Meet Ray. Ray hasn't come up with a grandpa name yet but we are tossing around Pawpaw, Pawpaw D, and Ray-Ray. Ray is Michael's dad (if you couldn't tell from the picture). The frist thing people say about them is how much they look alike. I remember sitting in Mike's Aunt's backyard one day and watching him stand on the dock with his Pawpaw D. Three generations and from the back they all looked identical. Michael grew up working in the family business and learned so many valuable life lessons. Ray taught him to have an extremely good work ethic and that hard work pays off. He also spent lots of time with his Grandma D. She was the type of lady who had no problem telling it like it was. She taught Michael how to dress appropriately for work. Ray is one of the nicest people you will ever meet. He is so pleasant to be around and loves his kids very much. He lights up when they all get together. Michael remembers his Dad labeling his boots for him (left and right) when he was little so they ended up on the correct feet. He also can't wait to teach our son to pee in the toilet so he can use his dad's method (throw a bug in the toilet and aim) hahahaa. Ray always knew how to handle Michael (and from what I have heard that was quite a task). He knew just when to discipline and just when to love him. I can't believe how many spankings Michael actually remembers getting but all I can think is how many he probably got out of! Ray likes to be with his kids, play with cars and ride motorcycles.
Ray is married to Marianne. Meet "Nana"! Marianne is the gadget queen and I am already putting her in charge of keeping up with new technology so she can watch out for Isaiah! When Michael and I were married she put together an amazing video for us. It is a gift we treasure every day. I love going back and watching our memories unfold. Nana is also very creative. When Michael and I were dating I remember going over for Easter one Sunday and seeing the BEASTer baskets she made for the kids. She had such fun putting these HUGE baskets together for them and seeing the happiness it brought each one of them. Marianne and I share the same passsion for organization. (I'm not sure if this is a good thing or a bad thing, what do you think Nana?) She always had such fun adventures planned for our vacations. This took lots of research and scheduling to get in all the fun things we wanted to do. I hope that Isaiah learns to be organized (atleast a little bit). Nana loves trips to Gatlinburg and hopes to have a log cabin there one day (I fully support this dream!)
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