Family and Friends Weekend

Our daughter, Lauren and her boyfriend, Jake, flew in from St. Louis on Saturday morning.  Lauren teaches at Washington University in St. Louis.  Of course we were so very excited to have them home for a few days.  Plus, she invited one of her close friends, Erin, and her family to visit also.  Erin and her husband, Chris, live in Raleigh and they just had a new daughter, Della Rose, in July.


Lauren and Jake are on the left.  Lauren is holding Della.

She is beautiful....and not to mention so sweet!

Erin and family spent the night with us Saturday, and headed back to Raleigh Sunday morning after a wonderful breakfast.  Needless to say, I was tired, but it was such a special time to have a beautiful baby in the house!




Here's a photo of us all together.  We just don't get enough of those!

Meredith came too.  She is the executive chef at Eurasia Cafe in Virginia Beach, Va.  Here's a photo just recently taken for an upcoming magazine article.

With her, she brought her new black Lab pup, Holden.  He is a handsome boy and very well behaved.


Holden loved our backyard, especially the pond.  He and Nick, our dog, played till they were exhausted.

Meredith brought and prepared dinner for us.  3 bite shrimp....(that means it takes 3 bites to eat one!) and they were wonderful.

And before you know it, the time is gone and the house is quiet again.  It was so wonderful having my girls home and with them all the excitement they bring.


Living and loving....it's all good!


PCQ