This weekend, we celebrated two birthdays. Mae turned 1 on May 26th and Natalie turned 7 on May 28th. It made Memorial Day even that much more memorable. Not only did I remember special people in my family that served in the armed forces but I celebrated the wonderful gift of life.
It also warmed my heart to be able to see my mother, who turns 82 this year, being able to walk her great granddaughter around. It made me think of all the people in my life (past and present) that have never met my granddaughters and what they are missing.
Something else I thought of was the prominence of the numbers 6 and 8 in my life. And here again, these numbers pop up with the birth dates 26 and 28 and also the fact that the girls are 6 years apart and their ages add up to 8.
I am not sure of the significance of what these numbers mean but I do notice that they have appeared more than periodically in my life.
I hope everyone had a great holiday weekend. Ours was really busy, as you can imagine, but without a few "crazy" days, I guess the rest of them would feel pretty mundane! Family, friends...all a part of what makes Memorial Day really keep its promise.
smiles....beautiful fam...and i am glad they got to know her you know...by the time i was 8 i had lost all but one grandparent...it was a good holiday...
ReplyDeleteSounds like a wonderful family weekend!
ReplyDeleteTimes like you just described are the ones I live for. I am so glad you had a great weekend with your daughter and grandbabies and mom and the men in your lives. It really doesn't get much better than that. Happy Birthday to the little ones!
ReplyDeleteMy grandparents were the extended center of my life. Those older members of the family are so important. I don't think this is so with most young families now.
ReplyDeleteI wish your daughters and grandchildren a happy, happy birthday.
Happy birthday to the granddaughters :)
ReplyDeleteLovely pictures. So good to see you celebrating life, love and family xxx
such cuties....esp your mom
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday to Mae and Natalie. Wow... Mae sure has grown. They're both beautiful. I know what you mean about holiday birthdays. My youngest turned 24 on May 29th...we celebrated on Memorial Day. He flew in from San Francisco where he now resides...so it was an extra special celebration for us. Nice that you still have your mom with you, and so glad you all had a wonderful weekend.
ReplyDeleteso cute... many happy birthdays to come.. and numbers do add up.
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean about numbers...23 is mine....and this is the year! lol I was born on the 23rd of the month....this year i celebrate my 23rd wedding anniversary....if you take the year i was born 1967..add all the numbers you get 23...if you take my hubby's birth year 1958 and add it up you get 23.....yep 23 is my number and who knows maybe this is my year for something wonderful! Hugs! deb
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