This Valentine's Day found the family scattered hither and yon: Michelle and the girls were in South Carolina with Joe and Ande's family (Ty has been in extensive pilot testing), and I was on the other side of the mountain with Abe, Grace, and Henry.
Nonetheless, it was a day of love (said in Too Slim's voice from
Riders in the Sky Go Commercial)
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| Zeph - With Afton and Eliza wishing the world a Happy Valentine's Day |
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Afton - The scary vacuum got babysitting duty for the
crib climber. Level expert Mom.
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| Eliza - Just thinking Mom's the funniest. |
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| Ande - "Crazy Eye Joe" |
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Joe - How we celebrate Valentines Day.
With rib bones, fries, and sweet potato casserole.
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| Michelle - Lonely Hearts Club |
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Ty - Michelle had a friend deliver this for me for Valentine's Day!
It is to help the drive go quicker on Saturday when I go to pick them up. |
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| Ray - Climax of the day . . . a movie. Monsters Inc. |
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| Cali - Because love gave us a family of four . . . and that is how the grocer packaged them. |
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| Atlas - Atilla the nun |
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| Levin - Reading the instructions on how best to play. |
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| Grace - Henry is happier than he looks. |
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| Henry - Tuckered out from playing with Grandma Jane all week. |
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| Abe - Testing out my new Hennessy Hammock |
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| Jane - Bet you can't guess what Henry just did. |
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Calvin - (text sent to kids) Happy Valentines Day to all of you . . .
but I get the best valentines today . . . .
JANEY PAYNEY GETS HOME . . . !!!!!!
(Jane speaking here: This was on the table when I walked in the door at 10:30 pm:
mother mary candles with the labels taken off, a couple of West Point goblets,
sparkling cider, shrimp, cocktail sauce, hot fudge sauce, and strawberries. It was the sweetest.) |
Thanks family for the pictures. Your dad and I love you. “You can kiss your family . . . good-bye and put miles between you, but at the same time you carry them with you in your heart, your mind, your stomach, because you do not just live in a world but a world lives in you.” ― Frederick Buechner
Grand babies, grand babies, everywhere grand babies...your heart must be full to bursting these days!
ReplyDeleteThose candles!!! I love the way Calvin celebrates!
ReplyDeleteI loved seeing these pictures! I especially love the one of you, Abe, and Henry! We have a matching one...remember? I also especially love the one of Afton, Zeph, and Eliza. And of Dad being romantic.
ReplyDeleteThe vacuum as anti-crib climbing enforcer is so funny! I wish I had a threat to keep Millie in her bed at (what is now) quiet time!
ReplyDeleteIt's fun to watch your family grow. Lucky grand babies!