Did I mention that my family will all be together for Thanksgiving next week (for about 5 hours, first time in over a year)? Can you tell I’m excited?
We’re enjoying visiting with my brother and sister-in-law from South Carolina–although my SIL is taking the Certified Financial Planner exam today and tomorrow, so she has been studying like crazy since they arrived on Wednesday . . . Well, as best as you can study, with an almost 3-year-old and a 17-month-old underfoot!
I haven’t had a lot of time for blogging this week. But my dad just sent me several pictures from my childhood. (Yay for pictures!) So I thought I could include one of my family, when we (my sister & I) were roughly the ages of Mara and Micah. My sister was the red-head. But she was also the younger sibling that copied everything her older sister did. (Kind of like Micah, with Mara!) My Dad said each picture in this sequence had my sister Mary looking at me, instead of the camera. . .
So after that gigantic intro . . . Here’s my family, back in the early 80’s, before my little brother came along.
I just think my dad looks so handsome and my mom is as beautiful as ever. 🙂
(When did she find time to curl her hair, with two little toddlers?!)
Can’t wait to see you!!
And then, today, I framed a picture my parents sent from October ’08, the last time we were all together.
Micah actually enjoyed looking at it. And he seemed to understand that it was a picture of Mommy, Daddy, Mara, & Micah, and Uncle Jon & Aunt Missy. . . I told him who all the other people are, so he will know when they come.
And when Mara came down from her nap, she picked up the frame, gasped and said, “What a re-mark-able picture!” She must have heard that somewhere, because I doubt she thought it up on her own. . . silly girl!
Yup, handsome man & sweet girls!