The adventures of my Grandson and Navy man, Kirill

The collage above is from the Tiger Cruise http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMcx3RQEOLo last year, showing Petty Officer Kirill's return from 6 months on the USS RR. His parents and brother met the ship in Hawaii and returned to San Diego with him, on board the ship. There, Elana (Kirill's bride) was joyfully waiting to greet them. Again this year he will be returning from another 6 months tour at the end of October. The family will not meet them in Hawaii, but this time in San Francisco where they will sight see and take in a concert while waiting his return.

Top picture in collage Kirill is standing by the plane he takes care of, in the bottom one his

pilot has ask him to make picture of him in his plane, #303.

The ship was in Thailand several days before returning to Hawaii. Below are some of Kirill's experiences there during his spare time.

And of course, everyone has time for a little play with his civilian friends...

Which one is the sailor?

Kind of makes one want to join the Navy!

FLOYD FAMILY REUNION

The Floyd Family Reunion

We Floyd's are looking forward to our annual reunion

which takes place the third week-end in October.

We will be seeing our extended families from many

states this year at that wonderful little

Commerce Cumberland Presbyterian Church in

Commerce, where our ancestors originated

We look forward to seeing our cousin from Detroit

who has turned 100 since last October.

Katheryn is always our biggest cheerleader.

If you are a Floyd, related to the Floyd's, or

would like to become a Floyd please

meet us at the church at ten o'clock

October 17 - 18, 2009

And Mama makes four

Hugh has a new toy. A camera that e-mails him when a leaf
falls, a mosquito flys by of the bears head toward his jeep.

GOODNIGHT LITTLE DRUMER

These grandparents were happy on

Christmas,1946 to have a grandson and

a granddaughter to share this Christmas with.

Today this granddaughter is pictured on the

right with her husband just before she

left us and went to her heavenly home.

This grandson on the left with

his family. He has grown taller.
Happy Memories

Goodnight Little Drumer

COUNT THE PENNIES AGAIN

MR. WATERTOWN

Today is my precious brother's birthday. How many?

Long ago the Lord blessed our family with a baby boy.

What fun after those girls ! He soon became the apple

of every one's eye, including Miss Grace Hill, my 2nd

grade teacher, who lived in the other side of the "duplex"

that we lived in. She fell so in love with this little baby.

This birth became a longtime friendship - fellowship,

between this baby boy and the community he was to

serve for many years and in many capacities as the

years rolled by. This longtime fellowship that returned

his best self, reflected like a two-way mirror, the joy

others got from just having him around. This was

received proudly by his family. Thank you for your love

of our family and thank you for the gift of perseverance

that keeps old friendships new. This is why there was a

bridge named "The Edsel Cordell Floyd Bridge" This is

why he is continued to be called on for history of this

little town, that is why Miss Grace Hill loved this baby

and why she wanted Cordell put in his name, that is

why he has been called, "Mr. Watertown" down through

the years.

That is why I adore him.

Sister