Fruitful Vines

Oh, did this ever speak to me.

Varicose veins, hormonal headaches, that whole pubic symphysis pain thing (if you don't know what that is, be ever so glad) and all the rest. Read here for a nice little refresher on pregnancy.

What a blessing.

Gotta love 'em...

...those squishy, squeezy, smiley babies.

Refreshed

We had such a great time on our little mini vacation. It was so great to see all of our old friends. It has made us realize how much we really miss them all.

On our drive home, everyone was listing some of their favorite things from the weekend. The beach was a big hit. Sissy got to bring along an old friend of hers. They had a great time chatting and catching up. Speed Racer loved the boat ride over to the island. But I think that Creative Genius had the best time of all, he spent hours finding and sorting shells. I haven't uploaded my pics yet, but thanks to my SIL, who sent me these great pictures, you too can re-live all of the excitement. I especially love the last one with Hubby and Sweetie Pie.

I was able to get together with some of my homeschooling mommy friends on Friday night. They have a wonderful home church. My dear friend Lanita has been blogging about it!

Saturday morning we jumped out of bed bright and early. Dad took the boys to synagogue. (BTW, my brother runs the 20's group at BHS and I happen to think this is a great website, he really keeps it up well) The girls, Grandma and I were able to catch up with some old friends at a VBS program we attended for years. Then it was off to a baby shower.

We met up again that evening at Great-Grandma's house for dinner.

This morning we enjoyed the service at the church we used to attend in Everett. We sure miss everyone over there!

Hope we can see you all more often. I know that Thema is planning a big get-together for Labor Day.

Road Trip

We're leaving tonight to take a little drive to see friends and family. Over the river and through the woods (and a mountain pass) to Grandmother's house we go.

It sure does take a lot of prep to get a family of eight out the door. How do the Duggers do it, anyway? I've spent all afternoon putting an outfit for each activity and occasion in a ziplock bag for each child: Friday morning at the beach, Friday night fellowship, Saturday morning synagogue, Saturday afternoon baby shower for the girls, Saturday night at Great-Grandma's, Sunday morning at our old church. Whew! Not to mention all the food and extra junk a family like our seems to need at every turn. Maybe I'll stay home while everyone else has fun over there. That would be a real vacation!

Meet the Fam

Here we are in all our glory. My wonderful husband and I with our children: Sissy is standing next to me and hubby is holding Girly Girl. In front of us (left to right) are Speed Racer and Creative Genius. Down in front are Macho Man and my newest little one, Sweetie Pie. Nice to meet you.