What do I like best?

Thinking about what I like best about each of my grandchildren:

Christopher (Shelley) what a great young hunter he is

Matthew (Chad) his great jokes and sense of humor

Jonathan (Chad) his great character costumes

Taylor (Shelley) such a sweetie

Nathaniel (Chad) he is a true Minnesotan at heart

Brighton (Chad) his creativity and leadership (he can boss his big brothers!)

Everleigh (Scott) the way she talks like R2-D2...beep, whirrr...squeak

Andrew (Jesse) his smile when he sees his mommy or daddy

Love you all! gma

Fall has begun....

My mom spent Thursday with me and the kids so

we took a few photos. Because she sees them

less frequently than I do she notices their changes

more than I do. Everleigh has added a few more

words to her vocabulary and Andrew is much

stronger. The last picture was taken on Friday

as Ben picked up Andrew. It was a rather gray day

and we all had our hoodies on.
This video seems a little dark because I was

using my digital camera and not the flip camera.

The little bunny is actually a gift to Everleigh

from the Ketcher boys along with their favorite

childhood books...."Runaway Bunny", "Goodnight Gorilla",

"The Big Red Barn" and "The Very Hungry Caterpillar".

It's a sure bet that these will be read many times.

A day in the life....one wears blue and one wears pink.....

It'll be ok, Andrew

It was one of those days......Andrew had some shots yesterday

at the doctor and had a couple of owies on his legs that were

making him uncomfortable. He tried to be brave but once

in a while he would just start to cry. This caused Everleigh

some concern as she's not used to seeing him fuss. So she

would go to him and pat him ever so gently.....so sweet...

yeah....I made the right decision to spend time with these

two babies. I would have missed this otherwise.....

Happy Birthday, Everleigh!

It was a day to celebrate PINK as Everleigh's families

celebrated her first birthday. Her mommy and daddy

worked hard to make it a special day for her and

most of her guests wore the color of the day.

Happy 1st Birthday, Everleigh!

seasons

N J B M

So as we turn the calendar to September I thought I'd pause

a moment to note where we are. The first picture is of

Andrew and Everleigh in their first days together with me

as their granny nanny. I love watching them interact.

Reminds me of Josh and Jesse, who were only about a month

apart in age but shared so many of life's moments. I can only

hope that Andrew and Everleigh can do the same.

And the second picture is of the boys in Florida who are

now in grades 6 - 4 - 2 and K...big steps for all 4. I'm so

proud of you as you begin another school year. Matthew

is in Middle School now with Jonathan taking the lead

role as oldest Ketcher at Laurel Oak. Nathaniel still has

that sweet smile in second grade and Brighton is in

all day kindergarten....wow!

all dressed up and some place to go....

Mike, Becky, Ben & Jesse's friends Jason and Kristin

got married on Friday and everyone got so dressed up!

Alex was ring bearer, Becky and Jesse were readers

and Mike was best man. I went along as Andrew's

entourage.....they all looked so nice! Andrew

was wearing Ralph Lauren, courtesy GAS.

This is what Andrew and I talked about after everyone

went to the reception....