I will give you fair warning. Since William got married and we have a professional photographer in the family, we have someone to take pictures. What an awesome camera by the way. Last night we got together for our grand daughter's seventh birthday party.
Everyone was here. We are quite a large number now. I thought I would share a few. I will try not to drown you in them.
First our family photo with the whole family now.
I stood there thinking, about how weird it is that we have grown to have such a large family. It has been a fun week. Lots of laughter, and lots of visiting. It reminded me of when I was a kid and all of my Mom's family would get together and how much fun it was to be a kid in that environment.
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Peter, Nik and Ben and Megan. | | |
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Such a silly bunch! |
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We were laughing so hard. |
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The other side of the fire pit. |
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Part of the gang eating dinner. |
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Elliot and Peter |
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Peter holding Elsie |
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The kids were playing Secret Agent and looking for clues. |
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I just loved this. |
I will finish this up with a picture of Ron and I. God has been so good to us. I still don't know how we got to here, but we have. Our cup overflows. Thank you for sharing in our life.
~Kim~
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“And the night shall be filled with music,
And the cares, that infest the day,
Shall fold their tents like the Arabs,
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---Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Really neat pictures of your family...you've got lots of arrows in your quiver.
ReplyDeleteHi Kim! What a lovely family you have! Abundant life! Is this the granny camp week?
ReplyDeleteYou are blessed to over flowing. Wonderful.
ReplyDeleteYour family is just lovely, Kim.
ReplyDeleteYour pics are so special and really tell a story. You and Ron are weaving a special legacy for your family !
Rose
LOVE this...What a blessing for sure! Such good pics! I love looking at families gathered enjoying each other. I have had the same thoughts...how is it that we've have grown so much and been soo blessed. God is good. LOVE your house too btw. Have a good week!
ReplyDeleteYour pictures tell a story of God's blessing, for sure - I love it when three (or four) generations can share the grandchildren's birthdays; I never had that as a child.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos of a beautiful family. I'm so happy you got to spend some quality time with everybody under one roof.
ReplyDeleteBig smiles at your family photos...how wonderful! xo
ReplyDeleteYou do have a big family! We have 22 now, but it's a rare day we can all get together. Have a wonderful week, Kim!
ReplyDeleteWoW kim, how awesome for you....you are a great looking group!!!
ReplyDeletei love a good weenie roast!!!
What a wonderful time! Lovely family! Yes, blessings abound! xo Nellie
ReplyDeleteSeriously one of the funnest nights! I am really enjoying our nights roasting hot dogs an marshmallows and laughing our butts off!
ReplyDeleteWhat memories you are making.
ReplyDeleteHugs :)
Lauren
Oh, how fun to have Makenzie take all those pictures for you!
ReplyDeleteLooks like you all had a blast together, and made sweet memories :)
Love, love, love that picture of all the Grands!!!
You have a beautiful family, Kim! Love the photo of you and Ron and the grands, especially! Sorry I haven't been around much...life's been crazy, as I'm sure you can well imagine.
ReplyDeleteYou are blessed, Kim! What a wonderful family. Loved your pictures! :)
ReplyDeleteWonderful post Kim! It was lovely of you to share these special family times with us! Beautiful children and grandchildren!
ReplyDeleteGod bless each one!
I especially love that photo of you and your husband and all the grand kids. Awesome! You are so fortunate and blessed to have the grands.
ReplyDeleteWhat fun! So many, many blessings. Those kids playing secret spy are the best! Loved the photos of all of you together.
ReplyDeleteI've been looking for chicken posts on your blog and ran across this one! I love how happy your family is. There's just nothing better, is there, than a happy family? Wonderful!
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