It has been an eventful week! After a fun Christmas and saying our good-byes to my sister and her girls, Julie's gang came into town. On Tuesday I got to meet two half-brothers. The funny thing was that in searching for Julie I'm not sure I really thought about siblings. The other funny thing is in that family I'd be the oldest and not the youngest like I am in mine... respect, all I ask for is respect! Ha!
Julie's oldest son is Scott who is engaged to Sarah and they have Sylvie (8) and Sawyer (2 mos.). The youngest son is Sean who is dating Nikki. Everyone is great and we're having a lot of fun getting to know each other. The kids are having a blast and the girls said, "Mom, Sylvie's our cousin isn't she?" Crazy!! Gaining family left and right.
We've spent the week hanging out at the pool, eating yummy breakfasts and dinners at the hotel, playing games, and even going to Park Meadows Mall with the girls for the American Girl Store... lots of giggles that day. It has been a treat for them to all come to beautiful Colorado for a unique kind of reunion. The hotel will hold a special place for me, as that is where Julie & Jerry stayed in April to meet us for the first time, and now the whole gang is there.
Today my mom and dad got to meet Julie. We spent some time chatting and getting to know each other a little. That was a full circle moment for me. I feel very blessed to have a picture of me, my mom and dad, and Julie.
I'll be posting pictures when I can slow down a little longer!
Praise the Lord. What a joy.
ReplyDelete