Making Memories

We just enjoyed a wonderful visit from my parents that seemed to end all too soon. They came at a beautiful time of year! The weather couldn't have been more perfect, and the views of the mountains were spectacular--not always possible during the year due to our smoggy area. We first enjoyed driving across and seeing the desert, as I went out to AZ to pick my mom and dad up there from my aunt's house. We also went to the mountains and the beach while they were here. It was just a great variety of landscapes and temperatures all so close to where we live.

I am so thankful for the fact that my parents have been able to come out to see us 3 times since we moved to CA. It's hard to live this far away from family, but God has blessed us in being able to spend more time together than any of us probably ever anticipated since we left MI. We were able to be with them in SC this past Nov., and we are all making plans to have a family reunion in MI this summer. I'm so glad that my girls know and love the only grandparents that they have. This morning was difficult for them when they woke up and knew that Grammy and Papa were gone. They had a sweet time of goodbyes last night though, and today we reminded ourselves to focus on what we did have and not dwell on what we don't. Here are some of the pics of them all enjoying time together during the last 11 days, starting with the most recent:



Enjoying refreshments during the intermission of the girls' play that they made up and put on for us


Emma and Papa before the play


Olivia and Papa before the play


Girls with Grammy for our girls' lunch at Mimi's


Enjoying a ride at Disneyland


Afternoon in the mountains where we saw snow and visited Lake Arrowhead


Grammy and Emma at a tea room in AZ


Olivia and Grammy at the tea room