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April 24,2009
Allen tied the knot with Kayla
 
we wrangled most of the kids into this pic but tami's ,Ryan's and Debi's family's are missing ,,,
one day ill catch them all
 
 

Kneeling are :Allen mark with gabe , papa with kat & kayden , And Jimbo
standing are :  Kayla , Tara , Me , Stephie , Chris & Barb

March 18. 2009
 
Another Martin Generation
 
Gabriel Thomas arrivedat 12.48 pm , weighing in at 6#7oz and 20 " long,, a perfectly healthy little boy to continue the Martin Family name  . mom tara is doing great and dad is maybe a smidge prouder then Papa Tom ....all are home in erie doing wonderful..

September 10,2008
 
Well the wedding is past and was a great time for everyone. All of ours and theirs are back at thier homes getting ready for fall & winter to come..and our house is strangely quiet........
 
Another grand baby is coming this spring
( March 26,2009) Mark and Tara will add another little one to our growing family. Kayden has started preschool .
 
 Debi, ,  Brycen , Bralyn are back home in ill. but hopefully will be back in the spring. Both kids are growing like weeds and love taekwondo.
 
Jimbo & barb are looking and doing great  , thier Stephie and her Kateree are enjoying what life is offering .
 
Tami & Miguel are doing wonderful .Tami will return to work this month  I really don't know how she does it all.
 
Abby is enjoying Jr high and has made her companies petete line and now takes 8 classes a week.Cassy is proving to be quite the tomboy and just makes ya laugh to be around her antics and has created her own language which takes talent in itself to understand.it is a mix of english , spanish and sound effects..., she starts dance classes this month..  Tami has her hands full with her and Lilly our newest little fairy , she will be Christened on the 12 of october.. 
 
 
 
From his photos Christian seems to be growing as quickly as Ryan did.We havent met him yet but look forward to the day. 
 
 
 
Allen and Kayla will be married on April 25.2009, hopefully all the family will be able to come in for another fantastic time together and Hopefully we wont forget to get a complete family photograph this time.
 

June 3,2008
 
Ryan's son has arrived
 
"Christian"
 
7.5#   19" long

JUNE 1 , 2008
 
Tami & Miguel have given us another granddaughter
 
" Lilliana Michele "
 
She arrived a month earlier then expected but all are doing great
 

FEB 15,2008
 
TAMI AND MIGUEL ARE HAVING ANOTHER GIRL
JULY 3RD
 
" Lilliana Michele"

Jan. 2008
 
Abby And I will be taking a trip to Disney World June 23-28 for her ballet recital .we're so excited. mom & dad cant go along due to the new baby comming july 3rd so were off on our own adventure.
 
Allen and kayla made it official  and got engaged in Dec. a 2010 wedding is in the planning. 
 
 

Dec 2007
another hunting camp come and gone,  only 2 deer this year but loads of fun
 
Toms got another promotion
"UR Maintenance Manager"
 
"TWO grandbabies comming in june "
 
 
Tami's adding a third ,cassy's starting to talk and abby's growing up fast...
 
 Ryan and jamie are having thier  first in june and hes looking at taking a 2 yr transfer to michigan (with amtrack)
 
Mark & Tara are busy planning the wedding and chasing kayden...
 
allen and kayla are building thier house...
 
Debi and danny split up ..were trying to convince our stubborn one to move back this way to be with us..
 
 
larry and diane bought a house...
 
jimbo and barb are enjoying some quiet time...
 
 
and steph is dealing with katerie, lol,
 
 
 
 
 

October 2007
 
All is peaceful at the moment , all the kids are doing well , with not much news to add,
 
Jimbo and barb are doing well and looking great, steph and katerie are doing good and sterph is being paid back for all she did with this little one,,lol,, katerie is a master at escape. decided to go to the playground by ways of the 2nd story window ,( TWICE)  no injuries ... except maybe to stephies nerves,,lol,,   now her old crib side  is nailed to the wall across the windows........
 
debis still in illinois with danny and the kids, all is quiet there . the kids are in dancing and karate but WE HAVENT GOTTEN PICS YET!!!!!!!!!  we probably wont see them untill the wedding next summer
 
Tami and Miguel have taken a break from construction for a little while. the girls are getting big fast , Abbys enjoying her dance and her company will preform in the thanksgiving parade this year she will be an elf dancing for Bianca Ryan's preformance. cassy is BAD says tami , smart  as a whip and I think just a wee bit spoiled,, lol,,
 
Ryan and Brendon are surving in thier new apt , and have not killed each other yet but one of them is missing and eyebrow and the other quite the bald spot due to razor attacks  while sleeping.!!!
 
mark and tara are well in erie , Ful wedding planning is going on and most done,, kayden is beginning to come out of the terrible 2's and right into something else brand new,,,lol,  they have thier hands full,,
 
Allen and kayla are building thier home in brockway, and Love is in the air with my hopes of an engagement soon  ????..
 
 

May 2007
 
Things are great with the Grandkids :
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Abbys 10 , Cassys almost walking ,      
 
Kayden 's full into the terrible 2's ,
 
Brycen and Bralynn are great and giving debi all she deserves,,
 
katerie just started daycare ,,
look out world here she comes !!!  
 
The kids are great too:
 
Jimbo and Barb are  still in erie , stephie and her daughter  are great
 
Debi's in Illinois doing her thing as usual ,
and TRYING to be GOOD
 
 Tami and Miguel have almost finished the addition ,
 
Ryan and his brother Brenden have just got thier first apt together ... I cant imagine the dinner menu..
 
Ryan's working for amtrack and playing for the
semi-pro football team the South jersey Jaguars .,
 
Brendons working construction in phila .
 
 
Mark and tara are engaged  and living  in EriePa....  
August 16th, 2008 is the official wedding date.
 
Marks working in research and development  and Tara's taking time off to be at home with kayden and plans to to become a paralegal after the wedding.
 
Katie is 19 and beautiful as ever

WOW....IT'S BEEN AWHILE....
 
Tom and I are great ,busy with the non-ending construction, He just got promoted to maintience supervisor of the plant ,  his brother Jim took over his  old job, both under one roof ??? what were they thinking ..lol,,, i start nursing school in Sept.  what am I thinking ???? lol,..
 
Tami and Miguel are also under construction putting a second level on thier house ,,
They have just blessed us with a second granddaughter ..cassandra, born july 14,2006.
abby is 91/2 now , and a really big help. she was accepted into her dance company   ( "Nancy Mulford Studios" - in  new jersey) and is very excited , she is now taking 5 classes , including ballet,tap, jazz and 2 company classes.
 
 
Ryan Is Still living in New Jersey also and working as a lineman with Amtrack in philadelphia. he still keeps his life a big secret so you'll have to track him down to find out more .
 
Mark is living in erie and still attending PennState Behrend , he has just recieved his associates degree in electrical engineering tech. and is continuing on to get his bach.degree . He has his own place now with Tara and  Kayden (who is soon to be 2yrs old.) . A wedding is in the near planning stages.
 
Allen is travelling on the road in his rig working for Snyder Trucking and loving the freedom . he comes home about every 3 weeks,

Feb 1,2005
 
All's good with the families ,
 
you may have noticed the fish page is gone , it will be back but all different ,, tom traded in all the african's and set up a 125 gallon saltwater tank.
 
Tami and MigueL are talking on adding an addition on thier home , , Abby is wonderful of course and still has a fulltime schedual with dance ,cheerleading , school and just being 8,
 
Ryan is still in New Jersey working construction and is busy enjoying what life has to offer ..
 
Mark & Tara are now Dating ...Again... this comes as no surprise since its been on again off again since they were 3 yrs old, mark is still living in Erie while attending Beherend for Engineering ,and Tara  & kayden are living in Subula with us .

AUG. 24,  2004
 
 
Mark leaves for Erie today he'll be attending
 " PennState Behrend Campus " 
his major is Electrical Engineering.
 
 
 
Abigail begins the 2nd grade and continues in Ballet , tap  cheerleading and gymnastics , she will make her 1st Holy Communion in spring 2005
 
 

May 2004
We have moved into our new home and off the hill..the construction is almost finnished thanks to dad and his knowledge (and supervisor skills ,lol,he kept them moving along) , toms brothers rick and ken who came in from Erie lending a hand when ever needed, with mark & allen  helping between classes and work all came together pretty quickly and almost smoothly
hopefully well be done soon though I see a non-ending remodeling job in front of us

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Kids Out on thier Own

Tami & Miguel :Have bought a home in New Jersey . Tami is a dental Hygienist in 2 practices while Miguel is a lineman for Amtrack out of Philadelphia .Abby is enjoying dance, cheerleading , soccor ,baseball ,and has finished the 1st grade .she also recieved her first puppy "Angel" for her 7th birthday in march , she is a lab/rott mix and a very sweet puppy.


 
Ryan is leaving for the Army in 2005 and hoping to become a Ranger.We are all praying he is held safe.
 

 Mark is looking at the feild of electrical engineering and will be Living with his Uncle Ken and attending PennState Behrend in Erie this fall , he turns 21 in feb. it should prove to be a fun spring break for him

Jimbo & Barb are still living in Erie .They have moved into thier own home behind the CAB. jim still works for Erez . stephie has made them grandparents in September 2003 ...OH MY... That makes me a
Great-Grandma her name is Kateree

Debi and Billy are in Illinois , Billy works long days in demolition and is away from home alot while debi remains at her factory job and Bartends as a second job ..more for fun i think she misses the CAB... Brycen is a joy and we really enjoyed thier visit this spring. They have blessed us with another granddaughter in November. Her Name is Bralynn
















Foster Kid Updates:

Rhonda , Christopher ,Larry And Kaylynne are said to be doing well

new Babies
Tami & Miguel -Cassandra Mae  - July 14 2006
Steve & Nicole -  Ian     feb 18,2006
Tara.-  Kayden  11-23-2004
 
 
Babies  Born  2003
 
Debi & billy  -november ....Bralynn Marie
Crystal & adam- october...Brooklynn Grace
Stephie & Joe - Sept... Kateree Angelee
Nicole & Steve..Nov...Arouet Autumn