We had a wonderful time with family these past 2 weekends as they poured in from all over the map. The first weekend we had Mom, Chris, Scott, Wendy and girls join us for Annie. We were all amazed at the talent of the orphans and leads. Becca owned the stage with as she portrayed the mean character of Miss Hannigan. We watched in amazement in her "Little Girls" song as she tore off the head of a doll and threw it behind her on stage. In "Easy Street" she dazzled us as she sang with her partners in crime. That song brought back many memories of Michael and Maggie when they performed with their own Miss Hannigan back in 2001.
The following weekend we got to meet Isabella for the first time. Abigail and Joe drove from Lynchburg to see the musical. On a whim Abigail called Lydia Friday around 4:30 and told her she and the kids should drive on up to join the family fun. By 5:30 Lyd was on the road with Elijah(23 mos) and Haven (1 month) in tow. She gets the "mother of the year" award for driving that distance alone. We kept Lydia's arrival a surprise from Becca. While the cousins were playing cards into the middle of the night, Lydia arrived and the plan to surprise worked out very nicely. Becca was truely surprised and honored that her cousin would go to all the trouble to come. We wish Eric could have joined us as well.
It was so good to see Michael and Maggie again. It meant the world to Becca to have them here for the musical. We cherish every moment we have with them and look forward to every visit they can make to Dayton no matter how much or little time they can spend with us.
Uncle Al came from PA to join to the fam in our weekend maddness. We enjoyed lots of food, games and noise. It was impossible to get a group picture without babies crying and towards the end, some adults were on the verge as well! Poor Elijah didn't make the picture. Naps were an important part of the weekend. When Elijah would be done with the crib it would be Reagans turn and so it went.
There were babies everywhere! Al was in for quite a shock. He would try to find a room that was free of noise and found the outside to be the place to be even though he was trying to avoid the outdoor pollen.
I was honored to have so many here and to share in the lives of my neices and their precious children. What a blessing to see parents who want to raise their children to love the Lord.
