23rd Birthday

We celebrated Kristina's birthday a week ago.

It was a good time had by all. We went out for lunch where we treated ourselves to all kinds of food and drinks. Then we came home for more celebration with a cake. Got some pretty good photos of all of us together. It is rare when we are all in a bunch. Usually someone is off this way or that so we're never together long enough to get a good photo. The older kids are busy with school and work but we see them during the day and evening here and there. Maya is in school. She's had some struggles after getting back to school from Christmas holidays but is now doing better. A change of routine seems to disrupt her a little bit but she has adjusted. She recently started swimming lessons and is looking forward to going again but more about that another time.  Here is Kristina's birthday celebration this year.

 

Beautiful, beautiful memories.

Special Mom

Backtracking again to a wonderful day when the kids lovely grandma celebrated her seventieth birthday. Let me tell ya she hardly looks it. It was a great day to once again spend it with the family. Our kids, especially the brand new grandchild Maya really enjoys the family get-togethers and thrives on all the conversations. She is quite the social butterfly  and has so much to say.

Maya also loves seeing grandma and grandpa, getting grandpa's hugs and eating grandma's delicious soup. The girl loves her soups. So, their grandma, my mother reached this milestone of seventy and I'm so happy about it as we all are. She has always been a wonderful mother to me and I love her very much. It is always a good time to be in her company. She is a selfless person and helps everyone any way she can.

I think it was partly by they way she and dad raised me that I have a loving husband, a lasting marriage and four beautiful kids, the fourth coming to us late in life but no doubt meant to be.

Wishing mom many more years of love, health and happiness.

Just wanted to share some photos of this fabulous day.