Missing these little critters

4 out of 9 isn't enough

Even though we have daily contact with 4 of our grandchildren, it seems like the other 5 should be here as well. I am so thankful for each one of them. And especially for all of the times that we were able to be together in the past 7 1/2 years since the grandchildren started arriving.

Two towheads 4 hours away

Henry and Anabelle are within driving distance of us. That means we can see them if we could manage to get away for a weekend.

Henry is such a great little guy. I love watching him rock out with the toy guitars around here. Or play with the other toys. They always seem to go for the musical or noisy stuff.

I had his momma send me a recent picture of him and his sister since they all seem to be growing by leaps and bounds. He was getting ready to go swimming at a motel pool on a recent road trip. I'm looking forward to taking him and his family to the pool that Genevieve went to last weekend. That should be fun!

Almost 12 pounds of cuteness! Anabelle is one of the happiest babies I know. She is so personable. Much more interested in people than playthings.

Now with winter weather starting to set in, it'll be a month or more before we get to see them. Harlan is a fair weather traveler. Kiel is a bit more adventurous.

Please keep sending photos, texting and calling. Every little bit of contact helps us to know them better and miss them less.

Three are just this side of 3,000 miles away

Two little dollies and one Super Sonic Rowan are settling into a new phase of their family life in Virginia.

Katie is being indoctrinated at the hockey rink into being a Capitals fan. Evie is growing like a weed (a good one though).

Rowan is continuing to master Wii games and is open to new adventures.

My sister Kelly sent me these pictures of the kids playing at a mall play place. It is a bit more elaborate than ours at Lloyd Center but it's still quite similar.

We haven't gotten to Skype yet but have enjoyed getting text messages and phone photos. I've been looking into airfares to send Hayden and Cameron back there for 10 days or so this Spring. We'll see how that works out. Har and I would love to have been there for all the unpacking and helping get settled. They have done quite nicely with help from Kelly and her family.

Home sweet home (for now)

Logan sent this cell phone photo of their house with their new rig parked in front of it and Alyssa standing on the sidewalk. They are spending their first night there tonight. From all reports the kids are pretty excited seeing all of their familiar stuff set up in their rooms.

Vehicle faces

Alyssa was following Logan today and sent this picture of the back of his Xterra.

This vehicle always reminds me of a kid with a big wad of chewing gum in his cheek.

It would look more like it if it had a baseball cap on top of it but I don't think that is the look Logan is going for.

Turning into my Mother

When Kelly posted a bunch of pictures on facebook today I got all teary eyed looking through them. The kids are happy and active but I miss them like crazy.

They've been gone all of 3 weeks! This is going to be a long few years.

Hopefully they'll have internet by the end of the week.

Skype date? Soon.