Bragging Rights

Pardon me while I do a little bragging.

 There is nothing on this earth that I love more than my children
and their children.

and that is why we drove 12 hours in the car so we could be there when this
little guy was born.

Briana with baby Jace

Geesh! It's a long way to drive.

Do you know how many potty stops there

are in a 12 hr drive?

Too many!

Why is it every time you stop to go, you buy something more to make you need to go again? 

Allena and Ella with their new baby brother

The C-section was scheduled for 

March 2nd, giving Dale and I plenty of time to plan the trip so we could be there

for the big event. 

We made the drive in one day, and I was so surprised that Landon did as well as he did.

He has never been on this long a drive and he did so well.

On Friday we were all up early and at the hospital by 7:30 to welcome our 10th grandchild. 

Dale and I wanted to be there so we could help get the children back and forth so 

they could be a part of it all. 

What a special experience it was to be there 

and to see the children welcome their new baby brother.

Jace Beau Kelsey weighed in at 7-14 and I do believe he is the cutest little baby on the planet.

(I'm a granny after all) of course I think that  ; ))

I think Ella agrees with gram.

Our little Ella is four

While we were there spending time with our family I was able to snap some photos
of our other grands.
 It's hard to grasp how fast they are all growing up.


Anton is sixteen this year and is the oldest of the family and our firstborn grandchild.

This boy is so darn funny!!!!
He is really a wonderful young man.

Briana comes next in the family and is fourteen, soon to be fifteen.

Briana enjoys so many of the things I do.

You say the word yard sale to this girl and she is right there!!!

Allena is 12.
Dale and I have always called her Cindy Lou Who,
because when she was a little girl she looked just like the little girl in The Grinch.

She looks so much like her mom did at this age except Season's eyes are blue.

Lorin is 9 and was named after my father.
She is such a joy to have around if you have the energy to keep up with her.

Her batteries never run down.

She always knows what I'm going to do even before I do it : )

It may have been a long tiring trip, but oh so worth every mile.
I miss all of them already and I've only been home two days.
Darn them for moving farther away!

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Some of my overseas friends asked if I would post about my feature in Romantic Homes
since it is not sold in their countries.

It was in the March issue.
It was so exciting because I was told that they wanted to feature my blog
in the 'site seeing' section. Beth Livesay had asked for several photos from my blog
and I thought she would pick three or four and that would be that.
I hadn't seen the magazine when some of you where e-mailing and telling me
that I was in two different sections of the issue. I then was pretty eager
to get to the nearest store to find a copy, but since I live so far away
from where magazines are sold I couldn't justify a trip to town to just buy a magazine : )

So when I heard my neighbor was going to town I asked if she could pick me up a copy.
And she did.

When I saw my living room on the pages, I have to say it was kind of an odd experience.
I live in the space everyday and never thought of it being so WHITE!
I really do have color in the space...
(not tons, but some)
but in print it looks so WHITE  :o

Then when I turned the page I remembered again why I love it white...
in the Summer when I walk outside, I am bombarded with color.

Lots and lots of color.

So coming indoors to my mostly white space
is a calming experience when the garden is in bloom.

I want to thank Beth Livesay for giving me the opportunity of being part of
the March Romantic Homes.

It's just one of those things you never imagine until it happens.

Okay...
I'm done bragging now.

until the next grand baby is born!