Tegan recently had her
6th baby!!! Little Sydnie Maxine Sherwood. She now lives in West Virginia where Nathan is doing his residency. My mom of course went out to see the baby and flew me out with her. This of course is just a glimpse of how pretty it was. The primary song about it being autumn sprang to mind (either that song or I just made one up that says "it's autumn time, it's autumn, there's ..... all around." to the same tune as another primary song,..anyway)
Needless to say it was beautiful to see trees leaves actually changing colors...
and fog in the morning waiting for the bus stop that was almost tangible.
It was simply beautiful!!
So let me first tell you about little Sydnie's arrival. Tegan is always induced, except for Brennan, but those were special circumstances that we feel certain God had a hand in. Anyway, she was going to be induced late Sunday night. Friday night she started feeling contractions. Nothing new for her, she has Braxton-Hicks for like a month. She was starting to get kinda uncomfortable after about 2 hours and decided to go down stairs to time them, only 10 min. apart. It wasn't long after she got comfy on the couch that her water broke. She paged Nathan to come down because it was 5 in the morning, he quickly assessed the situation, called the lady from the ward, then the paramedics. To no avail, they didnt' make it. By time Nathan really got the situation under control Sydnie was crowning and Tegan, still in denial about not having meds, was ready to push. 1 1/2 pushes later she said, Sydnie was here!! All I can say is it's a good thing Nathan's got skills!! She was 8 lbs and both mom and baby were doing wonderfully by time the paramedics got there. For immense pain that I myself have never felt, it's good it didn't last long. She's like a pioneer woman!! She did great!!
Back to the trip- you would think that I would have managed a picture with all the kids, but we were busy and it never seemed like a good time and then there was no time. Ridiculous I know! Never the less I got some cute pics. These are some favorites.
Brennan holding Sydnie.
At the bus stop: Brennan, Kate, Kenzie, Creighton, Me
The only one missing besides the baby, is Samuel/Sammy. He's almost 4.
Another one at the bus stop: Me holding Creighton, Kate, Kenz
Creighton wanted some marshmallows and took matters into his own hands when he was denied such a treat before dinner.
Kenzie playing soccer. At one point during a drill a boy was just standing there so she kicked her soccer ball right into his shins and then I heard a slight giggle as she dribbled her ball away.
Kate is a sweetheart!
If you consider flying to WV to work to help your sister organize her house, cook so she can have easy meals, shopping for new organizers and this and that, clean up the basement where you throw everything you don't know what to do with, (mine is an office) then we had a good time.
If you consider visiting a sister that you love so much it's bringing tears to your eyes right now just typing this and having to leave, not being sure when you'll get to see her again that it makes you cry 30 min. before you leave, and you enjoyed spending every second you can with her!... then I had a perfectly wonderful time on my trip to West Virginia!!
I love you Tegs and your little kiddos that feel like my kiddos!!
It's true, we survived another photo shoot of family pictures. I'll admit we all got a bit grumpy. But Beth was great and has such an eye for pictures and took them in places that I never would have thought would turn out and they were darling.
This year we hopped on over to the Rowley's. Sentimental reasons. Bro. Rowley is a plumber and my dad was a plumber. I have the fondest memories of my dad driving a backhoe, having one at our house on occasion and playing in it, being the lucky one that got to actually drive around with him in it, and him lifting us up in the scoop and bringing us back down.
They were so great to let us come and take pics there and to move their back hoe out for us. Of course the one that turned out the best we are sitting on her front porch, but I like these back- hoe ones too.
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