I stole this

I don't encourage plagiarism, 

but I had to share a Facebook post by my son, Tony:

I took this photo of my Grandma and Henry and she asked if I was going to put it on Craigslist. She said that’s how people get murdered. 86 years difference between these two. They are more similar than one might think!

Super Sunday!

My family got together yesterday for our 'not quite' holiday dinner.

 

When my kids became adults and adopted other families,

 we began celebrating on off weeks for most holidays

 (other than Christmas Eve, which is mandatory). 

 This was our 'not quite' Easter dinner in more ways than one...

there wasn't an egg in sight!

 

Noelle, Winnie and Tony came motoring up first...

 

 

They were out enjoying the wonderful weather...

 

They hit up the park for a doggie walk...

 

 

 

With a stop at the batting cages for good measure...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By time they got to the house, Winnie was pooped

but Tony and Noelle had energy to spare...

 

And tossed a football around

 

 

 

 

They even tried to get Michael and Catherine to join in...

 

 

Catherine said no...

and NO PICTURES and hid behind the bushes!

 

So they kept on playing...

 

 

No...Mr.K was not joining in the game, he was picking up twigs, lol!

 

 

 

 

I think they burned off enough energy to eat all of these...

 

 

And of course, Catherine's famous apple pie.

Seriously, even if they didn't want to show up,

if I promise her apple pie, they would come!

 

 

 

 

For our 'not quite' Easter dinner, I don't set a formal table, but we eat buffet style.

 

Tony and Noelle said that when you go to a sporting banquet, this is how you save your seats...

 

 

 

I give up...

 

We did manage to sit down and enjoy our dinner together. 

 

 

I love it when we get together!

 

Of course,

 

the guest of honor was...

 

 

who brought his parents, Andy and  (a very camera shy)  Ashley...

 

 

 

Locklan wasn't even impressed with all the attention he got from Michael and Vicky...

 

 

 

 

Or his great grandmother...

 

 

No, he's not picking his nose!

 

In fact, he didn't even seem impressed with the chair I just couldn't pass up on Saturday...

 

 

Won't this be great for the river?

 

Jamie was here too...I know 'cause Mr. K conned him into

helping take the boat out of the garage...

 

 

 

Cause you know...I complained that I had nowhere to park my car...

So they moved it to the driveway?!?

 

~HELLO!~

~sigh~

 

Now I can relax a bit...

I'm working on dish cloths again...

 

 

It's mindless knitting so that I can be productive while sitting here...

 

 

enjoying the sun...

 

AND planning my next adventure!

 

Stay tuned!

Jan

 

 

 

 

Locklan, meet your family!

Finally, after a month of interruptions, sickness and bad weather,

Locklan David finally got to meet his great grandmother and the rest of the family...

 

I apologize for the poor quality of the first photo.  I tried to run and snap it at the same time.

It's the occasion that matters,

My mom (83) and her sister, Helen, who is 88, admiring him for the first time!

 

 

They fussed and cuddled and cooed, I think it was love at first sight...

 

I know it was for my mom!

 

 

It's been a long time since we had a baby in the family.

 

Michael and Catherine held him next...

 

 

And then Michael stole him and started singing him silly songs while

Aunt Helen kept an eye on them...

 

 

 Catherine joined in...

 

 

 After everyone had their turn holding him,

Michael grabbed him back for some guy talk...

 

 

I don't know what he said, but it looks like Locklan wasn't buying any of it!

 

Everyone says he looks like Andy when he was a baby...

 

And we all agree...

 

He's a keeper!

 

It was a busy weekend, but it's late, I'm tired.  I'll tell you about it tomorrow.

 

Sweet dreams and God bless,

Jan