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| Kellyn, Violet, Joey and Blaine |
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| Nick with Violet and Adela |
We made a party of it. Our recent road trip to Custer, SD, and Niwot, CO, was a wonderful celebration of family, especially the less-than-a-year-old kind. We celebrated A LOT! There was so much to be grateful for that we were Great-full!
First we stopped in Custer to take a break and spend time with the Custer Kortemeyers. We enjoyed a beautiful night grilling on the deck and enjoying family time. Amazing food, grilled by one Alexander Kortemeyer. Nice work Big A! And everywhere we went it was a celebration of sweet baby Violet!
We took off the next morning for Niwot, and made it there just as sweet niece Adela cranked up her party celebrating her 3rd birthday. Friends, pool and water fun, and of course, sugar.
As her uncle, I was obliged to play the part of the "scary bear" and chase Adela and her friends all around the house. I loved it. Too bad I didn't have a costume.
And we celebrated meeting Leo and Violet. Leo is two months old and Violet is six months, and the cousins had not met, not to mention the Aunts and Uncles hadn't met the other babe either.
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| Violet, Leo and Adela |
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Siblings Nick and Molly and their Babes Leo and Violet
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| Leo celebrating Life! |
It was such a joy to spend time with everyone. Leo and Adela are such beautiful children. It was a real joy to finally meet Leo and to reaquaint ourselves with the energetic Adela. It's really wonderous to watch children grow and get to know them. The whole adventure was wonderful.
On the way home, Molly and I celebrated our third anniversary of our commitment to love. It's been a fun ride, and we are just getting warmed up. Celebrating our togetherness on this trip was effortless and joyful. And, oh yeah, we also got a first Father's Day and Summer Solstice in there, too. That's a lot to celebrate. I'm grateful for the love that brought us all together and made this week of celebrations possible.
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