Back to Back Birthdays!

Baby Harry made his appearance on the 28th of November - and his parents and family were living with us at the time while their house was being remodeled.

 

It was fun to have a baby in the house again!

 

And I was delighted to find a little outfit that his dad had worn - so we could do the photo thing - but alas, I did not have a photo of his dad in the outfit.

 

And then Isla was due - and her mom was hoping that the birthdays would not be on the same day.

 

It's tough enough to have all the birthdays in a 3 months time span - on the same day might be tough!

 

So Isla arrived on the day after - perfect timing!!

Love both these kiddos - and it's fun to have so much celebrating going on!!

Happy Birthday Donna!

Donna cringes when I post this photo - but I don't think anyone reads this blog anyway!

It captures the era, don't you think?

Happy day to a wonderful sister!

Happy 103rd to my dad!!

My dad was a good dad - not perfect, but perfect for me!

When Phoebe was born, he said, when told what we were naming her, "I'll call her Betty!" (Which he never did - in fact, you would have thought he'd named her!)

 

He was great with the babies - had a golden touch! Could calm a fussy, colicky baby in no time!

 

 His mother died when he was 17 - and he never got over missing her. He was good to his two younger brothers, doing things for them he thought his mom would have done.

 

He was a machinist - had a machine shop - always just called "TheShop." He supported a family - gave us a pretty good life - and lots of opportunities.

Happy Heavenly Birthday Dad!

Haapy day to Rhoda!!

I have been privileged to spend stretches of time with Rhoda and it's been great! She is a delightful child - creative and eager to learn. She is also loving and compassionate - it is going to be a blessing to watch her grow and mature!!

She is across the ocean - enjoying a European life for a year - and we are all excited to see her and her family at the holidays.

Have a great year Rhoda!!