Before Karen got here, we had a lovely day with Keith and Marie Richards. Keith is looking absolutely wonderful. We were so thrilled to see them both after the very difficult last year they have had. God is good and he has brought them through it all.
Just before our daughter Karen arrived, we also had a very nice visit with our grandson, Keenan and his friend Ben and sister Hollyn. Keenan left for college the day before Karen got here.
Karen is the next to the youngest and she is our California girl, so when she gets to the east coast, let us just say it is an occasion for our family. There are just not that many times we can have all the children and grandchildren together.
Above is a collage of our nine grandchildren Row 1 Keenan, Troy, Steve,Mike, Garrett
Row 2 Luke, Izzy, Carissa, Hollyn
Our 5 children Michelle, Brandon, Karen, Suzanne, David
This is our California girl
I promised Luke a picture of him driving the skitter. Last November his brother Mike was on the blog driving it.
Our eldest and youngest
Our two babies. When we adopted Brandon Karen said it was fine with her as long as she remained the baby of the family. So we have 2 babies of the family. Karen spent a lot of time taking care of this 6 foot 6 inch guy when he was a baby.
I had just finished making this hat and scarf and it looked so cute on Karen I decided to send it home with her. Where did you say does a California girl get to were a hat in scarf??? In Tahoe of course!!!!
Group hug!!!
We did do one dinner out that week-- a real treat for me.
We ate a few meals in the back yard. As you can see the RV is out and guess who is staying in there?? Nana and Papa of course. That way the children could stay up talking and playing games as late as they wanted and Nana and Papa could get some rest.
Troy fell in love with one of Nana's pictures and I told him he could have it. He was thrilled.
The children spent a lot of time talking and catching up with one another. This is always such a joy for Lee and I. Watching and listening to the closeness and support they give one another is just so special and makes you feel like maybe you did something right.
I don't know if any of you have played the game spoons but with our family it is tradition to fit a couple games in at each gathering.
The day before Karen flew back home my sister, Jill and her husband, Barry and my niece, Ashley and nephew, Nigel were over for a nice evening.
We have two grand children graduating this year. Carissa above and Troy below.
That means by next May of 2012, four of our nine grandchildren will have graduated from High School. Does that make us old or what???
This is our grandson Mike and Nicky the night before they flew home. They were both exhausted.
What a wonderful time we had with the family. These times together are so special and treasured by us both. The house seems very quiet now and the neighbors asked if the B&B is now closed for awhile. They could not get over all the activity down here 24/7.
Lee replaced the stone in the back of my rock garden with railroad ties and Luke helped. Mike did a great job of helping Papa mow the fields.
Jim, this picture is for you!!! The beginning of Lee's dry stone wall building.
This is our California girl
I promised Luke a picture of him driving the skitter. Last November his brother Mike was on the blog driving it.
Our eldest and youngest
Our two babies. When we adopted Brandon Karen said it was fine with her as long as she remained the baby of the family. So we have 2 babies of the family. Karen spent a lot of time taking care of this 6 foot 6 inch guy when he was a baby.
I had just finished making this hat and scarf and it looked so cute on Karen I decided to send it home with her. Where did you say does a California girl get to were a hat in scarf??? In Tahoe of course!!!!
Group hug!!!
We did do one dinner out that week-- a real treat for me.
We ate a few meals in the back yard. As you can see the RV is out and guess who is staying in there?? Nana and Papa of course. That way the children could stay up talking and playing games as late as they wanted and Nana and Papa could get some rest.
Troy fell in love with one of Nana's pictures and I told him he could have it. He was thrilled.
The children spent a lot of time talking and catching up with one another. This is always such a joy for Lee and I. Watching and listening to the closeness and support they give one another is just so special and makes you feel like maybe you did something right.
I don't know if any of you have played the game spoons but with our family it is tradition to fit a couple games in at each gathering.
The day before Karen flew back home my sister, Jill and her husband, Barry and my niece, Ashley and nephew, Nigel were over for a nice evening.
We have two grand children graduating this year. Carissa above and Troy below.
That means by next May of 2012, four of our nine grandchildren will have graduated from High School. Does that make us old or what???
This is our grandson Mike and Nicky the night before they flew home. They were both exhausted.
What a wonderful time we had with the family. These times together are so special and treasured by us both. The house seems very quiet now and the neighbors asked if the B&B is now closed for awhile. They could not get over all the activity down here 24/7.
Lee replaced the stone in the back of my rock garden with railroad ties and Luke helped. Mike did a great job of helping Papa mow the fields.
Jim, this picture is for you!!! The beginning of Lee's dry stone wall building.
