RETIREMENT!!!!!
Grampa retired in late September and we hit the road almost immediately. Spent some time in Canada with Aidan and Kirsten and we got to celebrate Canadian Thanksgiving (the same day as our Columbus Day) with them. They have a large family up there with lots of cousins on their daddy's side. It was great being with all of them. On the way home we spent a few days with some dear friends and then we spent a night in Colonial Williamsburg. Loving retirement so far!

Not long at home and we were off the Atlanta to celebrate Cecelia's 7th birthday. Great time. Got to take her and Savanna to American Girl and they each got to pick out a bitty baby doll. They have almost all of the American Girl dolls and recently began wanting to have the baby doll. Their nurturing sides are kicking in. It is really sweet. We had a wonderful time as always and of course we did something special with all 4 of them because the boys obviously weren't interested in American Girl stuff.

Before heading to NC for Thanksgiving and a semi family reunion we celebrated Ava's 9th birthday here in the area. Trip to NC was great and it was wonderful to see so many loved ones. We were home for just a short time and headed back to Canada for Aidan's 7th birthday. Since his birthday is just a couple weeks before Christmas, we stayed for the holidays. But we had to get back home in time for our Jacqueline's 7th birthday, which we did, arriving home on her big day!

We are now planning a trip to Atlanta in mid Feb for Savanna's 9th birthday. It's crazy but even though we were there in November and it will be just 3 months 'til we get to be with them again, it seems as though we haven't seen them in 6 or more months. But even with the 3 precious grandkids that live here, when we haven't seen them in a week, which is most unusual, it seems more like a month.

After our Feb trip we will be home until the April birthdays rounds! Little Liam, our youngest is one of the 3 close by so we will be here for his 2nd birthday, then down to Atlanta for Jordan's 6th and turn right around and head back to Canada for Kirsten's 6th.


Our goal this first year of retirement was to get to each one's birthday and after Kirsten's that will leave one more. Jack William will be 4 in September so, God willing, we will get down there for his and we will have made to each and every birthday!!!!

That being said, I am most happy to say that of late I have litterly been a "hands-on gramma"!

Next post will be about how all the grandkids are becoming more and more a part of our little family business, A. J. Jacks Clothing!