April 22, 2021, at 9:46 pm |
My parents had never gotten to see the kids do an Easter egg hunt before, so we had a great time doing an egg hunt before my parents flew back home the day before Easter. My mom even brought a fun battery-operated spinning kit where the kids could color plastic eggs:
Then we were off to the races! (The picture below looks like Danny is hooked up to a dog leash, but if you look closely, you’ll see Summer in his arms!):
   
The eggs were filled with candy and – for the first time – money! That definitely got the big kids’ attention!
 
Enjoying their haul!
April 21, 2021, at 8:49 pm | More pics of my parents’ visit!
We had a few sunny days we could play outside together:
And some not-so-sunny days where we played lots of games:
My dad took Tazie to Home Depot and he treated her to Dunkin’ Donuts afterward:
And my mom showed the kids a great science trick about how to make an egg bounce:
And of course there were even more crafts!
April 10, 2021, at 3:09 pm | Grammie played lots of games:
Sewed lots of crafts:
Read lots of books:
 
And while Grandpa wasn’t outside doing backbreaking manual labor, he was inside refueling with a chat and cup of coffee:
And watching March Madness basketball (and Muppet Babies!) with Tazie:
April 8, 2021, at 10:02 pm | The restrictions from the Covid pandemic negatively impacted our family less than most, as we were overall pretty content to stay home and hang out together for the last year. The kids especially have loved remote schooling! But the one thing that has been very difficult through the lockdown has been not seeing long-distance loved ones. We hadn’t seen my parents since December 2019 and we were all anxious to be together again. So as soon as my parents were fully vaccinated, they hopped on an eastbound flight to visit my sister and her (growing!) family in Virginia, and then came up North to spend time with us here. It was such a lovely week! I’ve got loads of pictures to share – mostly of Grammie reading books and doing crafts with the kids, which is what she does best! 🙂 We can’t thank my parents enough for making this reunion happen!
 
April 7, 2021, at 10:48 pm |
April 6, 2021, at 10:13 pm | We got to see a professional motorcycle driver perform his tricks at a dealership recently. We all LOVED his performance!
The kids even got signed posters afterward. Tazie hung hers up right next to her bed and constantly asks to see the show again! I think we have another motorcycle fan in the house! 🙂
April 5, 2021, at 2:35 pm | Jimmy follows in his dad’s footsteps in loving (or at least, tolerating) any household chore that involves a motor!
April 4, 2021, at 6:53 pm | What happens when you ask your big sister Becky to help you clean your room?
You get a customized stuffed animal display!
 
Yay for big sisters who appreciated stuffed animals as much as you do!
March 31, 2021, at 8:46 pm | This girl likes her lip gloss!
 
March 30, 2021, at 8:47 pm |
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ABOUT US I'm blessed to be saved by the grace of God, loved by my wonderful husband Jim, and embraced by my twin girls, Rebecca Faith and Susanna Joy and my sons Jimmy and Danny. I started this blog in May 2008 when I was hospitalized for pre-term labor at 24 weeks gestation. The Lord allowed me to keep the girls inside until they were 34 weeks along, and on July 27th, Rebecca made her debut, followed by Susanna, five minutes later, on July 28th. We ecstatically welcomed Jimmy into our lives on April 25th, 2011, and Danny on August 31, 2012. This blog has been a personal journal of faith and motherhood and the only way I can remember which child did what and when. Thanks for stopping by to share in my Faith and Joy! Feel free to e-mail me at: [email protected]. |
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