A morning visit

A recent morning visit with Everleigh, Andrew

her daddy and his mommy (Scott & Jesse).

Such fun to watch them together.

While Jesse is home on maternity leave we

are trying to have little times together...shopping,

walking, even going to E's pool. Andrew is so alert these

days...really taking in everything around him and studying it.

Everleigh continues to delight everyone she sees..always

ready with a smile and a twinkle in her eyes....such a happy

girl. She loves her "Dora" the explorer and either says

Dora or daddy...I can't tell which. She's eating finger food

and pulling herself up on furniture.

June 27

I would be remiss if I didn't mention that 2 of my favorite

guys had marked significant dates on Sunday while

we were in Chicago.....Greg & I marked the 30th

anniversary of our wedding and Brighton Sean

turned 5 years old. I love you both!

Father's Day Visit

Ok...I realize this is about Father's Day and Greg is only

partially featured on one photo. But it's also Ben's 1st Father's

Day (and Andrew's) so pictures are mostly them. But

hats off to all the father's in my life....my sons Chad and

Scott, who are awesome fathers; Greg who has always

been wrapped around his little girls' finger and my dad,

who I miss a little every day.

Happy Birthday, Mr & Mrs. Ketcher

June 14 is my son, Chad's birthday and June 17 is my

daughter-in-law, Loriann's birthday. They live in Naples, FL

so I don't get to see them as often as I'd like....but that

doesn't mean that their birthdays go by unnoticed.

I won't say how old they are because frankly, that would

make me sound pretty old, but Happy Birthday, Chad & Loriann....

thinking about you this week and always...love, mom

p.s. If you get a chance, check out the video Chad posted

on Facebook and Youtube for Loriann's birthday (it's

amazing!) , starring

their four sons...Matthew (11), Jonathan (9),

Nathaniel (7) and Brighton (5 next week).

God Bless Baby Andrew Paul

Andrew Paul Swenson was baptized at Holy Emanuel

Lutheran Church in Bloomington on Sat, June 12.

Here he is with his parents Ben & Jesse and his

sponsors, Uncle Mike and Aunt Becky.

and his parents

and grandparents, Greg & me.

And his Aunt Ami, Uncle Scott and cousin Everleigh....

A Visit to MOA and a kitty chase

Everleigh spent some time chasing Minnie around the dining

room table. She hasn't caught her yet, but one of these days....

Everleigh and I met Andrew and Jesse at the MOA this week

to do a little shopping. Lots of people stopped to say hi to

these little ones.

Andrew is spending more and more time awake and noticing

the world around him. He is still long and lean, like his daddy,

with big dark eyes and has started to coo....so cute.

Everleigh is actually crawling

more than inchworming unless she's in a hurry...then she

inchworms along at breakneck speed! She's also

saying "hi" and waving hello to all she meets.

She can "so big" and can amuse herself for quite a

while taking books off her bookshelf.

Little ones visit June 4

Everleigh, Andrew and Grandma Bunny

clockwise: Claire, Brody, Andrew and Everleigh

GAS gives Claire and Everleigh a ride

Four adults to four little ones? I think that's a good ratio!

Everleigh, Ann with Brody, Sue with Andrew, GG and

Claire with Jesse.

Last Friday, four of the newest members of the family

gathered at Claire's house for a little play date, including

GG Mieska, GAA, GAB, GAS and new mommy Jesse.

The little ones are: Claire Docken (Josh & Whitney),

Everleigh Ketcher (Ami & Scott), Brody Park (Beth & Barry)

and new baby Andrew Swenson (Ben & Jesse). It was a little bit

chaotic, a little bit sweet, a little bit noisey and very much fun.