We have had an amazing time the last several days with family. Micheal J. Fox once said “Family is not an important thing. It’s everything.” The time we have been able to spend with our family has been our everything! We were able to spend more time with Ava playing dolls and going to the park.
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| Kaylin and Ava playing on the monkey bars. Ava, 3 yrs younger than Kaylin felt she would do everything her cousin could do. |
Our two oldest grandchildren and 2 youngest great granddaughters joined us for a full day of fun and more bonding.
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| Beautiful, beautiful Caroline! |
Of course, we played so much, I could barely make it up the stairs to bed that night.
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| Frank, Kristina, our oldest grandchildren |
Oh, but it was worth every sore muscle and every ache in my bones.
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| Me, Caroline, Kaylin & Ava |
I always regret the time we are not spending with our cherished family and will make more of an effort to stay in touch and see them more frequently in the future. God has blessed us with 5 grandchildren and 2 great children. We love and adore them all!
We are spending our last three days in Houston, Texas with the middle grandchildren (going by ages here). Jacob and Hailey are both heavy into sports and school.
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| Jacob at bat! |
Jacob graduates from high school next May, which is the reason we are returning to the USA in 2020.
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| Jacob pitching |
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| Jacob |
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| Hailey coming over the last few hurdles to win! |
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| Hailey leading the pack to the finish line. |
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| Hailey and teammates getting ready! |
Tomorrow is THE day! The day we begin the 1st day of our journey. we are so beyond excited. Everything is packed, luggage tags are attached and much of the first year is reserved and mostly paid for. WE ARE READY TO GO!
May God bless you all!
Chuck & Lea Ann









