We love our grandparents!! Dont Go home pleeeeese....

It has been a wonderful fun filled, busy visit with Grandpa and Mary. I have tried to catch every event and moment on camera to remember this trip. In fact the family made plenty of comments on how many pictures we took and kept taking. But I know they will appreciate it later. After the Photo shoot on sat morning with all 19 of us we all went to our own homes an rested a while, gave a few of the babies much needed naps and then met for lunch at the famous Serranos Mexican food Restaurant. It's tradition to eat here, its been going on for years and I mean years. Honest. Anyone in our extended family has eaten here at one time or another. Right Kathy? Anyhow, we met for lunch an had a fantastic time of catching up and laughed and watching these precious babies. All 4 of them Gracie, Reagan, Abby and Kate, we are so blessed to have these children in our lives an in our family. All that is missing is a boy!! (hint hint) There is still time and couples available to accomplish just that... Right Tiff? Right Sarah? Well sometime and someday as God allows and plans for it. My opinion is Gracie and Reagan look just like mama and Abby looks like her daddy and Katie somehow looks like her uncle Tim. There is a photo of Abby's hair below. Abby, is the only blonde one in the entire family I think its so cute. She inherited this from her daddy's side of the family. All of Jason's nieces from His sister Jessica have blonde hair too. Blessed I guess. They are cute as buttons!! Well after lunch the grandparents needed naps this time and later on we met up at Tiffany and Jason's house for a pizza, salad and fruit salad dinner topped off with ice cream Sundays and again it was a great time of quality time and laughter and making memories. There is a photo of Grandpa and Abby eating pizza and it reminds me of when I used to go and visit Grandpa by myself in Jeff City an one day we ate pizza for lunch and then went out again for dinner an had pizza and then had left over pizza in the morning of pizza. Good ole days. It has been a truly amazing time with them here a long time coming and for them to catch up and see the grandkids has got to be so rewarding for them. For us too. We love and adore you 2 so much and wish you lived much closer so that we could build memories more often. This visit will soon be over but the fun times will last a life time. Thanks for sacrificing your time to come all this way and be with us. It is truly appreciated. You are loved beyond words. God is so good to us and has grown and built our family and restored relationships and it is something to be treasure forever. Somehow I missed Jason and Dave in these pictures. They were there FYI. More to come...
The gang, all 19 of us in one place at one time

Gracie and her daddy

The happiest and proudest grandpa in the world
Mom being silly
What love, isn't this precious..
The apple didn't fall to far from this tree did it?
Reagan Mercy 4 months. Looks like her big sister doesn't she?? Precious little angel.

Goldilocks. This is the only Blondie member of the Newquist clan. Lucky girl..
Dad and Haley. He really was happy it was just me taking picture after picture after picture.
Cousins enjoying a moment of a Shirley temple!
Little Miss Reagan on grandma's lap. Cool Calm and collected, for now...
Josh took the day off work to join us all day. I was very appreciative for him doing this. Isn't my boy all gown up?

You will see this expression on Katie alot, if you say smile this is her smile. What a ham..
I love this photo. Grandpa and Abby sharing pizza and talking about LIFE.. Reminds me of when I was young with grandpa too.
Haley and Reagan. Just hang. "Chillin" as she would put it..
Little Miss Reagan/Gracie's twin
This is a great picture. Tiffany and her famous smile and grandpa having the time of his life. 4 generations at this gathering. Amazing isn't it?

Mary-looking as wonderful as ever. Thanks for loving our grandfather and taking care of him and coming to visit us. It has truly been a blessed time with you both.