Bailey Family

  First,  a funny thing: in changing phones, I didn't want to lose all my texts in a family chat I named "gideon says..." where our family posts things Gideon says (some hilarious, some mildly funny, some inappropriate for his age or at all, and some surprisingly interesting. I came across this one and thought many of you would enjoy the conversation Carolyn recorded and posted. The second conversation is atypical for him. Usually his comments toward Natalie are mean. Second, the news: I'm considering ending the blog. I'm not keeping up with it well. I am considering doing a different sort of update (saved as a PDF file) and emailed out whenever I make one (no guaranteed schedule) to whomever wants to read it. I will send out a call for those interested when and if I move to this new style of updates.   I may instead move toward that, but hold on to the blog as a fun occasional thing for posts like today's randomness. Blog ending? Maybe. Still updates? Yes. 

Just a picture overview to show some family vacation fun from December 2020.  We got there and settled in, then had family pictures, family slideshow, and a few days of games and sand and even hot tub! Every family took a meal to prepare/buy and clean up. It was really fun and full of memories. We all were well going, and we all left well afterwards! (That was a huge blessing - that we were all there and all well.)   We had such fun and funny cousin moments! We love matching pictures with cousins and sisters! Traditional arm wrestling competition (This is not my favorite activity, but the boys really love it.) It was a beautiful house with beautiful views. We had nightly devotionals. I'm so grateful that our family is united spiritually so that we can enjoy this sweet experience together. Funny vacation Gideon moments: Jared: [Pretends to grab Gideon's dino nuggets]. Gideon: [Shakes head no]. Jared: [Persists in attempting to grab dino nugget]. Gideon: [Reaffirms dino theft de...

 I never did get around to that new year's post, did I? I planned to sum up 2020, give a turn-of-the year update, and include holiday pictures. Seeing as how it's a month past Christmas now, and I'm just getting around to that, let me summarize and then skip to January's happenings! I think the "Bailey update 2020" that we put in some of the Christmas cards summarizes 2020 pretty well: We felt really blessed that despite many problems that the pandemic brought on for so many families, we had constant steady income from Rob's job and that he was able to work from home remotely. (We have rearranged several times to find the best place for him to work, but we have all adjusted to his working from home. Because much of his church work is done remotely also, we jokingly call the truck "The Bishop's Office" because of times when he needed to make a private phone call and couldn't find a quiet place in the house. Hopefully, he can continue worki...