SWEET BABY CLAIRE...Our 22nd grandchild.
The sweetest of scents and softest of touch... Heaven sent.
I have been very busy these last couple of weeks and just look at what
I have been doing...spending time with an angel. I got to be there to see
this little one come into the world and I will never forget her BIG dark
eyes and that head full of jet black hair! She took after her daddy in that
department because her mom is very blond. She is such a little beauty!
The sweetest of scents and softest of touch... Heaven sent.
I have been very busy these last couple of weeks and just look at what
I have been doing...spending time with an angel. I got to be there to see
this little one come into the world and I will never forget her BIG dark
eyes and that head full of jet black hair! She took after her daddy in that
department because her mom is very blond. She is such a little beauty!
This quote is half true, because the gift really comes from God.
Claire was 7 lbs. 1 oz. and 19" long...she didn't come into the world
crying but slipped in as quiet as a little angel for that she is. She was pure
sweetness from the first moment and is filling her home with Heaven's love.
crying but slipped in as quiet as a little angel for that she is. She was pure
sweetness from the first moment and is filling her home with Heaven's love.
Come on...open those big eyes, we aren't that scary!
See, it's OK here, we all love you so much!
And now they have three...
Siblings are such a blessing to each other as
they comfort, care and stick up for each other.
Siblings are such a blessing to each other as
they comfort, care and stick up for each other.
An exciting moment for both us grandma's for sure. Iam so glad that I am great friends with this lovely lady.
I was glad that grandpa got there on time too, a sweet meeting.
Love at first sight!
Sharing time with Mommy, and keeping them out of everything in the room!
I will be called Grandma and she will be called Grammy...both, words of LOVE.
Actually, I would come to whatever they would want to call me!
Actually, I would come to whatever they would want to call me!
It's so fun to have a baby with tons of hair.
See, I told you she is a beauty...a bragging grandma I am! (he he)
Mother...what a divine, eternal word.
I loved this...Mommy mothering Ella as Ella mothers Claire.
I loved this...Mommy mothering Ella as Ella mothers Claire.
And they worried that Ella might be jealous...
She is in Mothering Heaven with HER baby!
She is in Mothering Heaven with HER baby!
Big boy Caleb off to pre-school and so happy about it,they grow up so fast!
Beautiful Cloe
We have also been busy traveling to be with this sweet
grand daughter for her baptism. We had five of our 8 kids
there also and had a very fun time together as a family.
We have also been busy traveling to be with this sweet
grand daughter for her baptism. We had five of our 8 kids
there also and had a very fun time together as a family.
Some of our grand children
And some of our family.I almost lost track of time as I was busy with my family.
I cannot imagine anything more important in this whole
wide world than being with family. All the ups and downs
of it all and LOVE is at the heart of it all.
We were shown that by our Savior, LOVE is the final word
and deed, and I am glad that I have learned this lesson.
Being a mother has taught me this, through the hard times
of life and raising children, I can say that... yes, love is all there is.
82 comments:
OH JULIE! She is just a beauty...like all your kids are! Love it...and I love the other little ones sitting next to her and loving on her.
Congratulations! Another wonderful soul has come to join your precious family! xo Diana
Oh Julie, she is darling. I can't believe the hair. I can just imagine all the fun with bows and barretts for this little lady. Congratulations to you Grandma and hugs to everyone. Lovely pictures. Can you believe how blessed you are? Hugs, Deb=^..^=x4
A blessings from above! What a beauty Claire is. Look at all that hair! Howsweet a new baby girl ... don't you just love the smell of that fresh wee one. You all look wonderful!
Congrats! to the entire family.
Have a beautiful eve ~
TTFN ~
Hugs,
Marydon
She is so beautiful! You are blessed 22 times and over!! hugs, Linda
They are so adorable! I just love newborns. They have such a sweet spirit about them. So glad you could be there and share that time with them. But glad to have you back too.
Sandy
congratulations on the newest addition. So sweet
Congratulations on the newest member of your family,she is a beauty for sure.
Blessings to you and your sweet family
Awww~ Wow...isn't she a dark beauty! Love all the photos...thanks for sharing. What a little sweetheart!
Oh my goodness! She is absolutely beautiful! and of course..I love her hair! Congratulations Grandma and Grandpa! (and to the parents of this angel!)
22 grandchildren? You are truly Blessed!!!
Welcome back, you were missed, but I know you had important things to do! Congratulations on your beautiful new granddaughter. xo
Ahhh, Julie. You must have loved your past few weeks with that adorable baby! She is beautiful!
I agree with your last two paragraphs. Family is the most important thing we have in this world.
Sending out a great big 'Congratulations!'
What a wonderful blessing :)
We are so blessed! Family IS what it's all about!
Oh Julie, I can hardly find the right words, But first let me say "welcome Claire" into this wonderful beautiful family you have." She is beautiful.
You truly have expressed what "LOVE" is , as our example was set forth by our Savior., beautiful thoughts.
Beautiful photos, thank you for sharing "LOVE"
Sue
Hi pretty Julie! OH, congratulations! Little Claire is beautiful! Look at that head of hair. What a blessing to have been there for her birth! Glad her little brother and sister are loving her! 22 grandchildren?? I could be jealous but since I love you so much I'll get over it! :)
Truly a miracle from God! :)
Be a sweetie,
Shelia ;)
Oh man what a little cutie! I want to steal her away...but don't worry, I wont! :)
what a beautiful family, you are indeed blessed.The baby is just beautiful and its such a precious moment to see the other children loving and holding her,, beautiful,,just beautiful
What a BEAUTIFUL addition to an already beautiful family! Congratulations to all of you. I love the picture of Ella snuggled on her mommy's lap while she dotes on her new little sister, Claire. I think siblings are another very special relationship God gives us, to comfort and care for each other in this old world.
Some of my grands call me Grandma Roxy and the youngest may end up calling me Marmee which was a pet name my daughter had for me when she was a teenager. But it does not matter to me WHAT they call me, as long as they call me.
: )
Congratulations, Julie!! One more precious one to add to the fold! You are most blessed.
Sooooo adorable. Nothing better than a new baby in the family. Mimi
Julie, congrats to you and hubby on your 22nd grandchild. She is such a cutie with all that dark hair. A beautiful family with the 3 little angels. Looks like you had nice family time too.
Sending Congratulations Hugs to YOU across the miles! What an adorable grandbaby! I love the hair! Wow! Welcome Home! I've missed you!
Those are pretty big numbers there Girl with that newest grand. Very happy for you and the family.
Congratulations on your new granddaughter. Claire is beautiful. Such a beautiful family you have.
Oh she is beautiful and there is just nothing like a new born baby.
Congratulation on the birth of your new grandaughter, she is so sweet!
OH Congrats again Julie!
She is a dark haired beauty indeed!
What a little dolly!
So many gorgeous grandkiddies you have my dear!!!
Hugs,
Cindy
So wonderful. Claire is beautiful! Babies are just the best gift in the world.
Looks like happy family days! xo
Congrats Julie! 22...that is amazing! I so adore the look on Calebs face in the photo of him and his sisters...precious!!
hugs,
paula:)
What a doll baby! Love that hair! Can't believe you have 22 grandbabies! I bet Christmas will be fun at your house. Congratulations!
Congratulations Julie. You look too young to be a grand-mother in your pictures, maybe it is that beautiful glow that you have.
Congratulations, Grammy, she is absolutely adorable and beautiful.
There isn't anything more important than family and loving them.
You have a beautiful family, it's so nice to see them all dressed up for church. (It's so sad to see the trend of going to church looking worse than you would for a dentist appointment.)
Love and hugs, Cindy
She is truly precious! You have very right to brag!
Awesome that you got to be there. The big brother and sister looks like they are in heaven too!
Congratulations Julie! She IS beautiful. And so is the rest of your 'crew'!!
Blessings, Debbie
She is the sweetest little girl. Love that hair. The picture of your hubby holding her is so cute. You have a beautiful family. I know I have said that before but I bet you don't get tired of hearing that.
22, I can't imagine. You are so blessed.
What a little angel!
Love her dark hair...so cute!
Oh yes, its all about love, and I can see you have lots of it!
Sweet post!
Deborah xoxo
Congrats to everyone blessed by this beautiful little girl
I can not believe that hair.
Hugs
Sweet tears of joy♥ What a lovely Blessing to join your precious family. She is a beauty! A precious little Darling! Both my Daughters were born with a headful of black hair. So soft and silky.
Prayers for you all~ ENJOY Grandma!
Julie,
Baby Claire is just precious! What a special time for your family! Congrats! Congrats!
Ahh Julie shes sooo sweet.How nice, another baby to cuddle and hold.LUCKY you are and so blessed.
Thanks so much for sharing,I do love love her name too.The twins look like they adore her.
God Bless you and your lovely family!
I love that name! My daughter nearly settled for that but at the last minute changed. And babies!!! How can you not love them. My heart melts just seeing those photos.
Very precious!! You have such a beautiful family!
Wow, she really is a beautiful newborn! Those eyes are amazing! What fun for you. I can't wait for my second little grand baby to come! You truly are blessed ... and truly are beautiful too Miss Julie! Welcome back to "blogland!" xoxox
Number 22 Julie? WOW and she's truly a sweet baby girl. My Brittany and Colt were also born with the same amount of hair. Such a doll.
Enjoy every single moment like I know you will. I haven't known you long, but I know family is your life.
Congrat's again to your daughter and son in law.
xoxoxoxo
What a very special and beautiful family you have. So much to fill up your life. Heavenly Father has surely blessed you and yours. My first baby was born bald and the second with as much hair as your Claire. It was dark too, for about a month. Then it turned in to blonde curls. Go figure?
You are so blessed with the new sweet baby with the angelic face. What a sweet family you have
Thank you for sharing!!!
Suzann ~xoxo~
She is indeed an angel.
Lucky, lucky you {all of you}!
Julie she is absolutely adorable and beauty!!! LOL, you look so nice too!, love the pictures and the little kids are beauty too! gloria
What a sweet one she is! Congrats.
Been dying to tell you that our youngest (12) won at the county fair with his cinnamon rolls. And whose bread recipe did he make them with? YOURS! They were fabulous. Not only did he win a ribbon for junior sweet breads but also a huge trophy for best baking in the Juniors. Thanks again for sharing the recipe with us! You've made a baker out of our little cowboy.
Oh she is a beauty, Julie! Congratulations to ALL of you! A blessing from God.:)
Hugs to you,
Sonya
Oh she is a beauty, Julie! Congratulations to ALL of you! A blessing from God.:)
Hugs to you,
Sonya
Julie she is precious!!!
I do love a dark haired baby....lol
Ella will spoil her...yes she will.
Hugs Cindy from Rick-Rack and Gingham
Oh, you are one lucky, blessed grandma!! Beautiful baby, just beautiful. Makes my arms ache to hold a baby *sigh* but it's not time again, yet...all your family - such wonderful photos!
Love that dark hair. My middle daughter's hair was exactly like that when she was born and to this day it is still drop dead gorgeous.
Congrats on that beautiful new granddaughter! She is adorable and so beautiful already too! Thanks for visiting today and for your reassuring comments. All my blogs that I follow have reappeared and I'm so happy they have! Adding you to my list now as well! Take care and enjoy your precious new addition to the family!
You are truly a blessed Grandmother!
All your grandchildren are so beautiful and perfect just like that new little angel of yours! I love her name!
Oh Julie! I had been missing you! So happy to see that you have been about your Father's business...being a wonderful Grandmother! These girls, honestly, how much cuter could that little Claire be? And little Cloe all dressed in white. I cannot even imagine your joy with 22 grandkids! We are busting with 10! So what's the boy to girl ratio? We are holding at 50/50! Glad you are home.
Hugs, Bonnie
Love all the hair - She is so gorgeous and another precious girl to love on!! You are so lucky.
Your family is beautiful and so are you inside and out!
Oh Julie, she is just so beautiful! She looks so calm and knowing too. What a wonderful gift she is to you all. Congratulations to everyone on the birth of this sweet little princess!
Best wishes,
Natasha.
Hi Julie!
What a beautiful, precious little angel! I can't think of anything more wonderful than to be called grandma!
Congratulations!!!
Hugs,
Barb
Oh Julie,
Claire is just beautiful!! Congratulations to your whole family! How wonderful! I enjoyed all of your photos of sweet little Claire, and the rest of your loved ones. You have a lovely family. Thank you so much for sharing. :)
Another blessing for your family. As grandmothers we are so truly blessed....
How cute that you got a little dark haired one? She's stunning and so sweet with her little tow headed siblings!!!
congrats!
Julie your entire family is so wonderful you can just see and feel the love everywhere!! This new little one is precious beyond!!
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Karena
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Grandma you are just so beautiful! Claire is gorgeous too. That first picture is such a fabulous keepsake. Glad Grandpa got there. People asked what I would have them call me and I said, "Whatever they want!" Usually I am Grandma Jackie, but sometimes Grammy, sometimes, Grandma and for a while even Jack!!!
Congrats, congrats.
Such a sweetie! Congrats on another precious grandbaby!
She is indeed a beautiful little dark haired angel. So pretty.
You are so blessed,Julie....and the good thing is that you KNOW it.:))
She IS a beauty!!!! Love all that hair!
Congrats to ALL!
How precious is this new grand baby. God has really blessed you again.
I love all of the pictures and so happy for you honey.
Love
Maggie
Oh Julie, she is just beautiful!
Congratulations on another addition to your beautiful family!
Hugs, Ann
Ohhh Julie, baby Claire is just precious! I love all of her dark hair. My girls were born with a ton of hair also ~ so cute.
I looks like the proud grandma and grandpa had a wonderful visit with the grandkids.
Have a great weekend.
Congratulations to Mom and Dad, big brothers and sister, Nana and Papa, Aunts and Uncles and everyone who loves this gift from Heaven above! Twenty-two grandchilden, you are so blessed! I just have one question...how do you fit everyone in the living room on Christmas morning?
Congratulations!!! She is beautiful! Look at all that lovely hair! My girls didn't have any and then not much until 2 years old! I couldn't wait for it to grow so I could style it! LOL
Have a wonderful weekend!
Blessings,
Jill
Oh my friend... Congratulations..how blessed you are.. did I see it right... you have 22 grandchildren..that is so awesome.. Im back to the blogging world..and will be back by to visit again real soon... Congrat again..
Julie, she really is an angel. You have a gorgeous family. I love being a grandma and I can tell you do too. I hope you have a great weekend. Blessings...Mary
Oh my goodness! I'm soooo thrilled and happy for you and your family!
~Cindy
Priceless!! These are the moments we live for!! :-)
Congratulations Julie! She is beautiful!!!!! How blessed you are! Have fun!
Hugs,
Maryjane
xox
What a precious little blessing. Congratulations.
Hi Julie,
Congratulations on the new grandbaby! She is so precious and beautiful!! :)
I have been so busy here too with the family. Haven't had a chance to visit or blog as much. But my thoughts are with all of my sweet friends here.
Enjoy that sweet granddaughter. I guess you are off grandma-ing cute Sophia now?? :) What a joy!
Blessings to you for a beautiful day!
xoxo...Gloria
Julie, with our internet restored I'm catching up on my blog reading and I know you've heard this already, but I'm going to say it again in case you haven't in the last few minutes--Your new granddaughter is so precious and so beautiful as is the rest of your family!!! Congrats on the new addition to your wonderful family, and I hope all is going well!!
She is absolutely beautiful! She also looks so relaxed and peaceful. I think her Mommy had a lot to do with that.
All the kids are wonderful! Such HUGE blessings for you.
xo
Pat
CONGRATULATIONS JULIE!!! What an absolute ANGEL Claire is and look at all that hair! All the children are adorable...they have the most gorgeous huge eyes. I know you are having a wonderful time helping out so I will be watching for when you return. HUGS!
Maura :)
She is truly precious! Enjoy!
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