The house is quiet.......

The house is quiet these days......too quiet as far as I am concerned.....the first few days after a wonderful visit just tells me again how blessed we are to have children and grandchildren who love us and love to come home to family......what a gift.....the kids have arrived back in Fergus safely and are happy to be home and I am so glad about that.......it was just the best time to have them here for almost two weeks.......enjoying each other.....spending time out in Okotoks with their cousins and Heather and Sue and their hubbies able to visit as well....visiting Great-gramma and playing scrabble with her......isn't that what family is all about.....spending time, chatting, having coffee, playing games, laughing, crying, sharing, doing things together, enjoying nature, making memories..........and now we can look forward to our time down there in May when we welcome a sweet new grandson.......
My dream is that someday in the not so distant future, we will ALL be able to get together for a mini-reunion (the last time when we were all together was at Nanc and Wayne's wedding and that was a fun but busy time.......and Kalle and Breiden weren't with us then......) my dream continues........on an island, warm, tropical with plumeria trees blooming and beaches as white and soft as icing sugar......the kids playing in the water and we sit there relaxing.......how fun would that be, I ask you.
But even if that particular dream does not come true, we will be thankful for the times that we can get together wherever it may be........
God is good!

This and that continued......

I love these two pictures that they took out in Banff.....

This and that........

Date night and city skyline.........

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Spicey and Jemma.....

Gorgeous Rockies......

Easter Sunday contined....

With two of her grand daughters and their hubbies and Kaia also getting in the picture!!!

The cakes she served.

Jemma playing her piano piece for Great-gramma......

And Mikenna played for her too. So fun!

Easter Sunday......

We had such a fun time on Easter Sunday. Of course the kids had their Easter Egg hunt both in the morning and afternoon and then we got ready for church.

The traditional table pictures.....

In the afternoon, we went up to Great-gramma's for cake and ice cream.

It has been sooo fun...........

Time goes entirely too fast and tomorrow, we say bye to Eric and Sue and family. We have enjoyed having them here so much but the good thing is that we will see them again in just over a month when we go down to Fergus to see our llth grandchild!! (and it will be a boy so they are telling Nanc and Wayne.)
Sue and Eric have spent yesterday and today out at Okotoks with Heather and Duane. The kids love playing together as does Spicey Belle and Bella (their dogs.) I am sorry I haven't been able to put more pictures on my blog but it is acting wierd and it always when I try to put pics on, it says error. So if anyone out there in the blogging world can help or advice me of what to do, I would so appreciate it. We have lots of pictures.
You know the absolute best time I find when our family comes to stay is in the morning when they come upstairs all sleepy-eyed and starving for their breakfast. We sit down in the living-room, have our coffee and chat while the kids eat.
I love it when they come so excited to tell us about their day and their hugs and love are out of this world......just a little bit of Heaven. Last Saturday when we drove out to K-country, we had Mikenna and Noah along with us on the way out......they are just so fun and are growing up so fast - then on the way back, Kaia, Logan and Laci drove with us and of course we had to sing and tell stories....so many memories.......I just thank the Lord for being so good to us to allow us to enjoy each grandchild.......they are all so special and unique. Yesterday, I went over to the Family Leisure Center to watch them all play and swim in the water, then we all met at the Mall for a bite to eat before they all went back out to Heather's. What a great place to take a bunch of kids. The nine of them had a blast together and I think Heather, Sue and Eric had fun too.

Good Friday at Heather and Duane's....

Kids love being together.....

Good Friday at Heather and Duane's....

Taking a walk in the park with the kids.....
It was so nice in the afternoon that we were able to sit on the deck...
They had so much fun together.......

Miles came over with some treats for the kids......
Heather and Sue with their god-daughters.......

More fun......

The girls and I went out last night for coffee and appetizers. Soooooo fun but we all missed YOU, Nanc......

We had to take pictures like in Fargo......
Do you have any idea how much these girls mean to me???? I just can't express in words......
Nanc, Sue and Heather......you are my best friends!!!!!
Walking this morning in Fish Creek.....
Goofy guys acting up......how fun!
Good pic of Mikenna and Kaia......
Had to take Bella.....she loved it.......

Making banana bread with the girls........
They each had a turn.......
It turned out yummy......
The last ingredient before putting in the oven.......

Slurpee's after the Science Center.....

There is nothing better than a slurpee after doing something fun. Heather and kids, Sue, Eric and kids all went to the Science Center yesterday and enjoyed it very much. Great place for kids

Noah and Mikenna taking Bella out for a run........