Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Mall Madness.

Met Grannie and Grandad at the mall this week to catch up and to introduce them to the newest family addition. A six-week old bundle of handsomeness. Their first great grandson. And Grandad's namesake.



Ain't these folks lookin' some proud! And the little fella even opened his eyes for the photo op.


Four generations. And the family name lives on!

Meanwhile, the rest of the troop were off exploring the vicinity of the Metrotown Food Court. Some little cuties quite taken with the train...


With Auntie. And the fireplace. 



Cousins, with their Papa.


And back home again, for some more family bonding.





Fun times with all these little ones. Blessed.

Good Mornings.

How could your mornings not be happy when this smiley face greets you bright and early!


Thursday, March 20, 2014

Shocking Discovery.

Well, it's Spring Break here, and Saturday brings some special guests, so what better way to live out our excitement than to clean and reorganize our neglected basement. This delightful bonding process ended in the outage of much accumulated junk, but also uncovered my wedding dress. Sixteen years since this article of clothing has seen the light of day, but its wrinkled self was dumped from her hiding place and offered a few startling comments. As in,

"That's your wedding dress?" 
"How come I don't remember seeing this before?"
      and, wait for it...
"Did that actually fit you?"

I declined comment on the third question.

Miss Alana then proceeded to put it on. And I took a picture. Because I was speechless.


Gulp. My daughter in my wedding gown. An almost perfect fit. Except that I was in my thirties when I wore this thing, and she's a mere 12 years old. Twelve years old. Gulp.

But I'll just set that thought aside and momentarily divert my attention to my cute and tiny little grandchildren. Who will be here Saturday. Lots of hugs and cuddles coming your way, A and L!


But my 12-year-old fits in my wedding dress.