Hello from Yakima

The third of our granddaughters to be born this year arrived on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 at 5:14 am. She was 6 pounds, 13 ounces and 19 1/4 inches long. She was born in Richland, Washington. We were soooooo happy when Kaylyn arrived. She is such a beautiful baby with a ton of dark hair. She was so strong - holding her head up right away. Here are a few pictures of before her birth as we waiting with Jake and Jackie and just after Kaylyn arrived. She is our 9th grandchild and 6th granddaughter. We are so happy for Jake and Jackie and once again couldn't be more proud or happy to be grandparents for the 9th time, the 3rd time this year. A couple interesting facts about Kaylyn's name. She is named after both myself and Jake's Mom, Janice. Our middle names are Kay. And, Jackie's step-mother, Dawna's middle name is Lynn. So that's very special and I feel so honored to be included in the naming of Kaylyn. Also, Kaylyn was born on Jackie's oldest brother,...

Marissa Charlotte arrived Monday, October 4th at 2:41 am in Renton, Washington. She was 9.4 pounds and 19 1/2 inches long. She is sooooo pretty from the pictures we've seen on Facebook. It turned out we didn't make it for the birth of Marissa and we're extremely sad about that. We traveled to Renton on the Friday before, thinking Kristi would be induced either Friday or Saturday. The birth center didn't have a bed available so they were put off until Sunday around noon. We had to go back home on Saturday because Greg had to work on Sunday. It was sooooo disappointing not to be there for her birth but we had no idea when she would arrive at that point. This is our 8th grandchild and 5th granddaughter. We couldn't be happier or more proud. Marissa is the daughter of Josh and Kristi and sister to Lucas. We're so happy for all of them and they're doing just great. What a sweet little family. We're now planning a trip over to see them real soon. Can...

Jenna Mae arrived Saturday, May 29th at 6:08 am in Renton, Washington. She was 7 pounds and 15 ounces and 20 1/2 inches long. She is absolutely beautiful and looks a little like Jordyn when she was born. You can definetly see Joyce and Joel in her though. Everyone is sooooo happy for them and they are all doing great. We didn't quite make it for Jenna Mae's birth but we were there within hours of her arrival. Such a happy day!!! This is our 7th grandchild/4th granddaughter. We couldn't be happier or more proud. The other kids were up camping at Kachess Lake for the Memorial Day weekend when Jenna arrived. Jordyn was camping with them and when they got the news they drove back to the hospital. So the pics below Jenna's birth, were taken at the Kachess Camp Ground, below the Snoqualmie Summit, about a 45 minute drive from Renton. We stopped in to see them on our drive home on Sunday. Enjoy!!