Monday, February 28, 2011

Eleven, Eleven and Under




It's very hard to take a picture of eleven wiggly children.
My newest grandchild has been my unofficial grandchild for the past couple of years. She is AH, second on the back left. She is both cousin and sister to her new siblings.  So left to right, back row- their ages are 11, 11,  9 9/10s,  9,  8, 6, front row left to right 3, 3, 2, 7 months and 3 1/2 months.

Tonight is the first time in years that I have been with them all at the same time. First thing on the agenda was photos. Next was pizza. Then there were birthday presents for two and Christmas presents (the ones that never got exchanged between cousins this past year). Last, there was gooey cake!

A whirlwind of activity can happen in three hours...take my word for it!

19 comments:

  1. What a beautiful group, Steviewren. You must be enormously proud. Lovely.

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  2. Oh my goodness, what a big family. They are all so cute to! Growing up I had a total of only 3 cousins. Always wished for more.;)
    xoxo

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  3. Yes Steph, I can imagine your 'fun'! Great kids! - Dave

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  4. I bet your head was spinning after they all departed. What a great bunch of children. They are beautiful. You are mightly blessed.

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  5. All so adorable .. and I expect exhaustingly fun to be with ..

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  6. Wonderful! Eleven wiggly kids is right but SUCH FUN to have over! Did you ever dream of HOW MANY grand kids you would have???? WHAT a blessing!

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  7. yum - presents and promises of gooey cake would make me wiggly to! they are all adorable

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  8. Wow, what a good-looking group of children. You are truly blessed, Stevie!

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  9. Aww...that is so special! What a crew! I can hear the noise and giggles! :)

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  10. Eleven under eleven that is just crazy! Crazy good of course.
    denise

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  11. Yours is my 11:11 sighting for today!

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  12. From 1 to 10....I bet the noise level is 11!!! Just kidding Stephanie....I loved when all 9 of mine visited at once!

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  13. how fun! those two boys in the bunch must get a ton of mothering from all those girls!!

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  14. I know I should be completely happy with my two grandchildren but I have to admit that I am a tad jealous! What a wonderful family ....and what wonderful magical ages they are at right now! At the same time I am exhausted just thinking about spending the day with everyone together:)

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  15. oh, I can't even imagine.
    so so beautiful.

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  16. This photo will be in the scrapbooks of generations to come! I LURVE IT! Congratulations on such a beautiful family my beautiful friend!
    Blessings,
    Janeen

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  17. What a giggle! I'm looking at all the face pulling. It must be a laugh a minute!

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  18. I am so envious of your clan, Stevie, wondering when I will finally have my first grandchild. Alex and Laura cannot even start trying to get pregnant again till April - she miscarried January 2nd. You have such a beautiful brood of grandchildren and it is wonderful that they were all able to gathe together

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  19. You have such a beautiful family, Stevie! They are riches beyond measure.

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