Our Family

Ricky and I were married in  1980.  We had 6 children, there were 8 of us.  One by one, our children were married.  Now, there are 19 of us!  We have received countless blessings over the years, with a few trials thrown in.... Life wouldn't be life without some trials, they help refine us and hopefully develop us into better, more wise and insightful and thoughtful people.  
Lindsay's friend, Jennifer Gray, took our family photo, the day before Thanksgiving.  I absolutely love them!  Here they are in order..

Ricky and I

Our children, (left to right)  Addison, Vanessa, Jordan, Rebecca, Sean, Lindsay

Rebecca, David and Maisie

Lindsay, Jeremy, Bridger, Kennedy and Charlotte

Jordan, Kimalee and Reagan

Addison, Mabulane and Neo

Vanessa and Mike

Sean with us.  Sean has been called to serve in the Brazil Porto Allegre south mission for 2 years.  He will be leaving April 24, and he will be speaking Portugese.

All 19 of us!

Ricky and I with our six wonderful and adorable and sweet grandchildren ♥

Now let me introduce you to them...

Bridger is 6 l/2 years old, and is in Grade one.  He is in the Chinese immersion program at school.  In the morning he learns math and spelling from his English teacher and in the afternoon he learns everything else in Chinese.  Since the first day of school, Bridger's Chinese teacher has never spoken English, only Chinese.  It is incredible how fast Bridger is learning, he is like a sponge.  Bridger is a Lego enthusiast and constructor, and he takes private gymnastics classes.  He is so flexible, and can arch his back so that when he lies on his stomach, his feet go way past his head! 

Kennedy is 4 l/2 years old and will be starting Kindergarten in July. She goes to preschool and takes dance class.  She had her first recital in December, and her second one will be in June.  Kennedy is a silent observer and knows a lot of reading and spelling words just from watching Bridger do his homework.  Kennedy loves dressup and tea partie, playing with dolls, and everything homemaking.  Her most favorite thing in the world is her baby sister, Charlotte.

Charlotte will be 2 in April.  Charlotte has the "Horst brute strength", and has loads of confidence.  She loves soft things, sleeping and sucking her thumb (which she only does in her crib).  Charlotte is a leader, all the other babies want to do what Charlotte does.  She adores babies, and plays the mother role really well.

Maisie is 19 months old and full of emotion!!! In one minute she can go from laughing to crying to laughing again.  She is so animated, she talks non stop, although we aren't quite sure what she is saying most of the time.  Maisie loves to clap and clap and clap and she loves talking on the phone.  She has called me quite a few times, and we have a great chat together.  

Neo is 16 months old.  She was born 8 weeks early at 3 pounds.  She has caught up, and was walking by her first birthday.  Neo is shy, but will warm up to you when she gets to know you.  When Neo is around people, she will just stare and observe.  She is very curious about what people do and say.  She may even stand like a statue, just watching....Neo has started talking a lot, although no one is really sure what she is saying.  Neo is really ticklish and loves other children.

Reagan is 15 months old.  Her whole face lights up when she smiles.  Reagan loves to carry a baby doll around with her, especially naked ones.  She loves undressing them. Reagan is easy going, and not shy at all.  She seems very mature for her age, and she can do cute little tricks.  Her two older sisters are big dogs and sometimes she thinks she is one of them.  She can dance and wiggle her hips like an expert :)

Photos are like memories, they can recall experiences you may have otherwise forgotten.