Our Magnum Opus

Lydia is 12!

LOL It appears that someone ate the strawberries off one side of the cake.  And we are always birthday candle challenged....

February Picture Dump

this gorgeous statue of a young Padre Pio made a week long visit to our parish

Old St. Pat's St. Joseph altar in the Year of St. Joseph

the toddlers and the pup watch Dom Uncle split wood (Indian custom puts the aunt/uncle title after the name)

my baby with her babies, oh my heart...

Gpop and the twins

 

Twins are Two

Their friend, Sylvia, has a birthday one week before, so they celebrated together on fat Tuesday with pancakes.

In honor of their birthday I want to share this sweet story about Vange. He was with me at the Ash Wednesday Mass.  I gave each twin a little round mint to keep them happy during the consecration.  Vange held onto his instead of putting it in his mouth and immediately asking for more as he usually does.  At the communion rail, Deacon blessed him then communicated me.  Vange, reverently, then put the mint in his mouth. 

Vange 'chopping' wood.

Thea Mea drinking tea.

Idalena's first Ash Wednesday

Valentines

A Daughter-in-love This Year

Kevin took Analisa out for a walk on the snowy back country roads, where their relationship began with long walks, and proposed.  She said Yes!  Sometime this year we will gain a Galbraith daughter-in-love!  Such happiness and blessings for our family!

More Babies....

Defending the babies, and their mamas, from abortion

mischievous grandbabies playing 'pigs in the barn' after visiting N Kids Farm

baking baby

my babies enjoying the snow

Babies and a Birthday

Our wonderful son-in-law celebrated his birthday with a pirate murder mystery party. (Notice the beads in his beard! LOL)

plotting pirates

and random cute grandchildren pictures

 

He's Not Even Two

He prefers to be called Vange Man.

Winter Doings

A light Michigan snow at St. Mary Shrine in Mio.  (Previous Galbraith generations helped build this grotto.)

Regina is on her outdoor winter trip with Wyoming Catholic College.  They build and sleep in quinzees, ski, snowshoe etc.

the grand toddlers enjoy the snow

We have a grand puppy. Her little Russian self enjoys the snow so much she never wants to come back in.  But she has accepted the children as her litter mates and is happy to curl up with them.

Staying warm and cozy inside. (Notice the naked tree.  We put the toddlers 'skills' to good use; they helped us take the ornaments off the tree.)

 

deer on our pond

Footprints

Another from the 'only at my house' files: