Loss

It is hard to lose anything.  We are happy to add to our lives, but the loses are so difficult to take.
In the past two years John and I have lost seven very special people.   And I am feeling the loss.

Lucille Huggett
George Jeans
Orland Gabriel
Francis Jacobs
Alma Dewald
Dorothy Saunders
Gene Yeazell

Checking in with the family

February seemed like a good time to make a trip back to check in with the kids.  I pretend that they can't get along without me.  John and I got to do a little kid watching, they are almost too grown up to be babysat. Spending time with my children and grandchildren makes my heart happy. 

Sam is probably a typical 2 and half year old.  He loves to play and run and laugh and eat.  When he is older we will probably tease him about the fact that in the pictures that we have of him, he was usually eating.  Which makes it even funnier that this weekend he locked the door behind himself when he sneaked into the house, with the entire family outside, to sneak some snacks.

Jack, caught eating too, is hard to catch on camera so we run with any good, happy photo we can get.

We made sugar cookies for Valentines. What a sweet, happy boy!!

Lily models for photos, loves fashion and glams it up for the camera upon request.  She is getting pretty good at coordinated outfits.

And Celia lost her first front tooth for the occasion.  Can you tell?  John calls her Toothless.

Gosh, I love these kids.  Happy Valentines Day from Papa and Nana!!!