Our Granddaughters

Avery and Emma

Thanks to our son and these girls' daddy DC, here is a picture of our beloved granddaughters in Austin this past weekend. I am glad that they will spend Christmas with us!

Emma and Avery

Emma and Avery

My Sweet Granddaughters

Today AA, mother of my granddaughters, posted this cute picture of them on Facebook, so I am sharing it here.

Avery and Emma

Pictures from Austin

Annie and Emma

 This past weekend, Chuck and I drove two cars to Austin. My cousin Margaret came with me. We were meeting Margaret's daughter Kathy and her two children at the Austin Airport. Then, "the Canadians" would use one of our cars for their travels.


We spent two nights in Austin. One highlight was visiting the Thinkery Children's Museum on Sunday. It is a wonderful place to go to with any age of children. Kathy's 8-month-old son Ryan loved a low-walled area for infants where he crawled around, playing with beads and other items on the walls. Someone asked Chuck if he as Ryan's grandfather! (You can see why with the picture below.)

Chuck and Ryan

Zoe is the girl in the back.

Zoe loved playing with the water.

Kathy's 3 1/2 year old daughter Zoe was very active in the different areas, especially with the water activities. 




Avery liked the artsy areas better, plus the kitchen and store spaces upstairs were favorites of hers.

David and Avery

Margaret and Ryan

Kathy reading to Avery and Zoe at Avery's house.

Austin Visit

Avery

Chuck and I went to Austin at the beginning of the week. Avery had been too sick (with ear infections) to go to school, so we came to take care of her so her mom could go to work. I enjoyed reading books and telling her the stories of the three little pigs and the three bears. As she started to feel better, she got back to doing her drawing.

And it was fun to see 5-month-old Emma, who likes to smile alot, though not with a camera that has a flash which startles her!

AA and Emma

Emma and DC

DC holding Emma

Jan and Baby Emma

Jan and Emma, Feb. 2, 2014

Emma's First Christmas

Sweet Baby

Emma, almost 2 months old

Sweet

Avery holding baby sister Emma, almost 3 days old

Emma's Grandparents

Thanks to son DC taking pictures of the grandparents!

Blessing of a Second Granddaughter!

Today at 12:40 pm daughter-in-law AA had Emma Faith in Austin, TX. Emma was 6 lb. 5 oz. and 17 inches long. Chuck and I are rejoicing that she and her momma are doing well.

Son DC posted this picture of his two girls at birth. They look pretty similar though one picture is almost three years old.

Emma and Avery

Soon, Very Soon!

Soon Avery will have a new baby sister! We are waiting for this October baby to arrive.

Avery, AA and DC

End of Austin Visit

Chuck, Avery and Jan (with eyes closed as usual)

Avery Pictures

DC and Avery

Avery and AA

Avery and Chuck

Avery and Jan

 Chuck and I went to Austin this past weekend. We had not seen Avery and her parents since Christmas. Avery has grown taller and much more talkative in the past two months. She sings songs and talks in almost-sentences. Chuck loved finding her each morning when she called, "I want get out!"

Avery's School PIcture

Avery's recent school picture. She is 2 years old.

Young Book Lover!

Avery found the book aisle at a toy store and started looking at books! This warms my heart. I am glad she loves books, like her parents and grandmothers do.

Friday Five: HAPPY!

Today's Friday Five for RevGalBlogPals is brought to us by Revkjarla:

Give us five "I haz a happy"s...... for your Friday Five.  AND, bonus points for photos!!!!!

1. I am happy that I could visit youngest daughter MJ in Utah this past week and also see autumnal leaves!

MJ at Liberty Park in Salt Lake City

 2. I am happy that daughters AE and KA came to visit in Austin around Halloween and that we could see them, our granddaughter Avery and her parents.

Avery with KA at pumpkin patch

AA, Avery, and DC at pumpkin patch

3. I am very happy that husband Chuck is painting the walls that used to be covered with wallpaper!

Chuck painting out entryway this morning!

4. I am going to spend two days at Lebh Shomea, silent retreat center, in Sarita, TX next week.

5. I am happy that I have good friends, some of whom are pictured below.

Cupcake Avery for Halloween

Two Visits to Austin in October

October 6, 2012 Grandpa and Avery

 Here is a picture of Grandpa Chuck playing with Avery at a park near her house in Austin three weeks ago.

In three weeks, we noticed Avery talking with multiple words and using more words. Her verbal skills are blooming, and she won't be 2 years old until Thanksgiving.

Her parents like to do things with her on the weekends, because she is in school all week while DC and AA are at work. As a mother and grandmother, I really like to watch AA and DC parent Avery.

October 29, 2012 Avery

 This week our daughters from Seattle AE and KA are visiting in Austin, which is why we drove to Austin this past weekend.

Yesterday Avery's parents, oldest son DC and his wife AA, took us all to a pumpkin patch on a farm in Marble Falls, TX. There were all kinds of pumpkins around, with activities, such as this tractor to ride on; bouncing on bouncy "berry fields" (which scared Avery); and painting pumpkins.

Chuck with DC and Avery before her bedtime.

Although our two youngest (of four) children could not join us in Austin, we really enjoyed being with our oldest children and their beloved partners--with Avery! Avery is the star whenever we are all together.

Before we left Austin today, Chuck and I met DC and Avery at her school. I was glad to see where she goes, as I have been impressed with all I have heard about its modes of operation.