What a wonderful holiday celebration we had ... & even more so with the addition of our little Miss M (Mackenzie Paige) who is now 2 months old. Busting at the seams love ... you betcha!!
Please join our Love Is ... ladies ~
Anne
Sherry
Tete is on break
We are also joining Memory Lane w/Donna @ Brynwood Needleworks
Marydon, Miss M, Harold & our Joshua
... new memories in the making with our
new little pinky
Ashley & our Alyssa make S'more cupcakes ... what
memories of when our Joshua & I would bake
together. Joshua would have cake mix & frosting
everywhere, licking it off his face & hands. Alyssa is so neat & clean. She had a good teacher with Ashley.
The cupcakes were really great Ashley!
New memories in the making w/Joshua & Ashley
Our Great Uncle Emery & great Aunt Cathelene meeting little Miss M for the first time. Ahhh ... sweet memories
And all our kid-lings. I look at each of our dumplings & recall those first glimpses & that tender cuddle of each ... & look at them now. Oy! James 13, Ansel 10, Tatiana 8 @ Alyssa 5 ... where does the time go. Clinging to those memories as they bring us joy every day.
The guys relaxing after a huge meal ... you know, like on Everybody Loves Raymond! Chuckle!
And, Crazy 8s as they furiously try to WIN!
Remembering the years of my youth as Mother's aromatic pies & sage dressing filled the house ... we kids snitching a piece of her famous homemade peanut butter fudge hoping NOT to get caught ... Uncle Bill telling us to 'pass the crap' & we all about died when we found out he meant Mother's fruit salad (chuckle) ... sweet, warm, loving memories now & then!
What a wonderful holiday you had! And I can't believe how big and alert Miss M is at two months old!!! She's adorable, as are the other kids. Everyone looked like they had a great time. Thanks for sharing your day.
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Gloria
Looks like a fun time was had by all Marydon! We had a wonderful time with our family as well. Memories to treasure!!
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Hi Marydon,
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for your sweet note!!! It looks like you had a wonderful Thanksgiving~What a beautiful family!! I just want to kiss that precious baby!
I sure hope that you are feeling better~sending (((hugs))) your way. Oh, and I'm so excited that you got the book!!! I hope you truly enjoy it.
Love,
Cindy
You certainly have a lovely family and so much to be thankful for. YOu are an amazing person and deserve all the happiness life can offer!
ReplyDeleteLittle M is really growing and she's right at home in your arms! You and your beautiful family seemed to have such a good time! Hope you and your hubby enjoyed family! Fondly, Loretta
ReplyDeleteYour family is beautiful and you are creating new sweet memories with them every day. I enjoyed the photos and the post.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful family you have!!! And how wonderful you all could be together for the holiday.
ReplyDeleteHow are your eyes coming along? Really well, I hope. You look fabulous in the photos!
Love,
Patti
Oh what gorgeous children! Each and every one of them, littlest to biggest! We love them all! I know you are tickled pink to get to love on Miss M! She is PRECIOUS!
ReplyDeleteHappy to hear you all had a good Thanksgiving! HUGS!
What a gorgeous family you have there. Love seeing all the pictures of the kids and all the smiling faces! Blessings- Diana
ReplyDeleteYou have a beautiful family Marydon! I love the first picture of you with little Miss M!!
ReplyDeleteHappy Holidays my sweet friend!
Love,
LuLu~*xoxo
I love this post because family is truly a gift from God. Looks like you had a great Thanksgiving.
ReplyDeleteG'evening!
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking the folks at Hallmark don't have a thing over the Ford family :)
Can't get over how quickly Miss M is growing ... can you just imagine next year at this time? (Gasp.)
Call me old-fashioned, but I love how your young ladies/gents have dressed for the occasion ... especially James' gray sweater and shirt -- handsome fella!
Thanks for sharing these precious moments ... and for making me chuckle with the reference to frosting. (I was always "that" kid in the kitchen going after the beaters and raw dough.)
Hugs,
Myra
Thanks so much for sharing your family pictures!! You have so much love there and so many reasons to be blessed and proud!
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Jane
Marydon, you have a wonderfu and beautiful family :)
ReplyDeletexo~Mari
Blessed and beautiful! Thanks so much for sharing. Hugs to you and to Harold.
ReplyDeleteA wonderful time you had making memories with family.. We had some too as the granddaughter and family came from Ny. Her mother decided to take family pictures so my family room was turned into a studio . I can't wait to see the pictures. Warm wishes Elaine
ReplyDeleteCute kiddies and nice to have occasions when you can get a nice group photo like that. The baby is adorable!
ReplyDeleteThe pictures are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteSuch a lovely family. AND such a precious little sweet girl.
Sounds like you had a wonderful holiday.
Looks like an amazing Holiday weekend!! Loveeeeeeee the photos! :):):):):):):):):):):)
ReplyDeleteYou have such a beautiful family, Marydon!! And lil Miss M is just the icing on the cake! I can see why you are so proud of them all! Hope your Thanksgiving was wonderful and that your eyes are improving each day!
ReplyDeleteWhat adorable memories, Marydon! Especially like the photos of your grands, and the "pass the crap" reference! Hilarious!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for joining Memory Lane Monday again. I always appreciate your contributions!
Happy Week, my friend.
xoxo
Donna
What a little darling and addition to the family! Glad you had a wonderful weekend. Have a great week. ; )
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Aw...your family is so beautiful! Love you bunches! Come see me soon. I finally got my Love is up with the Blue Monday post! Come join my giveaway sweet friend! Hugs and Love Anne
ReplyDeleteGood Afternoon Sweet Sis...
ReplyDeleteI guess better late than never. I am running behind in everything today. I love, Love, LOVE this share today.
Love seeing the grandlings, they all look so sweet. My gosh how they have grown. Ansel is so handsome and is looking more and more like Emery. He is going to be the spitting image of him.
Little Mackenzie sure looks like Joshua. Wow, and she even has your big eyes. What a combination of the two of you. I love seeing her little face.
Looks like everyone had a glorious time together. I love it. Thank you for taking me along to the Thanksgiving dinner as well. I so enjoyed myself. Loved seeing the tree up as well. Everything looks so festive.
Come see my contribution today. You are going to love the photo. Many hugs and much love. Your lil sis, Sherry
I guess I don't have to ask you how your Thanksgiving was sweet friend. Isn't this what life is all about??? Miss M is such a beautiful little thing. I love the picture of you two and Harold and Joshua. Precious!
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Oh, that looks like a perfect day! your new baby is darling and men all over the country relaxed after the meal, while we cleaned and worked our fingers to the bone LOL!
ReplyDeleteCarol
You know, I love the grandbabies growing up but I sure miss them little. Lovely family you have.
ReplyDeleteHappy holiday Marydon. What lovely family you have got. Bless you all - love from Nat
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your beautiful time with family...what a blessing...those kids do grow fast don't they? Mine are too....That wee one favors her grandma I do believe :) Blessings
ReplyDeleteNow that's what I call a perfect way to spend a holiday:-) Baby M is so adorable, what a sweetie pie, can't get over how much she's growing. Your other grandchildren are also precious and it looks like they had a fun time too!! Wish you could email me one of those cupcakes! lol And you, my dear, look wonderful:-) xoxo
ReplyDeleteHi Marydon,
ReplyDeleteWhat wonderful family time you had..a day to give thanks for sure.
Your family is beautiful!
Have a sweet day and hugs, Elizabeth
Oh Marydon,
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful family you have. Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving my sweet friend. Sending you a great big hug.
♥Ana
What a cutie pie you have there in your arms! All of your grands are adorable. It looks as if you had the most wonderful day and I enjoyed reading about Thanksgivings past, too. Your uncle was a pip!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a wonderful holiday for you and your family.
ReplyDeleteThe "newbie" is adorable!
Melinda