Emma Grace Bixby

Ben and Bekah had a darling little girl last Friday. She is absolutely precious and oh, so tiny!
Going over there this evening and will get to squeeze in some more snuggles.
Thought the Bixby Bulletin needed to see her!

Nati's Wedding!

He's married and here is the proof. We had a wonderful time in Switzerland. It was a beautiful wedding and we loved observing the Swiss traditions. Here is a link to the rest of the pictures, if you are interested.

EVIAN!

Dad booked a hotel on internet yesterday for us to stay on our way to Nati's wedding. It turns out to be on a walking street in Evian, France--right on Lake Geneva. Here are just a few shots of the hotel, our dinner "by the lake" (and sharing it with friends :-), the Sequoia trees along the shore, and of course, the office of "Evian" water. More later.

Hats Off to a Multi-hatted Fam!

5 months, and then some

I'm a little behind on blog posting, and haven't posted anything about the fact that our little guy is now 5 months old! His appointment is not until June because of the pediatrician being out of town, so I have no stats for you. But I do have this picture and a little video clip of the first day that he tried out his new Johnny Jumpup thingamabob. (He has become quite a bit more proficient in making it "work" since the day these were taken.) He also recently discovered his singing/squealing voice, but I couldn't get him to do it on this clip.

I have roses!

And they are starting to bloom! Our yard may be small, but it came complete with two rosebushes that are beginning to produce beautifully with very little attention. They also add a delectable fragrance to our walks between the house and the car. A lovely little blessing that came along with this house! :)

Just to Prove--

That I really did get to Savage to see the Dan fam--


and I really did get home, too!



I had a wonderful visit with each and every one of you. Thank you so much for all you TLC. Donna, you better come home this summer or I will really be upset that I didn't jog over to SC! And in case you are wondering, it is 2:15 am! :=)

Three months old!

Spring Concert

Tonight was the Spring Concert at Patience's school. It was special for several reasons: she had both of her Grandmas there, it made two concerts that this Grandma had attended in one year!(what are the chances of that ever happening?), and she got sweet kisses from her little brother afterward. Mommy and Daddy were both there too :-) Good job, Patience! We were all proud of you!

Special Treat --

Mother's Day with my oldest and my youngest and their sweet families!!

Happy, Happy Mother's Day--

To Four Great Mothers!! Have a wonderful day! We love you! I am excited that I get to spend the day with two of you, and see the other two within a week! Can't beat that :-)

Miss A La Mode!!

A little bit of this, A little bit of that...

Here are a few shots of some of the things we have been doing. Patience's school had "Moments with Mom" on Friday morning, so Grandma got in on that special breakfast, too. Playing outside at Aunt Jo's was fun while it was warm and then when it turned cold we had supper at Aunt Jennie's ! Fun, Fun.

Random!

Beautiful flowers delivered to our door for Mom. Way to go, Dad!

Love, love, love technology! Stefan having story-time with Papi. I think the story was about a little boy named Daniel, but Papi will have to confirm that because I wasn't really part of that!

Time with Mimi. (coffee cup never far away!)

Meeting the Princess :-)

Just in case anyone was wondering, cousins Elise and Isabelle as well as Grandma got to meet Olivia last weekend! We were all impressed but I am not sure she was :-)

Patience makes a New Friend!

Patience with her new friend, Elizabeth George. Elizabeth gave her one of her books-- A Girl After God's Own Heart. She started reading it to me in the car on the way home!

I think I'm going to love my Auntie Brenda!!!

Go Blue!