Growing

We were glad for the priviledge of having our entire family together for a few days this week. Randy, Joy, and Quil arrived on Monday morning 24-DEC, after driving all night from Joplin, MO. They had a good trip, making it in about 11.5 hours. It seems like Quil has grown up so much since we were with him at Thanksgiving! We enjoyed having them here. We were able to help them with several projects that they seldom have time for. They returned safely, again overnight, on Friday 28-DEC. On Tuesday 25-DEC Tim and Brenda returned from their 10-day trip to Vineland, New Jersey where they had an busy and exciting time with Brenda's entire family. It was really good to have them return as well.

A tradition that we have had for many years is to line up - in order of descending height. When we did this again this week, we could see a great change from two-years prior! The ages now have nothing to do with the order. I wonder how long it will be until Emily is taller than her mother...
Rowen (49), Randy (22), Jason (12), Jeff (16), Tim (20), Beth (14), Janet (46), Emily (9)

The picture below was taken on 01-JAN-2006, just two years ago this coming week.