Our maple tree always starts to turn early. The lake today was beautiful. We’re continuing work on the floor. It’s not fast going, but progress is steady. These pictures made my day. We were not with them, here working on the floor, but still loved the pictures. Awww, so sweet, so much fun. Love, Grandma
Gifts in the morning Cake in the evening In between kick ball with all the cousins in the field A fishing contest: And a beautiful, perfect day: Sweet buddy, thanks for coming to this family and being ours. The whole family is better with you in it. Lucky little old us. Happy Birthday, with love
These guys came for a while. Since it was their parents anniversary, we had them stay with us so the parents could enjoy some time alone. Tim played video games with them, played songs on the piano. It was very nice, and they were so happy. She re-discovered all the Barbies and loved how Julia
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It was a beautiful day, warm and bright. They went outside to play and I thought it was great. Then they threw buckets of water on each other. Okay, now. It’s not that warm out. Then they came in, soaking wet, looking for new clothes. This little one, still soaking wet, sneaked downstairs to the
The swamp is getting noisy! So many toads and frogs singing away– Love, Val
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We went to the zoo, open only by appointment with limited capacity. There was an extra ticket, so I went along, and it was fun. Haven’t been there since 2019. The animals were wide awake and lively on this warm late-winter day, 40 degree weather. Lions was roaring, Arctic foxes playing like little dogs, cougars
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We stopped here on the way home. They’re generous like that. We hung around a while they worked on a bit of homework, which was fun. They were full of energy and sass and they make my heart happy. Happy Sunday evening you guys, Love, Grandma and Grandpa
Born on New Year’s Eve, has made every New Year’s Eve special in a new way, a great way. In pandemic, we can’t have parties and all that, but we could gather outside on a fairly pleasant winter afternoon and enjoy the day, bring him gifts, eat a little good food. Grateful for what we’ve
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It snowed today like crazy, a true blizzard. Alicia sent this on Instagram, truly suitable for framing. Elin is feeling good, eating and drinking, able to get around a little bit, accepting our help getting up. We slept with her in the family room last night, just to be safe. After a while, he went
