My eyes teared up as we followed our kids, in caravan fashion to the airport on Saturday evening. Three vehicles . . . everyone there . . . even little ones had somehow earned the right to stay up past their bedtime on this special night. For some reason this made me very happy. It's a picture left for the imagination.
The look that lingers in my mind is one of Natalie's shining eyes telling all that nothing could be better . . . her cousins have come home!
The midnight snack around the kitchen counter after baths.
The fireside to warm some shivering bodies first thing in the morning
and setting a late breakfast table with anticipation for the day after a good night's sleep.
Everyone getting settled around the Faspa table in the afternoon
and actually stopping for a pose!
Cousins enjoying a special moment with their ice cream before bedtime.
My mom and Abe dropping in . . . on her 77th Birthday.
It's been a perfect twenty four hours!
And it's time to go to sleep.
27 comments:
Anneleise - what a beautiful story of special moments. The love and warmth literally jumps off your blog! You are going to have many many more special moments with your family being together again. Blessings to you all this Christmas!
I'm gonna have to look at your photos again... it was hard to see past the tears in my eyes! I am so thrilled for you to have your family together. What a fun Christmas you'll have! Glad your kids/grandkids are home safe and sound.
how wonderful!!!!!!!!!
I'm so happy for you - such a reunion! All those shining cousin-faces say it all!
It is pretty hard to read aloud while you are crying...just saying.
OH. .we enjoyed the photos so much. I love those kids too already. How does that happen?
Happy Birthday to your precious mom too. She is very special to this group too.
Big sigh. Blessings Anneliese.
Perfect post..we have all been waiting for this special post.
What a reunion.
Perfect indeed! You are blessed.
How wonderful to have the family there to envelop with love and lots of fun time together!
Happy Holidays!Kimberly
SO so happy for you - I too am reading through tears!
What a wonderful homecoming! I'm just so happy for you Anneliese. You've waited a long time for this day. May God grant you all much, much joy in the coming days.
Oh what joy Anneliese! Loved seeing all these great moments! Blessings...
Very special! What a great reunion...at Christmas. Blessings to you all.
Tears prick my eyes reading this. So wonderful. Your heart must be bursting with happiness!
Delighted for you! We just never know the plans that God has for us....I'm sure your heart is full. Happy Birthday to your dear mom. I can well imagine she is sharing your joy!
A few years ago, would you have dreamed that you'd have all your children and grandchildren living close by? What an amazing blessing!!! So happy for you.
Oh my. . . oh my! What special moments!! God bless you everyone!
Glad you had "happy tears" at the airport for a change:) What a month of celebrating !!
Rachel Rempel
I love absolutely everything about this post. So happy for each one of you.
There is nothing that warms a mother's heart more than to have all of her chicks in the nest at one time! What a wonderful Christmas time for you!
I say AMEN to all the above posts. Just as I had imagined it would be, partly because I have lived such similar Christmas reunions as an MK. I can hear the clucking all the way to my house - the mother hen has all her chicks home. Enjoy.
Love Gloria
So happy for all of you - your pictures are full of love and warmth - wishing you a wonderful Christmas! Love, Flo
how wonderful to all be in the same city again!!!
YAY!!!! My heart is singing!!!
Indeed it is hard to read through the tears of joy!! My heart is full to know you are all together again.
rejoicing with you, reading through misty eyes, with praise to God that you are all finally together!
So happy for you!
What an exciting and emotional time for you all! I'm so happy for you to have your family ALL around you, gathered together. You know I had tears while reading this post! :-)
The photo of the hug between you and your granddaughter at the airport choked me up !
Thank you for letting us share your special day... I know your heart isn't big enough to hold it all!
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