We had a family St. Patrick’s Day party at our house last night, and I love posting about Pearl holiday celebrations. But I’m behind on my blogging (what’s new?!), and I wanted to first archive memories from our recent stay in Nashville, when we had the joy of meeting our 20th grandchild and helping our youngest son and his wife as they transitioned into their brand new roles of mommy and daddy.
On the 14th, we drove back home, after spending almost two weeks with our baby and HIS baby. My husband and I were privileged to have arrived on the 2nd, just hours after our new little granddaughter's birth, and to meet her very shortly after she'd made her grand entrance into the world.
Papa and Grammy had a wonderful time while we were there, taking turns holding that precious tiny human when her tired parents needed to rest, taking pictures of her, and falling in love with her. All babies are precious; but this one is particularly beautiful and sweet-tempered (says her besotted but totally unbiased grandmother!).
Also, I did a good bit of cooking and cleaning, and my husband got a few of the kids’ "honey-do" items off the list--there always seem to be a number of them when you move into a new house!
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| Mending fences. |
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| Building storage shelves for the garage. |
We got to be there at the little one's first Mass, and then went out to brunch with her and her parents afterward.
It was tough to say goodbye, and in a perfect world this little family would live less than an hour from us, as our three middle sons and their families do. This son and our firstborn (our "bookend boys") may be far away in miles, but they are always very close in our hearts.
As we drove off, our son ”waved at us through the trees” (or more correctly, through the townhouse units). And if you want to know what that quote means, grab a hanky and read this old post, written back when he graduated from Notre Dame in 2015. It's one of my favorites.
Okay...I'm not crying, you're crying! (LOL)
Next up: St. Patrick’s Day party recap. Hopefully coming soon!
Congrats on the newest grandbaby Pearl. She is absolutely beautiful. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, ka-lyn! We are so in love with her already!
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DeleteI am so glad you were able to be there to help and spend time with the new little family of three. What an absolute blessing!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your sweet (as always) comment, Madeline! It is so wonderful now that my husband is retired. We can take off on these road trips and don't have to worry about him getting back for work. We are so, so blessed. It was just the best, being able to meet that adorable little baby right away and to stay as long as we did!
DeleteDoesn't it fill our hearts to see our kids become parents?! I am sure you're being there was helpful as they start this parenthood journey. You did it, I did it, (lived out-of-town from our own parents as we were having kids), and now our kids are doing it. It will help make them even more strong and capable than they already are. ❤️
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