To Our California Peeps With Love

G-Ville is honored to have a few fans out on the west coast, namely some of Mimi's side of the family.  To the CA crew: "Hey and thanks for checking in with us!!"  We so appreciate you all tuning into our little corner of the world.

Among these awesome folks is Mimi's father, GG's grandpa Frank, and Mimi's aunt, GG's great aunt Leona, who have both been down and out with illness recently.  We send all of our G-Ville love and good wishes to GGF (great-grandpa Frank) and GGAL (great-great-aunt Leona).  The boys have been remembering you in their nightly prayers (we've all been praying!) and we've been encouraged by the good news we hear from CA...  All our love and best wishes from Virginia!  We love you!

Aunt Louise, Mimi, and our brood

Though most of her family is out in Cali, Mimi does have a few family members here in VA.  Among the Virginia family contingent is Aunt Louise, who was married to GGF's late brother, John.  We had the fortune of getting to see her a week ago and barge in on her tranquil life in New Port News.  She was so gracious to have us all and love on the children.  The kids were wonderful and even baby G got in on the action, flashing a brilliant smile for Aunt Louise at first glance.  Aunt L was so pleased!  She engaged them in conversation, enjoyed looking at some family photos, listened intently as M played a piano piece for her, and even entertained the boys by learning a little about one of their favorite games, Angry Birds.  She was so sweet and kept exclaiming, "They are all so beautiful."  What a dear.

Baby G hammed it up with Louise--they were fast friends. ;)

We finished our day trip with a delicious lunch at Chik-fil-A thanks to Aunt Louise.  She was surely the kids' favorite after treating us to one of our favorite places to eat!  After, with tummies and hearts full, we said goodbye and headed home... in a downpour, but that totally didn't matter.  We had a great time!  

Off to wrangle children into bed.  One down, four to go... :)
God bless,