Happy Birthday, Londyn!

Date of occurrence:
January 18, 2026.

Londyn is 7 years old today.

We call and sing to her.

She will have her party probably next weekend.

She sure enjoys her gifts.

And we enjoy her upbeat attitude and smarts.

We love you. Happy birthday, Londybondy!

Happy Birthday, Bella!

Date of occurrence:
January 11, 2026.

Bella turns 13 and is quite a young lady.

We text her and wish her a Happy Birthday.

I also ask her for a picture to put in her book.

After waiting a while, I get this one.

Not exactly what I had in mind, lol.

But, if that’s what she wants, that’s what she gets.

Happy birthday, Bella. We love you!

Happy New Year

Date of occurrence:
January 1, 2026.

Happy New Year to y’all!

We rang in the new year quietly and by ourselves. Well, quietly is an understatement. The booms and bangs from the fireworks around us were not silent at all. lol. 

We are fine and doing well, but the same can not be said about Kc. He came down with the flu yesterday. He was so sick, he couldn’t go to work and had to see the doctor.

So, Tiffanie took him to the urgent care.

Equipped with meds he came home.

Tiffanie made sure he took his medicine and plenty of fluids.

Kc tried to rest as much as possible.

Benni, their cat, senses something is wrong.

That cat is always running around and playing.

Not this time. He gently climbs on Kc’s back and lays down, watching over him. Poor Kc. We hope and pray he feels better soon.

Hopefully the new year will take a turn for the better for him!

Merry Christmas!

Date of occurrence:
December 25, 2025.

It is Christmas morning and you can probably imagine that the kids were up early and eager to see if Santa Claus had left some gifts under the tree.

He sure has. Many presents are waiting to be unwrapped. They don’t have to wait long. As soon as mom gives the go, they dive in and find out what those neatly wrapped gifts hold.

The ooohs, aaaahs, and yes! fill the air. It is not the only thing that gets filled. The nice looking living room floor is covered with paper and cardboard in no time.

I guess it is the telltale of a good Christmas. lol. We hope you had a wonderful one as well.

Merry Christmas!

Engaged!

Date of occurrence:
December 24, 2025.

Kc, his girlfriend Tiffanie, and Bella are getting up real early to see the sunrise at the beach. It has a purpose though. Kc is planning on proposing to Tiffanie. Bella is in on it and will take pictures.

They don’t have to wait long for the sun to come up and the question is asked. And… she said yes!

The happy couple comes by to share the good news and show off the gorgeous ring. We are pleased and excited for them.

That is number one of the grandchildren to get engaged.

Congrats to both of you!💕

Happy Thanksgiving

Date of occurrence:
November 27, 2025.

As so many of you, I have been cooking and preparing for Thanksgiving dinner. Kc and his girlfriend were coming over and so was his mom with the girls.

But…, Londyn’s hand, foot and mouth disease threw a wrench in the works. Since it is highly contagious and so easily spread, they can not come over. We are too easily infected due to our low immune systems.

Well, aunt A., Opa and I are not going to let that diminish the day and we truly enjoy the dinner and the company to its fullest. We hope you did too.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Oh No!!

Date of occurrence:
November 22, 2025.

Londyn was sitting in class.

The teacher noticed Londyn was constantly scratching her hands.

Upon inspection the cause became clear.

Londyn has hand, foot, and mouth disease.

It had been going around in school.

And Londyn is the next victim.

She is sent home.

Since it is highly contagious, we fear her sisters may be next.

Sickness strikes again. Right before Thanksgiving.

Oh no!!!

Spooky Cute

Date of occurrence:
October 31, 2025.

The kids, and especially the little ones, have been looking forward to Halloween.

Sophia and Londyn are dressed up as Wednesday and Enid. Emmaly turned into some sort of vampire, while Leo dressed up as his favorite food, which is a taco.

Bella and Lily went to friends and we have no clue what they were dressed up as, if they even were.

Kc didn’t participate in the event at all. He feels he is too old for all that.

All grandkids have a good time though and a great haul. Yes, the latter matters most to them. Grin.

What matters most to us is that they look spooky cute and had a great time!

Silence!

Date of occurrence:
October 12, 2025.

Our Londyn is a little chatterbox.

That little mouth is hardly ever quiet.

Someone must have told her it needed to be taped shut.

So, when Londyn found tape, she used it.

She put the tape over her mouth and formed her opinion quickly about the silence.

Nope, not good. Two thumbs down!

Happy Sweet Sixteen

Date of occurrence:
October 8, 2025.

It is a very special day for our Emmaly.

She turns sixteen today!

Her mom, aunt A., and us, get on FaceTime together.

The birthday girl is enthusiastically showing us her presents.

She had a great day and we enjoy her telling us all about it.

Yay, sweet sixteen! Enjoy it, girl! 🎉💕