What a glorious week! Spring break in the Carolinas brought 90 degree weather for the most part. That didn't stop the madness!
My brother, sister and my kids all love to hang out together. It's not like it use to be with the parents hovering over a floor full of toys, kissing boo-boos and wiping runny noses. They've grown into these amazing humans. The adults just get together one time in the beginning and let them loose together and then we pretty much don't see them until they come up for food. It's quite relaxing, really.
Life has a way of just moving along without the decency of asking one's permission to do so. The memories of my son and my niece being baptized together, the fun of watching them play and run at Shaker Village when they were just babes. Now it gave way to a forest of Redwood like teenagers towering over their mothers and not giving a glance our way as they carry on with some unknown (to us) telekinetic language, much like dolphins with less clicking, but just as fun to watch.
Each day was a new adventure, sometimes into the jungle of commerce by way of that wonderful Swiss design museum, Ikea, or the garden of the guitars and all things stringed, Guitar Center and of course, the local grocery store many, many times. We frolicked in the Memorial Gardens filled with tulips and other blooming things. We hung out at Grandma's for a much needed spoiling. The adult girls got to actually go out for lunch and laugh and converse as if we hadn't seen each other in forever....How's that sushi, Neesy?
Now, it's early on day 5 and down the stairs Mel and I trod at 6:30 a.m. to rouse the two post pubescents that are traveling north with her. What a sight! Four teenagers sideways on a sleeper sofa, one 10 yo on the couch cushions on the floor, with dog. Feet hanging off the sleeper sofa that were dangling with the weariness of a wonderful, most exciting week. Life is good. God is awesome.
Here are a few pics from my niece's collection. She is the resident photographer and is pretty good at it! Check out her full collection here: Awesome Pics
But I'll show you her highlights of the week:
2 comments:
Brings happy tears to my eyes reading that and the huge smile that has been pasted on my lips all week. The kids are so happy together and so are the mommas. It was so heart warming to see all of them move enmass as one through out the week. When one wasnt there it was almost as if a limb was missing. We are completely blessed to have such wonderful kids!! They are a complete joy! Thanks for opening your home to us as always!! I love you!! Thanks for the bonding that the older (adults) got to do too. Have a great week and hey when are you coming up here? Can always use your help...bring Whit and we'll make it a History lesson...DDay memorial..trainstation for lunch..Bedford museum...I'm just saying!!
Nothing better than cousins together! Beautiful pictures!
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