O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree

It's our first Christmas in the new house, and it's so fun to plan the Christmas decorations. While I haven't completed all of the decorations, at least the Christmas tree is up and finished. It's a musical theme this year, something I've always wanted to do. Here are pictures for those of you far away. Oh, how we will wish for your voices as we sing carols around the piano this year! Know that you are in our hearts and thoughts and prayers every day.

Gracie With the Twinkling Eyes

How adorable is that...'nuff said.

There goes my heart again - it skips a beat every time I see her.

Little giggles are the best!!

My, How He's Grown!!

Here are a few pictures from earlier this month. Jude continues to grow and is smiling, laughing and cooing. He is so adorable.

Great grandmother, Mamie, & Jude having a deep conversation.

Bath time is fun!!

Jude and Mommy - do you think he looks more like Jon?

Grammie shows Jude pictures of when he was born. He was VERY interested. He is soooo smart for his age.

Time, Stand Still!!

Time, stand still!! That's a command, not a comment. These past 2 weeks in Orlando with Scott, Kaye and Gracie have been wonderful, tiring, but wonderful. Everyday, Gracie changes, becoming more and more alert and interactive. Yesterday, she and I had a sweet time just looking into each others eyes and peacefully enjoying each other. It lasted for almost an hour; I was totally enthralled.

Here are a few pictures of our time here:

Mama Kaye has Gracie's full attention.

Now here's a proud Daddy.


Everyday, she's more alert to her surroundings.



Now, I don't look like I'm just 2 weeks old, do I?


Pop is pretty proud of his Gracie, too!!

Full of Grace

Once again, I am held captive to a love that only a grandma can understand. I arrived in Orlando to visit my granddaugther, Grace Olivia, for the first time, and oh my goodness, my heart simply swelled with love and joy!! No words can express the feeling of holding your little grandbaby for the first time, nor the joy of seeing your own child holding her first child. Here's an example:





Thank you, Lord, for these wonderful blessings!!

God Bless You!!

Who would have thought that my heart would be so captivated by one tiny sneeze...but it was. See if it doesn't do the same to you. Make sure your sound is up. Gracie's Sneeze.

Welcome Grace Olivia!!

Today!! we welcome our 2nd grandbaby: Grace Olivia Birdsell. She is a delight, and we love her dearly, even though we haven't yet held her in our arms. What a blessing these precious babies are to our family. My heart swells with love and joy. Praise be the Lord for His great blessings!!

She's so tiny in her daddy's arms!!

Keeping up with the Kiddos

Well, we did it. We just had to get our own blog going. We couldn't sit by and let all of our kids have blogs and not set one up of our own!! Here we go!!
Here's a picture of Jules, aka Grammie with Jude.

Here's a picture of Vern, aka Pop and Jude.

And here's a picture of Jules, aka Grammie with Jude.

We would have never dreamed how wonderful it is to be a grandparent. All the pressures are off and you can simply enjoy your grandkids!! It's wonderful!! We love him so much, we can hardly stand it. He's beautiful!!