This is the life!

 Last weekend our daughter and her family came down for a visit and our son brought his two little sweeties 

up as well. We all had a wonderful time together!

{I took many, many photos!}

 Annika wanted to set the race car back on it's wheels that were being driven around the driveway, but Jonathan beat her to it so she ran to the side of the pole barn and plopped down in the grass. I told her that they could take turns and she was happy then.  

                                                           Playing hide and seek. :)

Enjoy your Sunday! This is the day that the Lord hath made!!

Found a new antique store!

We went on a spur of the moment weekend getaway

up to my daughter's place in Burton, Michigan.

We left Friday after hubby got home from work and

just got home late this afternoon.

My daughter told me about an antique store that

she happened to drive past that she thought I would

love and was she ever right!

I thought I would tease you a little with this gorgeous

photo that I took there. I don't remember how much

she was , but looking at the photo now ...

I wish she

was at my place ...

sitting in my yard.

More pictures to come...

Blessed Sunday to you!

My Annika fix...

I got my Annika {GD} fix last Friday afternoon.

She was with me from 4 pm until after midnight

and we sure crammed a lot into a few hours.

pure innocence

You should have seen her little black boots.

They were too cute!

She is definitely my little *fashionista*.

I was snapping photos like crazy.

You know you have to take a bazillion pictures

to get a few that are great!

maybe a little attitude showing here??

"I can't write my name"

our little *lefty*

{does she look 3 years old to you??}

all tuckered out. ME TOO!!

Blessings...enjoy the day!

Can I Just Say...

what a sweetheart our 10 year old granddaughter is!

We had the priviledge of having her spend the past week

with us and it has been an absolute joy!

You need to understand that this is the granddaughter

who lived with us from the day she was born,

{I watched her come into this world...*sniff* sniff*}

until she was four years old and now

she lives three hours away. We don't get to see

each other near as often as we would like so

we had a fun week together, but it flew by

way too fast and I miss her already ~

This precious child has more insight than

some adults that I know.

If I take her shopping and give her a few dollars,

she very rarely spends it on herself.

Her first thought is for others...her brother Jon...

or baby Joshua. She thinks of them first ...

or her mom and dad.

She is so kindhearted ~

A couple days ago my youngest son said to her, "Allysha, why don't you spend some of the

money on yourself" ... to which she answered

just as sweet as sweet could be...

"but I don't really need anything"

{lump in throat here...proud as proud can be}

*A little child shall lead them...*

blessings~