Our baby is all grown up.
Michael has been looking forward to working in Canada for a few summers now,
and this year it all came together with the help of some great friends.
Mike is living with the Parsons family.
We raised our families together when we all lived in Calgary.
Through Dee I learned some new handy crafts and mostly how to cook with garlic!
This reminds me of the night that Michael was born.
We had flown back from Utah where we were with family for two weeks
after the passing of Charlotte, Steve's sweet mother.
I was expecting in a couple of weeks and Dee and Jason invited us over for supper.
While we were there my water broke and so we drove Timothie and Christopher home, got a babysitter, called Nana and Papa to come from Lethbridge and went to the hospital.
In the rush of everything we put the kids to bed with their clothes on as they had fallen asleep in the car. When Nana and Papa got them up in the morning they found bits of rice in their beds and in the pockets and cuffs of thier Oshkosh overalls...
At first Nana thought OH NO there are maggots in their beds...
and then she smelled the garlic and realized that it was rice.
Long story short we have been friends a long time.
Our kids used to run around playing in batman capes together.
Now Michael has the opportunity to work in the fast lane of a Ford dealership with their son MacKenzie and has met some very nice people.
Mike is learning new things, working hard and sharing some fun times.
As the time of the empty nest has begun for a season
we are very thankful for great friends.
We miss our children, and the good old days
BUT....
we are so grateful that they are safe,
happy
and cared for
at this important time of their lives.
We love them all so much and just want them to find true joy and happiness in all that they do.
that's our baby!
WE Love You.
