The Ingraldi Family
Whenever we travel back to Virginia, we always make it a point to spend time with our special friends, the Ingraldi family. We have known the Ingraldi family since our days when Rich was pastor of Yorkminster Baptist Church in Yorktown, Virginia. It didn't take long for us to discover that we had much in common and they have remained good friends of ours for many years now. Marsha is who I call when I need to vent or just hear an encouraging word on pretty much any topic, but especially homeschooling. . . as she has been a homeschooling mom for 12 years. I am thankful that God has given us these dear friends and I only wish that we could spend more time with each other. Once or twice a year, just doesn't seem like enough!We talked.
Caroline and Colleen spent the day passing the baby back and forth . . . and Caroline did admit to being a baby hog! Caroline is holding Rosalie here:
Colleen :
The children played.
Emily:
Aaron:
We ate.
Sam:
We talked.
We ate again.
We ate again.
We ate some more. . .
Sam, Caleb, Jonathan, Emily:
Mr. Tony holding Rosalie:
Sam, Caleb, Jonathan, Emily:
Mr. Tony holding Rosalie:
Rosalie . . . very interested in Mr. Tony's beard!
Jonathan played until he could no longer hold his eyes open . . . he crawled up next to me with baby and night-night and went to sleep!
Jonathan played until he could no longer hold his eyes open . . . he crawled up next to me with baby and night-night and went to sleep!
We treasure the time that we are able to spend with Marsha, Tony, and their children. We admire the way that they are raising their children and have learned so much from them as we are in our own journey of raising our children. We appreciate them for always opening their home to us and treating us like family.
We love you, Ingraldi family!
Wow! What a neat family! I'm so glad that you got to spend time with them.
ReplyDeleteWe have several "big" families like that in our lives too, which we admire and respect so much! I cherish any time that we get to spend with them and learn from them too!
Awwww.......You made me get all teary eyed! Thanks for all of the kind words. We always enjoy having you visit us. Once or twice a year is definitely not enough. We appreciate all of you more than you can imagine.
ReplyDeleteLarissa, you have inspired me to try again. Since your visit I have made four loaves of bread and a bunch of muffins. I also put together a list that contains 88 meal ideas to prepare for my family. I'm a long way from menu planning by the month, but it's a start.
Tell Rich that the next time he comes I'm going to wear boxing gloves. Maybe then I would have a chance to win an "argument" with him. :-D
Caroline is ecstatic that she has made it on a real blog.
Love you guys!
Oh, come on. We didn't really even argue about anything.
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