2 weeks ago we were preparing to go to KC and meet Maria... 13 of us gathered there and had some wonderful 2 days with Hallel. We had a memorable evening in the Grotto of The Nativity placing our prayers and needs with Our Lady to take to her Son.
The kids said that one of their favorite times was catching fire flies afterwards, but I think they had some great family time with their Aunt Hallel and cousins.
How we longed to get the 3 new boys together! First Hector met with his youngest cousin, Jude!
Grandpa with Hector and George... the boys are all so sweet, good and healthy! We are amazed to have such wonderful new grandsons all within 6 weeks of each other!
Now grandpa with Hector and Jude... talk about healthy and sweet baby boys!
With Hallel living in KC for the last 2 years... she is available for us to visit with new members of the family... she has met all 3 of the new boys now. Maria, Hallel and Hector last week.
Together at last!!!
With their grandpa, who is my champion for LIFE and family! He set the motto of our family now onto the next generation. Open to LIFE and raising LIGHTS for this world of darkness and sin and death! The culture of LIFE will cast out the darkness!
Moms with the 3 boys, and the best mom of all!!! "Mom, there is a better mom than you." "Yes, John, I totally agree!"
Hector and George along with their families lived with grandma in her big wonderful house. Big and healthy from their wonderful moms!
Josephine and Evangeline... grandma loves to do their hair each morning.
The 3 girls take flowers to Mary in the prairie breezes...
Family jobs of strawberry jam and butchered chickens. Many hands make light work as we make food for our 7 families!
Yummy strawberry jam!
The 3 boys in red on picture evening...
Heavenly family time - the 11 grandsons!
The 7 granddaughters
A picture of LIFE - the 18 grandchildren together to make grandma smile!
So very happy for our 2 wonderful weeks with these 7. Now back to their home on base with dad and their dog, Princess.
Ruth and Maria are gone to the Science Museum in Brookings with the 11 kids minus Maria's 2 1/2 year old, Evangeline, who is running a temp. She is here keeping me company... hence this will be simple and short.
Hector in toy land... growing stronger and bigger with each new day. We were so happy to have these two weeks with you and your family
A night of baling and getting them picked up before we got a big rain of 2 1/2inches of rain overnight!
Joy waving at her mom in the tractor helping grandpa and Paul picking up bales.
Another load of bales - they were picked up and put away before we got a lot of rain overnight!
Hector hanging out with teddy on his last day on the farm!
We will be up early in the morning and head to Nancy's new home for a few hours. Very excited to see them in their new home. Then we will head to the airport and with tears say goodbye until next time. We have fake plans to drive out there on a two day trip before school starts with some grandkids to share some time in Washington.
This lady will then head up to my parents, who live about an hour north of the Cities. I will have some wonderful peaceful times with my two parents together in their own home! How I love to have the two of them still and together.
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