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| On Memorial Day, we went for a walk by one of the rivers, enjoying the sunshine (that arrives so late in Pittsburgh each year). |
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| On one afternoon, the girls & I visited Aunt Marion, who was temporarily staying in a nursing home for rehabilitation on a hip injury. Aunt Marion is the only sister of my late Grandma Betty. |
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| One of the children's special requests was to have one last visit to Kennywood Park before moving. This ended up being Gabriela's birthday treat, since her birthday was spent packing our house a week later. Jon, Kaitlyn and Zach went with us. |
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| Mom and Daddy met us at Kennywood, as well as our "nephew", EJ. It was so fun having them with us, and Daddy LOVES rollercoasters! |
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| Zach & Jon had a moment of silliness with the prizes won by Craig & EJ at the basketball toss. |
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| Several people stopped by our house on our last day in Pittsburgh, including "Aunt" Paulette, who was smitten by our cute little Penelope. |
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| We were especially excited to see our great-niece, Ava (who apparently wasn't as enthusiastic as the rest of us). We don't see much of her, now that she lives in NC. |
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| Kaitlyn has been such a blessing to us. She's a wonderful friend to Caelyn, and our entire family has come to love her and Zach as our own. The two of them, as well as Jon, spent an entire week coming to our house in the evening to help us pack. |
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| To loosen things up a bit, the guys had a wrestling session in the living room. |
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| It's not all fun and games with these guys. They carved out intentional time to get into the Word of God together, even in the midst of moving. |
 We were so grateful for the meal that Kaitlyn fixed for our family. She's a very thoughtful and generous friend. |
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| Gabriela worked so hard on packing her own room and helping in other areas. Kaitlyn & Zach thought it would be fun to give her a manicure and pedicure. |
Our time in Pittsburgh was rich with fellowship and fun experiences. We thoroughly enjoyed our neighborhood in Mt. Lebanon, and it was wonderful to spend time with family, even for a brief season.
It was really hard to say goodbye to everyone, but we are thankful for this new chapter in our family.
Oh,my, all that coming and going you do in your life. Yes, you do the hard things. I hope your new home is ready for you and that you can perhaps spend a little more time there.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! We are enjoying our new home tremendously. I love the sunshine, the community, the proximity of fun places, nearby family members, visiting Craig's job, and much more! We are all so grateful!
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