Mother's Day!

I missed my Feature Friday this week because my mind was occupied by something very special. Our 8th grandchild was born early Friday morning! Ezekiel Jesse made his way into the world joining three sisters and two brothers making everything even in his family and our grandchild count at 4 grandsons and 4 granddaughters. :) How cool is that? So it was a very happy Mother's Day for our family and we enjoyed getting to spend time with one another and Oooo and Awww over our newest addition. He is so sweet and and so beautiful! Newborns make such funny faces and thankfully don't mind getting laughed at too much.


Blessings, Zuda Gay

Number Seven!!!

Introducing our seventh grandchild, our fourth granddaughter
Anika Claire
Born January 9, 2008
9 pounds 14 ounces
21 inches long

This Anika in the warming place. I have no idea what it is called.
Just to show how filled out she is and her lovely skin tone.

Anika, mommy, daddy and big brother!

Big brother Eli being......Eli.

Sweet picture of Papa and granddaughter.

Me and our precious girl.

I am showing this because this is how my life will be when mommy goes back to work!

Beautiful Anika Claire - one day old.

Grandchildren are a blessing from the Lord!!!!

Blessings, ZudaGay

A Little E Story

Little E is our 4 year old grandson. I've taken care of him while his mommy works during the school year since he was around 6 weeks old. E is a character! An adorable red haired, freckle faced, precious little boy. A little bit Opie-ish. I was emptying the dish drainer this morning and Little E came in to see what I was doing. I asked him to open the drawers as I put in the utensils and then the top drawer to put away the silverware.

As I was placing the spoons and forks in the correct slots he was digging through the odd pieces that reside in the front part of the drawer. He lifted out a baby fork and wanted to know if he could play with it. I told him he sure could, so he took off for the toy cars he had left on the living room floor. I finished what I was doing and sat down at my desk to work a bit at the computer while E was occupied playing. After a little while Little E said, "Gramma, Look! It's a forklift!" He was lifting one of his toy cars up on his fork. I don't believe E thought it was as funny as Gramma.........

A picture of our little guy deep in play mode:

The End Of August

I was telling our little E that today is the last day of August and tomorrow is the first day of September. I don't think he quite got what I was telling him so I went on to tell him that fall was coming when the leaves turn colors and fall from the trees. He remembers jumping in piles of leaves and seemed excited about that prospect. His favorite thing to do right now is for us to go to the Methodist Church's paved parking lot, in the next block, so he can ride his Big Wheel. The lot has a half circle sidewalk attached to it with a bit of a hill. He rides his trike up the little hill and then pauses then takes off as fast as he can down the hill and skids on the pea gravel in the alley that runs along the side of the paved lot. I don't know about Papa, but it scares Gramma just a little bit!

Jessica, the girls and baby A came over after everyone was home from school. Little M wanted to play with little E and they got into a couple of fights. Maybe that is the way 4 and 5 year olds play. But I got to sit and hold our sweet baby A, so all was well with me.

For my show and tell today I am showing a bright and happy flower pendant that I haven't listed yet. I like it, but I'm not thrilled with it so if anyone who happens to be reading this would take a second and tell me what you think about it, I would appreciate it!
blessings, ZudaGay

What Happened to Tuesday?

I have no idea where Tuesday went. All of a sudden I'm living in Wednesday. Strange how that happens!

I loved the Sunflower Pendant I listed on Monday in my Etsy shop. I guess that others did too, it ended up in two Treasuries and was sold! How cool is that? This morning I listed another leaf. A maple leaf this time. I did something a bit different, I carved the veins out with a gouge....and I didn't cut myself!!! I can be a danger to myself with sharp tools. Then I used Genesis Metallic Heat Set Oil Paint in the veins and edges. It is such a cool paint because I can use my heat gun and have instant gratification.

Our little E started Head Start on Monday. He gets to ride a little school bus to school and then he gets to ride home with his mommy who teaches the other Head Start class. So far he is excited to get on the bus. I sure hope he continues this way. I'd hate to have to make him go if he didn't want to go. I was a terrible soft touch with our girls. I imagine that they stayed home "sick" more than they actually needed to......but I liked having them home.

Well, I will end with a picture of my Maple leaf for a little taste of fall.
Blessings, ZudaGay

I Can't Leave Out Granddaughters!

First of all, I am so sorry for the quality of the pictures! I take terrible pictures without a tripod and I didn't bring my tripod to the hospital when baby A was born. And, these are the most recent pictures I have of the girls. They are each holding their baby brother. First up is big sister A who just turned 14!!!


Next in line is middle big sister B who will be 10 very soon.


And last but definitely not least is little big sister M who is 5 and just started Kindergarten and loves her teacher!!!



At this time we have three girls and three boys, but that will change in January when Little E's sibling will be born. We don't know if it is a boy or girls but we do know it will be a tie-breaker! We are so abundantly blessed!!!!!!!

Grandsons

Our third grandson was born last Thursday. T is 12, E is 4 and A is a newborn. I am learning so much about life viewing it through the eyes of boys. Boys are so much fun and take a lot of patience! I've learned that you need to stop and watch bugs and tractors and that backhoes are the most interesting things. T is lending me his Harry Potter books to read. I'm on the third one and I'm enjoying them a lot. I'll share a couple of pictures. The first is T holding A right after he was born. It isn't very good because I can not take a good picture without a tripod. I move way too much!!!


This is our sweet baby A.



And this is E whom I've provided daycare for since he was tiny. He is holding our cat Rusty.


Very cute aren't they?!
blessings, ZudaGay