Eli & Cooper by the "Florida Tree"
Eli:
Eli & Cooper trying to mow Jill's grass:
Getting all the kids picture before going swimming. Cooper found the umbrella and decided to have that instead of fighting for a net. LOL! BTW--that was the hot item this week!
Grandma helped the kids catch a baby frog:
Cooper & Scarlett trying to kick big splashes!!
I think Scarlett will miss us when we leave!!!
Yes!! I'm actually trying to catch a lizard type animal for my boys while Joy is in the background screaming!! Cooper has his net already to help catch it.
Eli is going to catch it if it comes his way!!
Little Kora loving the pool!!
Cooper loves the water, too!!
Scarlett & Eli-
Cooper, Eli & Scarlett all holding their nets. Jill found enough so they could all have one!!! What a big ordeal!
Last photo shoot. Little Willow's feet.
What a beautiful and great baby she was all week we were here!
Little Willow Grayce Butler at 2 months old:
Jill giving color lessons and prizes for picking up toys:
One last picture of all the kids before we left for home!
Eli wanted to hold Willow:
Scarlett and her little sister, Willow:
Me, Eli & Cooper outside at Jill's house.
Where do I begin to explain this picture? We left good time Friday afternoon to get home in time for Elizabeth Beery's funeral on Saturday morning (Joanna's grandma). We were 3.5 hours headed north when the transmission went out in the Dad & Mom's van that I was driving. We got pulled off the next exit by coasting and a miracle happened. (No, the van didn't start running again!) A couple (and their daughter) stopped to help us and it was amazing more than anyone can even imagine. It was an answer to many prayers. We started making phone calls. Dad was actually in an airplane headed home from Atlanta so we had to make some quick decisions without him. Can we say drama? I had to laugh. Mom had to cry. Joy had to watch all the kids and luggage and Grandma was the supportive one! The man stayed at the van with Mom, Joy and all the kids and Grandma Hartzler and I got in the car with the wife and daughter and they took us to the Savannah, GA airport to pick up a rental car so we could continue our way home. This was the only picture we took of the whole ordeal. AAA towed the van and we headed north again after many other decisions we had to make. Here are the boys on the side of the highway with all our luggage
We got this sweet looking vehicle. This is all we could get because of the amount of people we had to haul home. So many stories and memories. This was taken at McDonald's after midnight when we stopped to use the bathroom. I took this right before Grandma Hartzler came out and got in the wrong SUV.
We made it home safely about 8AM Saturday morning. Just in time for the funeral. Thanks to Butler's for letting us stay at their house this week. I'm so glad we got to meet little Willow. Thanks also to Joy, my Mom and Grandma Hartzler for everything you did and for all the fun memories. I'd love to do it again if you are ever willing.
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