This week I met the newest addition to our family - Riley Ford, born on September 11. She is 2 months old and holding her head up. Riley is just precious and looks so much like her dad. I was so thrilled to meet her and love her and watch her sleep so peacefully.
I also had the chance to hang out with Big Quinn, nephew extraorraire. I am totally smitten with Quinn and so thankful he was born to Carl and Colleen! Quinn 100% boy and moves at 300 mph. I love every ounce of him! He and Maddie played so sweetly together this week and she is asking for him already. It broke my heart to leave Quinn, who is such an extraordinary extendtion of his father, who I love so much.
My Aunt Spence (Dad's sister from PA) and her son, Ford, joined the gang in Savannah. I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know Ford, who is 16!! How can he be 16?? I remember Dad taking pictures of me holding Ford when he was Riley's age!! I was so excited that Ford, who is incredibly talented in music and theater, is considering a career in science. Spence has raised an awesome young man. I hope they will come back to Mom and Dad's next year for Thanksgiving.
And then there was Gail. Gail is my mother's oldest sister who lives in Maryland. I have always loved Gail. She is responsible for creating my Christmas ornament collection and part of the reason I love to read so much. As a middle school principal and former teacher, Gail could always relate to me. I still feel the empty place left when Kathy died. Kathy's spirit is alive and kicking when I am with Gail and Mom. I hear Kathy is Gail's laugh and I see Kathy in Mom's smile. I know Mom feels the same way. There is something so special about us being together -me, Mom, and Gail. I told Kim today that I want to live in the same place with Gail when she decides to retire one day. I want her to be part of my family's daily life. I want to be there for Gail when she needs just about anything. Of course, it helps a lot that Kim is nuts about Gail! We had a wonderful week together and I realized tonight that I don't have a single picture of us together. I guess we'll have to plan a do-over!
Mom and Dad are such incredible parents that it is no surprise they have become incredible grandparents. Nanny and Pa are super heroes to the children in this family. Maddie is crazy about her Nanny and is already asking when we get to see her again. Quinn thinks Pa walks on water and it is the cutest thing to watch Quinn when Dad walks in the room. He gets so excited that he has to run around in circles for a while until he slams his whole body into Dad for a big hug. I absolutely love this parents of mine and it makes me weep to watch these children love them just as much.
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