washburn county fair, pt 1
It was a charming small town county fair, Dannell’s idea to take the kids there. Lydia wanted to pet a horse. Wish come true: Here’s m.c. petting a tiny sleeping calf. love, Val
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dannell
a new baby born
Ahhh, here’s the new mama admiring a tiny stretchy suit. And here’s Auntie Maria and her brand new nephew. Uncle Jay And these two little aunties? He’s a lucky boy. Grandpa and him: Uncle Tim and our baby: More aunties: Oh yeah–look at that hair! That lustrous mop of hair! You can imagine how divine
dannell and b.g. have a birthday
Dannell’s birthday was yesterday. The party was today. This picture of t.c. cracks me up. See his missing tooth? And his uncle harassing him? This was a very hyper crowd, giddy laughing, running around like crazy. Luckily nobody tripped in the dirt or was slammed in the door. No injuries to report.That’s my sweetie, l.c.,
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the pay off
This guy turned two yesterday! We met their family out at an indoor playground, and it was the perfect place to celebrate in February. The kids ran and climbed until they were red and sweaty. Faces that overheated haven’t been seen in months. When it was time to go home, John invited us over to
well, they’ve gone home now
And it’s very, very quiet. First it was very, very loud, and a very lot of chow mein was eaten. this was saturday, not today, thankfully l.c. was My Sweetie for the last five days. He hugged, he told little jokes, was thoroughly charming. He took exactly one nap in five days, didn’t cry, was
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grace
This girl has it. She’s bold and graceful and openly loves without reservation. She’s honest, yeah even to the point of bluntness now and then, plus she’s also fairly hilarious. I’m so glad to know her. She came up with the idea it was time to get baptized, so Sunday was the day. (Usually it’s
a picture so pretty
Okay, this is t.c. and he arrived here in a burst of happy hollering. I love his hat, asked him to pose for a picture, and snapped this: That’s him and his grandpa. It was a snap, that quick. But the light was so pretty, I drew him in and cropped the edges. After this,
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oh, in the middle of the night
All dressed up: I only took a couple pictures at church because it feels impolite, for some unknown reason. We were there early because the guys were ushers, so I sneaked a couple without flash. this is a friend’s son lighting candles. (he’s wearing his bell ringer gloves.) The service was gorgeous–beautiful music, formal, elegant,
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a fine party
Tonight we celebrated Kirsten’s birthday, and though the wind was howling and rain pounding against the windows, it was lovely, cozy, perfect. In the clutter and the racket, the grandsons and grand dogs running all over, our own beast Sam pacing around, it was just a darn lotta fun. Kirsten invited her friend Meghan too,
grandparents day!
It was awesome. It’s a private school, so there was a church service, which we enjoyed with Dannell’s mom and t.c. and m.c., very nice. After that the kids did a musical program, different grades took turns singing. We loved that, very fun. Then afterward lunch in the big, sunny dining room, also spectacular. the