oh my goody-good-goodness!

 There is joy in the air as we celebrate:  Kathryn and Darius are moving to New York, no more far-far-away Oregon for them!  It's amazing how it worked out...Darius and his older brother Josh, and Jonathan just left, flew out to pack up their house and drive their vehicles back across the country.  The bulk of their stuff will be packed into a pod, and delivered in a few weeks.  

Sam and Grace will also be moving here sometime in June, or July, no more far far away grandchildren!

It's been gloriously nice here, sunny and perfect...but first, in no particular order...

a blast from the past...Suzanne, Sonja, Grandma, Jonathan, Charlotte Claire, Camille...so little.

We went to the agricultural museum on Saturday, Wulf liked the old red truck.

Tennyson and Wulf, and cousin Achilles

Kathryn with her Achilles, and his cousin Tennyson...they are double cousins, as Kathryn and Margaret are married to brothers (Darius and Adrian)

Spring, how I love thee...

The contrast of the new baby leaves and the umbrella blue sky...

Achilles at the museum...

So Mother's Day was fun, we spent the day outside on the deck.  I made mini chocolate cupcakes with buttercream frosting, and a big pasta salad.  We grilled hot dogs, coneys, burgers, and had big platter of strawberries and grapes.  12 of the kids were here,  one daughter in law, two son-in-laws, one brother of a son-in-law, and seven of the eleven grandkids.  (Ben and Ashley brought new baby Declan over!  (with Anya and Elise).

This fine morning, I got up and out the door bright and early to get Covid tested with Camille, it's required before her surgery.  The hospital called a few hours later, and I thought oh no!, but it was just to establish what time we need to be at the hospital on Wednesday morning, seven a.m.  That's not terrible, but it's a good half hour away.

So life is busy, but it's good.  I forgot how tiring it is to have small children about, they're sent directly to us from heaven, but oh they require so much patience.  There's nothing like the snuggles and cuddles though.