Grandkids and Birthdays

We celebrated the last one for the year a week ago.

Caleb...at his birthday party...last Saturday!

Five years old!!!

So far this year, I've pretty much ignored my blog, so there were no special 

birthday posts for each of them.  Pitiful....I know!

Next year I hope that I'm better about it.  It's a joy to look through this blog and 

experience their birthdays past once again.

 Fortunately I did share birthday photos on Instagram!

Here they are, along with a link to LAST year's blog post birthday celebrations!!  

Elijah - 8 years old on January 7th

Fletcher - 2 years old on January 7th

Penelope - 7 years old on March 25th

August - born on April 18th (this year)

Louisa aka Lulu - 3 years old on May 8th

Charlotte - 8 years old on May 14th

Caleb - 5 years old on July 25th

I am so blessed to have seven sweet grandchildren.

I thank God for them...always!

Family Fun

  A trip to the Zoo provides a lot of opportunities to see animals.  

It provides opportunities to mimic them too!

Charlotte enjoyed walking like a Chimpanzee.  

She's got the knuckles part down pretty good.  

Now if only her legs weren't so long!!

Here she is practicing her Chimpanzee communication expressions.  

This "full closed grin" means "I am afraid. 

There is danger nearby."

I think Charlotte has the "full closed grin" perfected.  

Lulu....she's been working on the "Relaxed Face"...which means "I'm OK, You're OK."  

I guess she isn't phased by the "nearby danger"! 

I'm not real sure what Charlotte is practicing here.  

Maybe her Gorilla stance...or perhaps her unhappiness at not 

being able to climb the rocks! 

Here we have the easiest pretending of all...and two of my 

favorite photos from our trip to the Zoo!

  

Smudged

Look what happens when you have a smudge on your camera lens!  

You get a big smudge on what could have been  a REALLY cute photo!!  

Actually you get smudges on a lot of cute photos! 

Where did Charlotte go?!

She got smudged!

Sure hope you have a smudge free weekend!!

A Look at Little Lulu

Bathing

Chapstick

Donut

Kicking

Practice

Romper

Shoes

Sisters

All photos taken by Katie...and 

borrowed from her Instagram!

Thanks Katie!!

Lulu

May is a busy birthday month in our family.

Guess whose birthday is first?!

Happy Birthday to our Little Lulu...

AKA Louisa Marguerite.

Today she's two years old...hardly seems possible.  

But on the other hand, it's difficult to remember life before her! 

We love her so much!

Have a wonderful day sweet girl!

We hope you enjoy every minute of it...at least as much as you enjoyed this Apple juice!!

The littlest "Littles"

Caleb ~ Lulu ~ Fletcher

Three...three years old and younger.

At least for a few more months.

They're so focused...intent on whatever it is they're doing.

Sometimes they hold still.

Sometimes they look at me.

Sometimes they smile.

Every now and then they do all three.

Hold still.

Look at Gramma.

Smile.

Thanks Fletcher!

Such sweeties!

Each one!!