Bailey Family

  (Notice Seth missing in this fall picture...Seth was working -an all day raking job this day.) We actually all have matching pajamas; some are hard to see with so many piled on the bed. (Grateful for so many!) (We'll have an Edwards family picture at new years post later.) If you haven't gotten our Christmas card (or don't get our card) by new years, let us know. I sent them late and my labels weren't super sticky... Hopefully they all make it! {update 1/3/21: So far, 2 cards have come back without address labels.} I posted our recital today on YouTube. If you'd like to see the videos, email me for the links. (The twins are still dragging their feet about recording, and Carolyn's video is from my monthly piano recording for her school record, so she's in relaxed style. I'll add missing kids later.) It's been an odd year with challenges and changes and unexpected blessings and lessons. We feel grateful for those blessings and lessons and the strengt...

We actually do have a Shelter in Place order, but it hasn't been the entire time this post covers, but about half. Let's start with quotes because everyone needs a little toddler in their life! All are said by Gideon unless otherwise noted. At the end of "reading" a scripture one night into an old prop microphone (he repeats after us, a few words at a time), Gideon ended with "Thank you." "Yay! Scriptures is done. Now I can watch the Frozen!" "Yay! Church is over."     Sensing a theme here?? Rob: "Natalie can you get him one of these." [Capri sun on pizza night] She passes hers to him and goes to get another one for herself. Gideon: "Natalie, Can you say I'm sorry Gideon." Natalie: "Why?" Gideon: "For taking my juice." (He thought that because she gave up her drink so he could have one immediately and not have to wait, that she had been in possession of his juice from the beg...