Hayden

I just spend the most wonderful week with Hayden, Sofia, Grant, Olivia, and Ben........and of course, Lauria and Jim.  There was constant movement and chatter, laughter and tears, new discoveries and hummingbird sightings.  The photos in this post were not taken by me.....but by Sofia, Grant, and Hayden!  Sofia has an eye for composition and captured emotion, texture, and action in her shots.  She also deleted any shots that didn't appeal to her. 
We decided suddenly last Thursday that we should go to Virginia to see the children.  When I called Lauria and told her what Cliff had proposed, she figured he wouldn't follow through because it was spur-of-the-moment and that was not his nature, so to avoid disappointment in the children, she told no one.  We packed and left early Friday morning.  When we pulled into their driveway in the afternoon, five surprised children came flying out of the house and Jim asked, "what do you mean your mother is here?"

Benjamin

Grant and Olivia

Sofia

We were very busy and there was always something going on.  Friday was their last day of school and now the three oldest are second graders.  Time is moving too quickly.  

We just arrived home late this afternoon and will post more another day.  Tired tonight.