Birthdays

That’s a little bit how I’m feeling this week. We’re taking off a couple of days to go to Nauvoo for our good friends (and, if you really push it, relatives) Justin and Melissa’s wedding. We also have company coming for that occasion and that means a lot more things to get done in fewer days.


This is our little granddaughter, Clarissa. It’s her birthday today – two years old! Her mom is our family cake decorator extraordinaire, so I’m sure she’ll have a fun birthday cake. This is our third grandchild birthday in June, so as you can see, I'm also "a little behind" in acknowledging these important events.


Theron turned four on June 5th!



Nicole turned five on June 11th!

With fourteen grandkids, the process of shopping and shipping becomes expensive and time-consuming. A few years ago we started a birthday tradition that works great for us. On their birthday, each grandchild receives a card from Papa Randy and Grandma Judy with a dollar bill for every year old they are. No more searching for the right size box. No more wrapping paper. No more trips to the post office. No more worries about whether we’re being fair and equal. And every child gets to spend the money exactly how he wants. And if we live long enough, they might be old enough that they can actually buy themselves a decent gift.