Family love and support

We spent last week being grandparents and it was wonderful. We were able to see all of our grandchildren and great-grandchildren at some point during the week.

One granddaughter supplied us with a very comfortable room. That allowed us to spend time with her daughter who is quite fun to play with.

Another granddaughter (4) had a gymnastics demonstration we attended. I must admit that I teared up a few times watching how much it mattered to these little ones. Their coaches were so wonderful helping them go through each of the routines: floor, vault, bars, and balance beam. Everyone received a medal, balloon, and box of animal crackers.

After gymnastics, we were off to church. The 10 year old had a recognition for the hard work they've done in Activity Days this past year. Here is part of the group of girls singing for us. Ours is the one with the owl on her shirt.

We had a very special event on this trip-the baby blessing for the Pro's namesake. A huge gathering of family at the home of the dad's parents witnessed this special rite. Almost the whole family was able to attend.

The circle included dad giving the blessing, grandfathers, great-grandfathers, and uncles. The baby spent the entire time watching his father pronounce the blessing.

Here we have great-grandfather, mom, namesake, dad, and grandpa. The outfit the baby is wearing is made from some material left over from grandma's wedding dress, as well as from one of the other grandpa's white shirts.

Spending time with family is always wonderful. Seeing all the little ones and their families is great. If retirement allows us to make more of these family events, we will really enjoy it. We are so grateful we had a chance to be at these special occasions last week.