We made it across town in traffic with time to spare, and the choir concert was just beautiful. That such young children could sing so beautifully–I was impressed. Our guy had a brief solo–nailed it! So glad to be there on a cold night. love, Grandma and Grandpa and Julia too
Hadn’t seen these guys in a while, but Jay made it to some football, and we’ll be together again at the lake soon. We made it to a very cold football game a couple weeks ago, and it was a lot of fun. Glad for the blanket and warm coats. These kids though, ran up
Looks like it was a beautiful birthday at the lake on a Monday. Thanks for taking that picture, Kirsten, right on the actual day. We are so lucky having you for a son. This whole family is lucky having you in it. We love you so incredibly much. Happy Birthday, Love, Mom and Dad and
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It was a grandparent class project, and I was lucky to be able to get there. The GPS took me in circles and I was starting to get upset. But then it was 1/4 mile to the school. Sweet Jesus. We sewed a pillow out of the little girl’s t-shirt, and he caught on fast
Six years of you! On one hand it seems like you were just born. On the other hand, it seems like you have always been here. We can’t even imagine this family without you. Happy Birthday, Darling. Thank you for being ours. With love for always, Grandma and Grandpa and Everybody
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We did. I called on Saturday, checking out the plans of the others. These people did not have a fast, handy excuse to avoid us, so we went there. John ordered pizzas so delicious–Carbone’s. Absolutely phenomenal. We played games, card games and video games and it was so much fun. These are all the pictures
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Our oldest grandchild turned twelve today. Buddy, that’s YOU! (t.c. and his Aunt Julia) Here we go, the two of us enjoying a fine nap. First day of school picture from a long time ago: And now: You are truly one of my favorite people. When Grandpa and I became grandparents, I knew I’d love
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We thought it would be a super fun treat to take the kids to Nickelodeon Universe, and it was fun to take them somewhere special. What we did not realize though, was that this is President’s Day weekend, a three day weekend, and the place was mobbed. It was hard to find parking because the
John and Dannell and Dan and Alicia all went to Cancun for a friend’s destination wedding. I can imagine those four friends spending a few days together–KIDLESS–in Mexico. The pictures they’ve sent are beautiful and the mood seems lighthearted. John and Dannell’s kids arrived Saturday night. Dannell’s brother had stayed overnight with them on Friday
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Crazy! Nine years of you? You are just so you, so chatty and funny, lots of ideas, so much energy. And I have also seen you when you’re angry–truly a spectacular huff thrower, honestly. That’s an art, and you’ve got it. And now and then a huff is an entirely appropriate response to life. I
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