Here are some current pictures of the seven (so far...) grandchildren, from oldest to youngest..
Timothy, age 5
Luke, age 3
Hannah, age 2
Preston, age 2
Josiah, 9 1/2 months
Sean Patrick, almost 6 months..And we're waiting for number 8 .... 2 weeks left!
There are quite a stretch of birthday's in my family so I thought I'd post some of the wonderful birthday people. Here are my twin nieces Stephanie & Jacqueline standing and my great niece Courtney sitting down. Stephanie & Jacqueline turned 9 May 28 and Courtney will be 8 on June 20. Happy Birthday girls!
My sister-in-law, Ann-Margret, celebrated her birthday this past week. Here she is with my brother Jeffrey. They are the parents to Stephanie & Jacqueline. 
Kyle, in the white sweatshirt, is one of my great nephews. They are both great, those nephews!Kyle just turned 14 on Thursday. Happy Birthday, Kyle
Ben, who is the birthday boy TODAY, is in the red sweatshirt. In the blue sweatshirt is his buddy and my other great nephew Justin, who has to wait until July for his birthday! They are both turning 17 this year and Ben will get his license next week! Watch out New Jersey drivers..
I haven't put a video on my blog for a long time. I almost forgot how to do it! This was just too cute not to put on though. I'm sure, if you are into blogging, you will recognize a few of these precious children. I hope their moms check my blog! (Brooklyn is hard to see as she is up about 3 rows but if you look for her you can find her.)
This morning was the closing program for the Preschool VBS. Here are a few cutes pictures of the happy faces. The children were adorable. Meghan & Susanne, you did a great job planning!
Susanne and Meghan planned for quite some time for this adventure, called "Friendship Trek" - lots of tents and "campfires" set up in each room. It was really cute.
Christine, our Christian Education Director, was a big help and it was nice that baby L. decided not to arrive yet....
The many volunteers, both youth and adult, were wonderful. The kids loved the songs and the actions. 
Here they are singing the B I B L E....
to have a husband who can build you things! A house, a "river room", remodel things... and now, in no time, (the very next day after I asked!) ... shelves for more storage!! Isn't he a honey?
No, these are not my own photographs. But with all this rain, I thought some rainy photographs were warranted. Wow, it is really crummy outside tonight! We have had quite a few days of cool, wet weather. At least it's not snow!
Yesterday Wally and I decided it was time to add some new swings to the boys old swing set, called the "Big T". I think we purchased it in 1983. We still have the rings and the trapeze bar but the swings are long gone. Also, we removed the old slide and added a nice new one. When grandparents have 7 grandchildren (and counting...) it's a good idea to have those swing sets functioning huh? We look forward to seeing Timothy, Luke, Hannah and Josiah in 2 weeks so that was good motivation! So after church, Daniel & Meghan and the children came over for an impromptu lunch so their children could try out the swings. 
Preston likes both swings - the "baby" swing and the bigger swing.
Brooklyn liked the swing and Sean Patrick stayed in the baby swing the whole time we had our lunch. He was so content in it. 
It was so comfortable here in the shade - no bugs yet - and to think we never sat out in this spot in our yard for a picnic as far as I can remember. It was so pleasant!
The fresh air and gentle swing lulled this little fella to sleep... isn't this cute?
Today we relaxed after our busy weekend. It was cold and cloudy so there was no desire to be outside either. For supper Daniel, Meghan and the children came over and we grilled some brats and ate left-overs from the weekend hoopla. Brooklyn loves to listen to the old children records - most have a coordinating book to follow along while the story is being read. I am glad I kept these old relics - a record player with 45 and 33 1/3 speeds - remember that? (Even a cassette tape recorder is out-dated!)
Preston decided that he was old enough to enjoy the record player as well and he cuddled up next to his sister. Isn't this a sweet picture?
Here they are listening together. So cute.
And Sean Patrick didn't want to be left out of anything either! He knows if he is being ignored and wants to be where the action is..
He was happy to play here - as long as he knew Grandpa was close by watching him!
A big day for "bumpa" - he received his golden alumni pin from his high school. Who would guess he was a 50 year alumni from high school?
Little grandson Sean Patrick was not too impressed though.
But Preston was and he wanted to go up and see his grandpa as soon as the graduation ceremonies ended.
Grandma was pretty happy to see him too!
In fact, we shared a pretty good laugh. What was happening here was that Preston had this really adorable hat and every time we sat it on his head for a picture... well, can you guess the rest of the story? Hence, no picture with the cute hat...
Last evening we welcomed many of Wally's classmates to our home for the start of a fun weekend of food and fellowship. Here is what greeted them! 
Well, today is the day company arrives - we are expecting about 40 people this evening and again tomorrow afternoon and evening as Wally's high school class mates join together for their big reunion. Since we live in town, we open our home for a central place to gather. I know folks will have a good time seeing each other again. Will they notice that the wallpaper from their 4 previous reunions is gone??
I love the new french doors. A bigger change then I had expected.
My grandfather used to sit in this rocking chair.
Even the piano got tuned!
Now, about the picture.... I was trying to find a picture that I felt suited the living room and all my nice art work is either winter scenes or wildlife scenes. I remember that I had stashed, under our bed, a picture from Wally's family. I don't remember ever liking it which is why it was relegated to its location under the bed! It had this strange frame with mirror all around it too. The picture was actually one that had just been left in the house that Wally's family bought here in Fergus Falls in the 50's. It just stayed on the wall then but eventually, when they sold the house, they brought it home with them to Canada. We eventually became the owners.
Well, I hung it up, first as a joke, to see if Wally would notice it. However, it began to take on a new life of its own and when Meghan came over she pronounced it very good! So I dusted it off and polished it some, reglued some of the mirrors in the frame and then found out it had a name and an artist. It is "Song of Love" by M. Detlef and quite a relic.
So, here is our new spring artwork.
I don't expect any more changes in the near future. This is it, folks! Phew!
