Time is going by so fast!  And this will be a crazy weekend, with house guests Fri-Mon and a baby shower for Shannon on Saturday.

 So just enough time to post a few photos from last Saturday .... of the whole family!!
 

The star of the show~ 

he found his thumb!

with Aunt
Shannon

and Uncle
Kevin

getting practice for their big adventure, due in September

     all dressed up with Daddy and Mama, getting ready for his first wedding

                   a cuddle from Pops

 the whole family,  out for a walk and
brunch in downtown Pleasanton.

Welcome to Our World

On June 7th at 9:57AM our first grandchild was born.  'Baby J' weighed in at 7#5oz and is 20 inches long.  We are IN LOVE!!

in the delivery room

We were blessed to have
dinner the night before
with the new parents.





 And doubly blessed to be at the hospital for the birth. And the following day as well.  He is just prefect!

With his daddy in the recovery room. 

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 Sleeping in my arms, and again in Mikes.

A Baby Boy Is On The Way

 

We are (finally) going to be grandparents!!!!  A baby boy will join our family in June (if not sooner); we are overjoyed!!

Congratulations to Charlie & Sarah! 

My first project for the new baby is a tactile quilt. It is approximately 24"x24" made from fabrics I had on hand (some of them have a history).  After finishing I decided that the pocket in the middle needed a purpose.  I attached a strip of fabric with a snap at the end, then made the "critter" to attach.  The critter can be removed and the fabric strip can be attached to a pacifier or another toy. 

We are planning to take this to our "kids" today; sure hope they like it!!  :)

in August we...

...went to San Francisco with Kevin and Shannon for Mike's birthday - Farmer's Market, Ferry Building, Imperial Tea Court and Wayfare Tavern - a great day!!

And Downtown Plesanton with Charlie and Sarah to celebrate both Sarah's and Mike's birthdays (sadly I didn't have my camera so borrowed a photo from FB).  Dinner at home; Therapy; The Wine Steward; Domus; and frozen yogurt.  A very fun evening!!

 

now as
we look
forward

to fall...

a glimpse of our Ministry Faire at Church - kicking off the fall quarter.

In June we Celebrate -

 


Father's Day                                                                         Two Birthdays

                                                                                             

Good Health

TW3 or The Good The Bad and The Ugly

In the 60's there was a short lived TV series called "That Was The Week That Was" (or TW3), I loved it.  A year or so later the movie "The Good The Bad and The Ugly" was released.  Both of these titles came to mind as fitting descriptions of the past week.   (August 22-28)

The Good: 

-The first meeting of our new Home Group on Sunday evening.  New friendships are forming.

 

 

-Charlie and Sarah left for a short vacation in Hawaii, enjoying time with her brothers, sister-in-law and nieces.

-Sarah celebrated a milestone birthday.

 

 -Kevin and Shannon finalized the purchase of, and got the keys to, their new home.   It was a short-sale and will require a lot of fixing-up, but they have already begun the work.
 
 

-I got a phone call offering me a part time job, something I've been thinking and praying about for awhile, without actively pursuing. (update: the job didn't work out, but that's okay, the offer was encouraging!)

-We bought a new car!

The Bad:

-The stress and amount of time it took for Kevin and Shannon to tie up loose ends and provide down-to-the-wire paperwork for the funding for their home loan.

-Mike working 8 am - 8 pm on Monday and 5 am - 10 pm on Tuesday plus his normal schedule and responsibilities the rest of the week.  

- Charlie's car breaking down completely Tuesday evening, just hours before they were to leave for Hawaii.  (fortunately we now have an "extra" car we can loan them when they return)

- A dear friend's routine surgery that should have lasted about 2 hours stretching into 8 hours.  (Praise God she is now on the road to recovery)

The In-Between

- Good for Charlie and Sarah, not so much for Kevin, as he willing got up at 4:30 on Wednesday morning to drive them to the airport. (We love that they are there for each other!!)

The Ugly:

- Kevin and Shannon witnessing someone commit suicide at what had been, up to that point, a wonderfully relaxing summer evening enjoying an outdoor concert by one of their favorite groups.

In the end the Good outweighs the Bad; the Ugly will be hard to get over, but we are so grateful that Kevin and Shannon have had something uplifting to focus on this week and in the months ahead.

All in all we are very blessed.  God is good; and we cling to this truth.

 

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Wedding

A beautiful weekend, a beautiful wedding
& we have a beautiful new daughter! Good job Charlie!

Charlie & Sarah

When will the wedding supper be?

May 22, 2010!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Today....

Frog went a courtin' and he did ride, uh-huh
Frog went a courtin' and he did ride, uh-huh
Frog went a courtin' and he did ride
With a sword and a pistol by his side, uh-huh uh-huh uh-huh

He rode up to Miss Mousie's door, uh-huh
He rode up to Miss Mousie's door, uh-huh
He rode up to Miss Mousie's door
A place he'd often been before uh-huh uh-huh uh-huh

Took Miss Mousie on his knee, uh-huh
Took Miss Mousie on his knee, uh-huh
Took Miss Mousie on his knee,
Said Miss Mousie, will you marry me, uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh

~~~CONGRATULATIONS CHARLIE & SARAH~~~