One of the hardest things about being away from family is when new babies are born. Kolter was the first grandchild not seen within the first 24 hours of life on this earth. Damian & Kim knew that a visit to introduce him to us would definitely be appreciated so they brought him out for a visit. It was such a delight and Kolter, Grandma, and Grandpa had a great time getting to know each other. As with Alease, Mike and Nancy, we visited the Temple, Myrtle Beach, and members. One of the highlights was taking them to church so more could meet them, and having a baby in church is a real treat here. He made his presence known by letting out a couple of real loud burps. Parents turned a little red, but members loved it! The only thing that would have made it perfect would to have had Lexi, Parker, & Taegen as well, but understood the $ end of it. They seemed to enjoy staying with cousins, though. Historical places to visit are a little scarce within our branch as most of them are just a marker so they were limited on that part but we had a great time doing what we did. We are so glad they came!
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| The Temple was closed but made a beautiful background and we always like to share it with those who come. |
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| Grandpa enjoyed his moments with Kolter. Feeding a baby is always a relaxing and precious time. |
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| Kolter with Sister McCray. He enjoyed meeting the members and they loved him! |
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| This is one of my favorite trees especially as the petals fall making a beautiful pink carpet with the stone bench beneath. I pictured our granddaughters sitting there & in Kim's blog she mentioned "she had to do" since the others weren't available. However, I think this with her & Kolter is perfect! |
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| Having this picture taken with Grandma & Grandpa was a stopper! There were those who stopped so they wouldn't interrupt the picture taking, but it was interesting to see those who had plenty of room between the camera & the buildings to keep going, but stopped to watch instead! It was all because he was so cute! |
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| Kolter was very happy to be here! We got lots of smiles! |
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| Daddy & Kolter enjoying the peace the ocean can give you. |
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| Damian, Kim & Kolter marking their visit - Too bad it got washed away! |
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| Grandma & Kolter had many wonderful conversations. He has such a wonderful spirit! Thanks, Kim for catching this moment! |
So looking forward to the time that we can be the one in pictures !!!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely Grandbaby! I hear you guys will soon be heading back to Idaho. We'd love to see you. Will you both be coming to work at the IFFHC? It would be great if you would. Looking forward to seeing you again.
ReplyDeleteLove,
Renée Robinson