His, Mine & Ours

We are a blended family…yes, we are! What a blessing that is~

Though we met, fell in love in seventh grade and dated until our senior year (seriously), we had other lessons to learn before we were ready to begin our journey together as Mr. & Mrs.

The road was difficult at times but we are thankful for each and every person who played a part in those stages of our lives. We met significant others along the way, married and have wonderful children to share with one another thanks to those relationships!

His

Isn’t she lovely??? She is as beautiful on the inside as she is on the outside! I don’t think I have ever known anyone with a kinder heart! She is a wonderful homemaker, wife and Mother! Yes, she has been kind enough to bless us with two, and very, very soon…THREE grandchildren. We have a grandson who loves to spend time with his Pop Pop and a granddaughter who matches her Tahtee’s (that’s me) every step when she is here. It is delightful to hear giggles and laughter from youngsters around the house again.

Though they live too far away to visit as often as we would like we are thankful for the times we do get to spend with one another! Oh, how we love and miss them!

Mine

These are my two angel-babies! Born just eighteen months apart, I have never known a sister and brother to have a closer bond than these two!!! Watching them together is ‘home’ for me and a feeling I cannot describe! I love them beyond measure~

I am unbelievably proud of these two… They are not afraid to go against the ‘norm’ to do what feels right for them! They know and understand that they are individuals with different needs and that certain molds created by society and others’ expectations may not be a fit for them AND that is okay. It takes most people a life time to figure that out so they are a step ahead of most in that respect! It is exciting for me to watch them as they explore this thing called ‘Life’ and the many opportunities presented to them. Watch out World….they are just getting started…

Also Mine

OK, so I didn’t give birth to this handsome fellow but he came into my life when he was only 18 months old…my first son…from another Mother.

Comical and brilliant, he now lives on the West coast with his beautiful wife – who happens to have the same name as my daughter. They will be blessing the family with a daughter in August (yes, grandchild number 4 for me!). This is the first grandchild for their parents so the excitement is hardly containable.

Watching their relationship evolve, though from afar, has been a treat…from the dating couple, to the engaged couple to the newly married couple and now expectant parents. Ahhh, life is good! I only wish they lived closer…love those guys!!!

Ours

And yes, these are ‘OURS’….our sweet, sweet Goldens! We have three…the two on the left are our youngest. Gabe is seven and Bailey is four. Our older Golden, Taffey, on the right, is a rescue so we are uncertain how old she is (13? 14?) and because of her age she mostly just lies around these days and oversees the young whipper-snappers.

My Mother says Gabe looks like/acts like my husband and that Bailey looks/acts like me. Amazingly enough, there really is some truth to that. They certainly have our coloring (compare with picture of us above) and Gabe is laid back while Bailey is always on the go! We joke that we have more pictures of our four-legged children than we do of our two-legged. The truth is that we really do but, in all honesty, they are here 24/7 and those two legged ones are grown and gone! Our Goldens bring us so much joy…they love us regardless! There is much to learn from the animal kingdom if only we will stop and observe them. They love unconditionally, rest when they are tired, play every chance they get and are wonderful listeners!