Memorable Moments of 2012

Palmer Ryan Christensen, our 3rd grandson

was born on December 11, 2011, Sunday at

8:22pm. His weight was 7lbs. 1oz. & length

was 20 inches.  Both mom & son were healthy.

Pawpaw saw his grandson in a few days later

due to his colds.

Our 40th anniversary was given away by our

precious daughters at our house on Feb. 11.

January 8 is our wedding date.

TENNESSEE, SEC Champion in Nashville, TN

in early March.  Camilla met a lady from Georgia

who knows sign language.  Shame on us that

we never had a chance to introduce ourselves.

The Jeff Branch Family with us in Dunedin, Florida

in March.

View a beautiful sunset over Gulf of Mexico

from Maderia Beach.

Mawmaw & Grandson Ethan, 4 years old made cookie dough &

cut the shapes.  Had fun together.  Ethan will be a

good chef in a future.

Camilla at Niagara Falls on USA side in April.

Camilla, Anne McKercher, & Barbara Kinzie,

 good Gallaudet friends at Anne's former office,

Ontario Assoication of the Deaf in Toronto, Ontario,

Canada where she used to help as a volunteer in

April.  Anne was my Gallaudet roommate 3 times &

Barbara, my roommate 1 time.

Debbie Johnson Friesen, other good Gallaudet friend,

Barbara Kinzie, & Camilla at Toronto Blue Jays

Baseball Game in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Baltimore Orioles beat Toronto Blue Jays, 7-5.

Uncle Bill & Aunt Camilla came to see our nephew, Kurt,

the hottest chef in America in a "surprised" moment at

Shab Row Bistro in Frederick, Maryland in April.

We had not seen in each other for 10 years.

Camilla & Bill at Twin Bridges at Forks

(West Paden & East Paden Covered Bridges)

in Orangeville, Pennsylvania in April.

Pawpaw & mawmaw with Little Palmer, 4 months old

at the Cassidays'  residence in RockHill, SC

where  Eli celebrated his 1st birthday in April 21.

His birthday is April 10.

Mawmaw & Little Eli

Little Eli enjoyed eating his birthday cake.

Mother's Day

Little Palmer, Olivia, Camilla, Amanda, & Little Eli

at the Christensens' residence in Irmo, SC.

Mawmaw & Little Palmer, 5 months old

Little Eli & Mawmaw

Mawmaw with Ethan & Eli at Holly Wild Animal Park

in Lyman, SC in May.

The Cassidys & The Christensens spent the

weekend with us at our residence in June.  We had fun

together.  Our grandsons swam in the child pool &

played around the sprinkles. Also, enjoyed the

popsicles.

 Eli & his facial expressions

The deaf campers from PA, CT, MI, GA, IL, SC, MN, & TN 

 camped at River Planation RV Park in Pigeon Forge,

 Tennessee for a week in June.  We had a blast time.

67' TSD classmates at National Campvention of the Deaf

in Lebanon, Tennessee(James E. Ward Agricutlural Center). 

The 416 deaf campers from 31 states participated the event in June. 

72' Gallaudet classmates at National Campvention of the

Deaf in Lebanon, Tennessee.

Bill at US Olympic Track Trials in Eugene, Oregon for 10 days.

He is an avid track fan!

 Edisto Beach Family Vacation

for a week in July.

The Christensen Family

Mawmaw & Palmer, 6 months old

Mawmaw & Eli, 1 year old

Eli fascinated Mawmaw's show.

Our little grandsons

The Cassidy Family

Relaxing Afternoon

Our Cassidy Grandsons

Parent Dedication for Palmer & his parents

at Riverland Hills Baptist Church in Irmo, SC in August.

Dave & Cathy Christensen(grandparents),

Betty Christensen(great-grandmother), &

Camilla & Bill Ramborger(grandparents) at

the Christensens' residence.

Susanna Cherry Bourgeois, my good TSD friend &

Camilla at St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow, Russia

in September.

Camilla & Katya Granova Kharkova at

Monument to Catherine in St. Petersburg.

Camilla & Katya at Church on Spilled Blood in

St. Petersburg along Griboedova Canal

Camilla & Katya at Bakery Cafe in St. Petersburg.

We chatted for hours til a manager met & told us, it

was time to leave.  We were the last people in the cafe.

Camilla & deaf St. Petersburg tour guide, Nikolay Suslov

behind first School for the Deaf in St. Petersburg.

Camilla beside Statue of Bremen Musicians in

Riga, Latvia. If any one rubs noses, she or he

makes a wish. Riga is a very old town village.

Camilla drank a cup of delicious cappuccino at

Costa Coffee in Riga.

Nice coffee bean design on the top...

Hill of Crosses, a site of pilgrimage, north of

Siauliai in Lithuania

Camilla behind Trakai Island Castle in Trakai,

west of Vilnius, Lithuania.

Camilla on Kohtu Viewpltform. The background is

Tallinn Old Town in Estonia & Baltic Sea.

Cherry Bourgeois & Camilla at Olde Hansa Restaurant

in Tallinn.

Beautiful War of Independence Victory Column at night

in Tallinn Old Town.

Walt & Franna Camenisch from Texas & Camilla during

"Farewell" Dinner in Helsinki, Finland

We, the deaf tourists traveled Russia, Baltic States, &

Finland for 2 weeks & had a marvelous & adventurous

journey together.  The photo was taken in Riga, Latvia.

The Gang at Barbara Kinzie's residence in

Walkersville, Maryland in October.

Barbara, Anne, Peggy Brun, Kathern Geldart Lawrence.

Bill in the back.  Camilla in the front.

Bill celebrated his 70th birthday on Oct. 25, given

by Camilla at the Kinzie's residence.

Our 40th Gallaudet Class Reunion at the front of 

Tower Clock/Chapel Hall of  Gallaudet University in

DC.  The new record is set for the 1972 class.

 83 class members showed up for the class reunion.

Bill, Camilla, Camilla's good Gallaudet friend from

Mississippi(classmate, roommate, & playmate),

Diann Russell Kelley & her husband, Jimmy at

Gallaudet University President's House where we had

the house tour.  It was Camilla's first time to see inside the

President's house.  Very nice!

Camilla's classmates at Tom Berg Track/Field after

we proudly marched & strutted around the football

field.  Barbara Kinzie from Texas(MD now),

Susan Schultz Whitt from Iowa, Anne McKercher

from Ontario, Canada, Camilla, & Vicki Shank

 from PA(MD now)

Camilla proudly showed "I Love You" in sign language.

Barbara Kinzie, Diann Russell Kelley, & Camilla

at Kellogg Conference Center during the class reunion banquet.

We finally completed our deck project in October.

We celebrated it with wine...

We took our grandsons, Ethan & Eli to

Greenville Zoo in November.

We camped at Riveredge RV Park in

Pigeon Forge, Tennessee(Great Smoky Mtns.)

for 2 weeks in November.  The Cassidys joined us

on the weekend.   We hiked to Laurel Falls

in such a beautiful sunny morning.

Bill & Camilla at Laurel Falls

Camilla & Amanda at the overlook view of

Gatlinburg

Camilla & Bill on Chimney Tops Trail, a

strenuous steep, rocky, rugged two-mile trail to

Chimney Tops.  Camilla had been there

several times since she was little.

Camilla on the top of Chimney Tops in

celebration.

Camilla & Bill at Grotto Falls. We hiked a moderate

Trillium Gap Trail. Very beautiful nature trail...

Guess what?  Bill got 3 free Starbucks when he was the

50th in the line at 5 o'clock.  Of course, he got 2

 drinks himself.

Our Bella, 7 years old chocolate labrador 

We were on the 18th hole at Gatlinburg Golf Course in

Pigeon Forge near our RV Park.  We looked back in 1987

when we were young. The golf course is about

the same.  (Remember, I won the women's SEDGA champion).  

Camilla visited her parents' gravesite at Grandview

Cemetery in Maryville, Tennessee & had a silent

moment.  Then, visited Maryville, her birthplace

with fond memories.

Our grandsons in the leaves at the Cassidys' residence

during Thanksgiving. We missed their thanksgiving

feast...  However, we were thinking of them in

our prayers as we left for South Carolina.

Good picture of Little Palmer...

Olivia & Tim Christensen invited us to join

them at their home for Thanksgiving on Friday.

Little Palmer, Mawmaw, & Pawpaw

 

Little Palmer had his 1st birthday party at the Christensens'

residence on Dec. 15.  His birthday is Dec. 11.

The Cassidys and The Christensens came to our

house for Christmas early and stayed with us

for 2 nights.  Santa had been good to us.

Little Christmas Monsters

Little Ethan celebrated his 5th birthday at the

Cassidys' residence with his parents & grandparents

(Cassidy) as well as they had a big Christmas day.

The Cassidy Family at their house...

The Cassidy Family

The Christensen Family

Ethan Cassidy, 5 years old

He excels in Sunbeams Day School at First Baptist

Church in RockHill.  He participates outdoor sports &

loves the computer.

Eli Cassidy, 1 1/2 years old

He follows his big brother's activities.

He is a good listener and affectionate.

Palmer Christensen, 1 year old

He is happy & adorable.

Extras

Apple Orchard Tour in North Carolina

in October.