Family, Friends and Fun!

Last night we had a fun BBQ at my aunt's home. How fun it was to see my cousin S & his wife L and their 4, no make that 5 children after they spent the last 2 years in Guam! The children have grown so much! Miriah is 12 now and very much the young lady. She was wearing a beautiful white coral dolphin necklace to remember her adventures there. Which were many and we had alot of fun just visiting and hearing about them.

As I mentioned they now have 5 children. S & L applied and became the Legal Gaurdians of a young 7 year old boy named Reminder who has some hearing loss and was one of her students at the Deaf School where she taught. He fits right into the family and is about the same age as Adam and is a very bright and polite child. I played ball with him for a bit and he was happily signing away. He does have some hearing because he could hear me when I laughed....(it is rather distinctive) and he would giggle too. They are trying out different more American names for him but he will tell you his name is "r-minder".

Another big plus was I got to hold my cousin C's little baby boy. He was born on Monday so he was literally a "NEW BABY" with the little cordy thing still on and only 7 lbs. But little Benjamin Dee is darling. He doesn't have that squishy look like some little babies have. He's just plain cute! But I'm sure glad I'm not her. She had Sarina turn 2, the 2 older boys get out of school, they've moved into a new home and had a new baby all in the last few weeks!

Rew and his wife S announced that they are expecting another addition just before Christmas as well so Aunt C and Uncle G are getting 3 new grandkids this year!

Tonite we went to MIL's for another BBQ....isn't it great to have someone else do all the cooking? Poor Frog was so worn out he couldn't even sit up straight. So he went to bed as soon as we got home. We are meeting up with them all again tommorrow and having the first family portrait done in 10 years! It will be quite the crowd but it will also mean literally everyone will be in the picture ecept for the new great grandchildren that are expected later this year. The Frog and I will get one of just us too so that will be really nice as well.