FYI- this will be a longer then usual post to catch-up
We took our first family vacation as a family of 3 last week. We drove to Atlanta, GA to visit friends and family. Our good friends and X-roomies, Pat & Kate moved 20 minutes from Kevins' dad and step-mom last weekend as well. We helped them unload their truck load of furniture Saturday and anticipated spending more time with them later in the trip, but did not get a chance. Kevin is very sad his best friend has moved far away and is already planning a trip back during the football season. Kevin & Pat have watched many bears games together over the past years.
Our love bunches did very well in the car seat for 14 hours on the way down and almost 16 back. He only whined a few times and then mommy spent time entertaining.
This is Madison's new ride. Ryder loved the corvette and bright pink huggie Care Bear.
Madison & Ryder...she helped entertain him and shared her toys as we unloaded the moving truck.
The guys
Pat & Kate's new back yard that looks like a golf course
The New Kimball Casa
Someone loving mealtime
Daddy and Son
Kevin & Ryder at his Grandpa and Grandma Thurstons home right off Lake Lanier
Grandpa T, Grandma T (MiMi)....love this picture
Ryder loved Sandy's stone jewelry.
Sandy & Ryder
Sandy looks awesome despite her current pain and health condition. She continues to amaze us with her wit, energy, perseverance, and outlook. We found out after our visit that she had multiple broken bones from the multiple myloma during our visit. They recently found that the experimental treatments she has been on over the last 6 months has not improved her myloma, thus causing the bad cells to become more aggressive in the bone marrow. You would not have known by the way she kept busy gardening, cleaning and moving about.
Please say a little prayer for Sandy as her body battles this nasty form of cancer. We are hopeful her new treatment regimen will create positive results.
We went out on the lake with Ryder
He loved the water, but kept pulling off his hat.
He got really tired by the end of the adventure
Tom, Kevin & Ryder on one of the sand bars
A tired Moo shoo porky
momma and my baby
Ryder & Grandpa T's last picture the day we left for home.
We are so grateful for the time we spent with family and friends on our trip. The time just flies on vacations. Now we are back home and I am trying to catch-up with the house work and laundry before leaving again to visit the Bowmans in Bloomington later this week. Did I mention Kevin has been cooking wonderful meals since he has been off this past week. Hope this lasts cuz God knows I am on empty by 8pm at night when I get time to feed myself.
Thank you Tom and Sandy for making us feel at home, cooking fabulous dinners nightly, pedicures, golf, good company, all your love, and much more.
We look forward to our next visit hopefully in the fall.
"You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you."
~Desmond Tutu
"Our most basic instinct is not for survival but for family. Most of us would give our own life for the survival of a family member, yet we lead our daily life too often as if we take our family for granted."
~Paul Pearshall
"The informality of family life is a blessed condition that allows us to become our best while looking our worst."
~Marge Kennedy
