Introducing....
Anna Glory Katherine Beattie
Isn't she a love?
When I was planning our trip to Seattle I hoped it would work out to go and visit my friend Kristi's new baby, Anna Glory.
It turned out Kristi's mom, Sue, who was like a second mom to me growing up, was going to be in town from Arizona that weekend.
After some phone calls and emails, Kristi's husband arranged for Kristi's sister, Lisa to fly in from Arizona as a surprise so that we could all have a reunion! It was really special.
Lisa went to ASU for college, met and married a nice guy named Mel, after graduation and is now a biomedical engineer for Medtronic in Arizona.
This is such a rare happening ~ we talked and laughed and time passed way too quickly. These ladies are dear to my heart.
Kristi said that Meghan asks about Kaitlin all the time and was SO excited for her to come visit. They were really cute together. Two peas in a pod ~ running around and happily playing.
I asked Meghan and Kaitlin for a photo and Meghan just wrapped her arms around Kitti and snuggled in. It was so sweet.
Kaitlin couldn't wait to get her hands on the baby. She was just such a precious little thing, it was fun to hold a baby again. We are a baby loving family. The other day Kaitlin said,
"Mama, when are we going to have another baby?"
"We aren't honey. You're my baby."
"But I wanted to be a big sister."
I would love another baby, but I am feeling quite full of blessings!
Ryan is a young adult pastor at First Presbyterian Church in Bellevue. He had a function that weekend but dropped in to take Caden to basketball, so we did catch a photo of him. Ryan went to high school with all of us as well. He did my Dad's memorial service, which was very special.
Kristi and I met when she was in 5th grade and I was in 6th. I was a camp counselor for our Elementary school's "Outdoor Education" at Camp Wooten. I was assigned to Kristi's cabin and her mom was our cabin mom. We immediately became friends.
I love this photo. Kaitlin picked out the magic wand for Anna. I think she loved it. :)
We enjoyed dinner, a Smith & Kearns (our traditional holiday drink that we always drank...though we make ours with Diet coke)...had this delicious cheesecake for dessert. A candle for my birthday!
It was a lovely afternoon/evening spent with women I love. My only regret was that it passed too quickly.
