Quick Takes (5)

The "WHERE I'VE BEEN" Edition!

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What a crazy month it's been!  It began with a trip home to visit my family in May for ten days.  Then we were home for two weeks which included recovering from trip #1 and preparing for trip #2, all-the-while Abigail was boycotting naps and needing constant supervision.  (Read: no time for blogging!!!)  Last Wednesday Abigail and I flew out to meet my Mom and visit with my Grandad.  He is suffering from dementia and is now living in a beautiful assisted living facility.  It was my first time to visit him there.  The main purpose of my trip was to support my Mom as she prepared his home to be sold.  It was an emotional trip, but a good one.  Abigail was SUCH a source of joy and light to Mom, Grandad, and everyone in the nursing home!  (Shoot- anyone who encountered her was blessed by her grin!  The girl simply radiates joy!)

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Four Generations!

Mutual fascination...

Love!

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Right before we left for our trip, my sister-in-law had her first baby two weeks early!!!  Baby John-Paul is absolutely PRECIOUS!!!  They live a few hours away from my Grandad, so I convinced J to fly up for the weekend so we could go visit them!  Look how unbelievably precious our God-son is!!!

You can't tell, but the boy has red(ish) hair!!!  It is SO cute!

COUSINS!  (When did this happen?  She used to be this small!)

Mama love!!!

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Not only did J flying up allow us to visit his family, but it enabled us to be together for his first Father's day!!!  More on what a great Dad he is will be coming soon, but here are some pictures of J and his brother on their first Father's Day with their Dad!

First Father's Day!

Our Family!  Praise God for it's growth!

We drove back north and my Mom was able to be with her Dad for the first time in decades!

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Part of our job in preparing the house to sell was collecting any sensitive documents to shred.  Abigail's favorite job was pulling everything out of the box and "shredding" it herself!  :)

PJs and wild hair!

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While I was up North, I was able to get together with a college roommate whom I hadn't seen in five years at our wedding!  Since then she's had two precious boys and I, of course, now have Abigail   What joy to get together with our babies!

Abigail was enamored with her new friend.  Everything he did, she copied!  He loved it!

Nothing says reunion with kids like "Chick-fil A"!!!  

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FINALLY, before I left, I was privileged to meet a blogger in real life!!!  Sweet Allie had been my prayer partner a while back, and since then we've really struck up a friendship.  I was thrilled when I heard she was heading my way for summer vacation!  She has the absolute cutest southern accent ever and is SO sweet and easy to talk to.  I felt like I'd known her my whole life!!  Abigail adored her, too!  I can hardly wait 'til she comes back next summer with her growing family!

Head on over to Conversion Diary for more!  Have a blessed weekend!