I realized Tuesday after I posted that it was my 500th post. That’s just FYI.
The kiddos and I had a great weekend in CT visiting with friends and family. It was very busy, but wonderful. Friday we kicked things off by hosting 8 or so mamas (friends from high school and church youth group) and their babies. It was HYSTERICAL to see all these kids together. As you might imagine, the photo opportunity was filled with laughs from the grownups and tears from some of the kids. Here’s my best one:
One of my and my sister’s closest friends growing up has a baby 4 months younger than Maria and 2 months older than my niece Julia. Our mothers find it hilarious that the 3 girls have the 3 girls. Here they are, plotting how to talk us into letting them have their first sleepover:
The 4th of July started off with the small-town parade. Henry marched beside me and my flute with his shaker, and did SO well. We followed that up with the annual picnic at my parents’ house, which this year morphed into a surprise 40th wedding anniversary celebration for them. It was a lot of fun – Henry got to play with some cousins he rarely, if ever, gets to see and he DID NOT STOP until I forced him to go to bed (an hour earlier than normal). I can’t believe he was upright at the end of that day. Anyhow, here’s the little flag girl, and also a rare shot of all 6 grandchildren. It’s blurry, but it’s the best one I got since, as I said, THEY DID NOT STOP ALL DAY.
Maria got to get snuggled by her godparents and we all got to admire Amy’s half-done bump. Henry has named her growing person “Cute Star Turkey.” Check out Maria’s Kate Gosselin hair!
Henry and Papa got some story time in while I got the packing done to get home:
It was an amazing weekend – Maria and I leave Sunday on the mission trip to Alabama with the youth group. We’ll be back a week from today. And then I can breathe.
7 comments:
It was more than an "amazing" weekend, as you say. It was a special time filled with love, laughter, lots of good food, the greatest family and group of friends that anyone could ever have, and the first opportunity, of what we hope will be many, for us to have all of our children and grandchildren together in the same place. We are so blessed to have had this magical time together and the memories that were made over the past week. This was one of the most beautiful weekends we have ever had. Thank you, Peter and Greta, Maresi and Timon, Katherine and Phil for giving us the most perfect anniversary party possible.
- Papa/Grandpa in Connecticut
looks like ALOT of fun! Happy 501 post! It fits just like the jeans ;)
Good pictures! I still have to upload mine but in looking through them on the camera, I think I got a good one of the six kids lined up on the couch. I'll go through mine and share some this weekend!
Looks like tons of fun and tons of love. Congrats to your folks on 40 years of marriage - and for having so their loved ones there to celebrate it with them!
Last week was a magnificent celebration of July 4th and our
40th anniversary!!!! Thanks be to GOD for all the blessings that have flowed upon us and thanks to our 6 children and 6 grandchildren for a super party and time together!
I'm so glad you got a picture of Maria making that face!
wow - so much cuteness in one room! Love the pic of the scheming girls!
Happy 501st post!
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