:):):)

A stop at Cracker Barrel???? How did you guess???

There's nothing like a good book on a long trip:)

Lots of good conversation, and plenty of laughs:)

Our chauffeur taking a rest:)

Later that day, we decided to stop at Grandma Harris' brother, Uncle Charles and Aunt Polly's house.

Enjoying time together

Abby played "Come Thou Fount" and "Amazing Grace" on her pennywhistle, which everyone enjoyed!

Margaret blessed everyone with her strong little voice singing

"O Susannah!"

 Aunt Polly's lovely roses!!!

Ready for supper, anyone????

Thank you, Lord for good food!

All ready to go, sweet tea in hand!

Next day, at Uncle Bob's favorite BBQ restaraunt where every one knows him by name:)

Cal and Kit.....Kit and Cal.....Cal and KitKat...Ok--Callie and Kitty:)

My lovely Grandmother and handsome Granddaddy:)

Obviously, Deeda and I:)

On our way to the party!

Our next stop-- the whole reason for our trip.

Happy 90th Birthday, Aunt Mary Lee!

Aunt Mary Lee requested that Grandmama play Indian Love Call, a song that she's always loved.

Abby played the pennywhistle while the others Ooooed:)

Callie, Me, Abby and Deeda with our Great, great Aunt Mary Lee.

"Will you please sing for us?"

Everybody always loves it when Margaret sings. They all remember her singing "I saw the Li-hi-hight" (I Saw the Light) when she was about two or three, so she sang it once again:):)

Aunt Mary Lee's brother, sister, and sister-in-laws.

Aunt Mary Lee with her brother, Uncle Bob, and sister, Aunt Bonita.

Grandmother and her Aunt

Sister-In-Laws

Good conversation

Us with our Great, great Aunt Bonita

Callie and Uncle Bob

Aunt Mary Lee and her late husband

Telling stories, and listening intently:)

Aunt Mary Lee

 Our crew with Uncle Bob

Sweet Grandmama and Sweet Deeda:)

Saying good-bye to Uncle Bob

Uncle Bob is always joking around;):)

Grandma has always been such a gracious lady!

Of course we must not forget the Great-Grandbabies-the Liberty dolls!

                           A lovely Southern home in Charleston where we stopped for a short time

And another one!

We visited the Charleston Museum

Mother and Daughter

The sun goes down on the Georgia lowlands. Lovely!

Well, may the Lord bless y'all! Hope you enjoyed!

Mary Noelle