"THE JUST MAN WALKETH IN HIS INTEGRITY: BLESSED ARE HIS CHILDREN WHO WALK AFTER HIM" PROVERBS 20:7

..."THE GLORY OF CHILDREN ARE THEIR FATHERS"

Here are the proud parents of gorgeous little Greta Jean.

Thank the good Lord for Grandma Susan getting to Raleigh in time (2.5 hr. drive) for witnessing the birth and helping Natalie and Adam for the entire week, cooking,cleaning and just smiling the whole time. She is such a sweet blessing and also to Scott who came straight home from Houston as soon as he arrived. Natalie said she came as soon as she heard Natalie was going to the hospital in the middle of the early morning looking fantastic with her hair combed and makeup on, never missing a beat. I think the picture of them both cooking after our plane got in was funny. They say you take after your mate after you have been married some time.

The last picture is also so sweet with Natalie and Adam taking Greta for her first stroller ride on Father's Day. Even a couple of the neighbors stopped to wave and wish Adam a happy father's day.

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Here we are in Royal Raleigh, North Carolina enjoying ourselves totally. Natalie and Adam have a beautiful home which they have worked hard on. Natalie's personality is manifested in her decorating. Adam has worked non-stop on everything from plumbing to electrical. On their back deck you can look out to the swimming pool which is oval shaped. Their back yard has many tall shade trees which border the fence but it makes me think I'm in Hawaii with this heat and humidity. I can drink coffee out of the back deck in the morning and it's just me and the skeets.

The babies have been great. Greta is very serene and peaceful unless she's hungry and Finn enjoys an audience fot his cute antics. There are some pictures of the difference in size. They are 3 1/2 mos. apart. We have taken them on a few outings, namely thrift stores and also other stores for groceries. Mostly, we have been having fun talking, cooking and eating and also the girls have been painting pictures for Finn's room. I am attempting to finish Greta's moose quilt...forgot thread, and went to JoAnn's today. I took the sightseeing route, in other words, I got lost.

We have entertained three times this week with Adam's family twice and Beth and Anthony and their beautiful children. What fun!! We try to take walks at least once a day in the evening when it is cooler. Nat and Adam live close by some pretty ritsy homes. The mansion at the end of their street is worth 19 million, it has beautiful gardens and landscaping. Most of the others are valued at 1 million. They are so high because they border an exclusive golf course. Will write more later.

IT WENT BY SO FAST!!!!!!

They're home now back with their Daddy, but we sure did enjoy every moment from holding, feeding, and just playing with the kids. It was worth every moment, and we had forgotten just how busy a young family can be. We are thankful to our heavenly Father for allowing them to spend a whole 16 days with us. Here are some pictures of mostly Emme and Levi but also one of Emme attempting to hold Baby Finn with some help from G-Pop. G-Pop is always good for a horsey ride too especially now that his shoulder is better. One picture shows Emme having a bad hair day until it was brushed and fixed.

Levi is being given a kiss from Jaeger, Chrissy and Jeff's dog, and Carsten and Emme greeted each other with a hug. They are great friends and had a ball playing doing sommersaults and riding the jumping horse. Aunt Dorothy is also here with Bridgette and Levi and there were more family photos taken to come later on. Oma has them on her camera. Thanks to Chrissy for the outstanding pizza party!!

Camping in Seward, Alaska

Despite the gray weather, we still had a great time with all the kids and grandkids over Memorial Day weekend. We walked, rode bikes, shopped, and played the tourist but most of all we just enjoyed spending time with the kids. Emme kept us busy from sun up til sun down (which just plain wore us out because we have so much daylight this time of year). The times we put her to bed in the back bedroom of the motorhome where it was dark, we would find her looking out of the shades at all the other kids who were playing outside at 10 pm at night. Levi and Finn were good once they figured out who got which bed and which napping schedule suited them best. Their moms were a little frustrated at first but then it all worked out thanks to their scheduling and planning efforts. We ate the typical camping food hotdogs, marshmallows, chips, cookies, etc. and even ate out at a nice restaurant for some fresh seafood. Bernie cooked breakfast for us on the grill and kept the campfire going. The picture of the stuffed bear on Bernie sleeping is because Emme thought it best to get her Uncle Bernie's bear and give it to G-Pop so he could have a nice nap. He never even budged!