We spent an absolutely glorious weekend at the ranch mid November for our annual AWOL weekend. "Absent With Out littleones". We sat around, played, tennis, ate like you would not believe, sipped hot cocoa by the outdoor fireplace, snuggled, tickled, rubbed and completely nurtured our beautiful loving family relationships with endless hours being in each others midst.
People (strangers) have recently asked, "why are you having such a big family?" It is as if they can not possibly fathom 6 kids and why someone would actually WANT that..... I just shrug my shoulders and say
"I DO! and it is pretty fantastic!" If anyone could get a glimpse into our large family dynamic they would understand completely. It is marvelous. It is fulfilling. It provides blessings of loyal friendship that never stops in attraction. I love my family. I love all the new family inherited through in laws and married ins. Families are really what make the world go round.
Thank you Mom and Dad for this outstanding weekend! We love you!
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| This was the moment we announced our baby #6 on the way. We put together a little book with the kids drawings and the poem we wrote about us expecting again. Since we were playing tennis my mother did not have her reading glasses so my sister in law Cheryl read it to her. As soon as Cheryl started to cry my mother knew she was going to be a grandma again for the 26th time. |
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| The girls, sitting court-side at the tennis courts. |
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| My sisters are my very best friends and life would be smattered with much less vibrate colors if it were not for all their motivating, uplifting and inspiring influences on my life. And my Dear mother (right), she is every adjective in the book that is synonymous with exceptional, dear, special and amazing. I love these woman more than I capable to explain. |
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| Mother (right), Sisters, sisters in-law (minus one) plus one niece (left) |
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These are my sibling (minus one) and they are a few of the most genuine, good to the core people I will ever meet. I cherish my relationship with each of them and my heart breaks a little every time I have to say good bye.
(Diane.. get off those tip toes..:) |
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| Eagles Nest at the Ranch where we had a bonfire and visited our hearts content. |
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| UofSU Basketball game where my Nephew was playing. |
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| Sweet as Sugar! |
