Fun And More Fun

Date of occurrence:
July 1, 2026.

Aunt A. decides it’s time to take the kids out for some fun activities. She picks up Bella and Lily and they go to the Exploreum and the Art museum. 

The girls truly enjoy their outing. They explore, try, learn and admire.

Their aunt treats them to lunch and dinner.  They also swing by our house before they go back to their mom.

We knew they were coming and made sure we had something special ready for them.

We got them each a gift, based on what they told us last week. A complete color and pencil set for Bella and a mini sewing machine for Lily.

They both love their gifts and I impart some sewing knowledge to Lily and show her how to use her machine.

Nope, the fun doesn’t end today. These gifts keep on giving.

We hope! Grin.

Marked

Date of occurrence:
June 28, 2026.

Emmaly has been super artistic as well. She discovered body paint markers and put them to good use by creating all kinds of art on her arms and hands.

She shares some pics with us. They are pretty cool.  How weird though. She is 16 and we think it’s awesome she marks herself up, but if she would have been 6, we would have freaked out.

Let’s mark that up to old age! lol.

Wow

Date of occurrence:
June 20, 2026.

Bella told us that she loves to draw and promised to send us some pictures of her drawings. She sends us these today.

Wow, she really does have talent. I tell her so and encourage her to keep practicing. Practice makes perfect.

Although these are already really great!

Hidden Treasures

Date of occurrence:
June 14, 2026.

We are celebrating our youngest daughter’s birthday and Bella, Lily annd Londyn are present for the celebration. 

We haven’t seen them in a while and we are surprised to see how much they have grown.

Lily and Londyn go off to play, while Bella and Opa engage in a great conversation/discussion about being goth.

Even though Bella is 13 and going to 8th grade, she ends up laying on my lap. Yup, she still is my snuggle bunny, lol.

Lily found a pair of sunglasses and now blends in with her environment, as she claims. When Opa tells her she has great personality, Lily is quick to ad “and a great sense of fashion!”

Londyn wants to play outside, but it is way too hot for that. She claims she has special powers to beat the hot, but is quickly distracted by the secret room she finds.

This “secret room “ turns out to be our bedroom and she is excited to be able to explore it with me. She is tickled pink when I give each of the girls a brooche pin to keep. Yes, the secret room had hidden treasures.

Who knew?! Grin.

Happy Mother’s Day!

Date of occurrence:
May 10, 2026.

It is Mother’s Day and my special day has been going very well and extremely enjoyable. It gets even more special when Emmaly calls me.

After wishing me a happy Mother’s Day, she chit chats away.

In the meantime, she decides to clean out all her coloring attributes.

She empties all her different boxes with pencils, crayons and felt tips.

It’s a bunch as you can see. lol.

But hey, if you are creative…

You need the tools to make art!

An Update

Date of occurrence:
May 10, 2026.

We have neither seen, nor heard much from and about the girls lately. It is very quiet on that front, until today. Their mom gave us an update on what they all have been up to.

Bella pulled a rabbit out of her hat. She got herself all A’s and B’s for the quarter, at the last minute. She worked hard for it and was very proud she pulled it off.

Sophia on the other hand, didn’t do so good the last schooldays. She didn’t listen at all and just did what she wanted.

Lily is trying to find herself. She is learning to sew a little bit, so she can alter her own clothes. Her drawings are getting better and better too. She likes drawing people and dressing them. That sounds like we have a designer in the making.

And Londyn? Hmm, all we heard was she was spending the night at her other grandma’s. We do know though that she starts second grade next school year. How do we know? Kc and Tiffanie took Lily and Londyn to church and we got to talk to them briefly. So,we were told Londyn passed.

By Londyn herself! Grin.

Nice Talk

Date of occurrence:
April 15, 2026.

Lily calls her big brother to catch up. The conversation is short and sweet and eventually goes as follows:

Kc:”Anything else you want to say?”
Lily:"Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, nope."
Kc:"ok, you have a good day too. Ever need to ask anything, ask! lol."
Lily:"Umm, not really. i just wanted to bother you. "😁
Kc:"Lol, didn't bother me."
Lily:"Ok."🙂
Kc:"Saying hi and getting caught up with my life doesn't bother me. lol."

It may not have been much of a conversation, but…

It sure was sweet of her to call!

Happy birthday Sophia!

Date of occurrence:
April 6, 2026.

Happy birthday, Sophia!

She is 6 years old today.

She is doing great at school.

And she is even starting to write.

Good job, girl. We hope you have a wonderful birthday.

We love you! ❤️💕

Happy Easter!

Date of occurrence:
April 5, 2026.

The kids are all dressed up for church. Mom coordinated for all of them to be dressed in blue and white. Even Tiffanie and Kc are participating.

After the service they attend the church’s potluck and enjoy their time together.

We don’t get to see the kids, with the exception of Kc and Tiffy, but they live here. lol.

Kc was so sweet to take some pictures for us. Thanks, buddy. Everyone looks great and well.

Happy Easter, everyone!

Farm Girl

Date of occurrence:
April 4, 2026.

Sophia is visiting a farm with her Dad. We suspect it is an early gift, since her birthday day is only a couple of days away. She sure has fun and gets to bottle feed a calf.

That is so cool. Sophia loves animals. We can see her end up with many. Maybe with a farm even.

A farm girl in the making?!