I can't believe I got a picture of our whole crew smiling!!! Love this!
We had a wonderful Resurrection Sunday. Great morning meeting with the church and a fun-filled day with friends. We moved to Georgia 10 years ago this summer, and all but maybe two of those years , we have spent Easter Sunday with the Gable family. The Gables and the Smiths (all related-Hope is originally a Gable, too) were two of the families that reached out to us soon after we moved here and just took us in. They treated us like their own from the beginning, and, truthfully, were a huge part in making Georgia "home" to us. They really went above and beyond to make sure that our family felt welcome. They would have us to dinner, help with our kids, let us come over and go fishing or let Kenny camp out on their property with the boys. Their boys played football for Kenny in those early years, and if it weren't for Hope and Deede I wouldn't have ever gotten to many of those football games with 4 little boys under the age of 5, not to mention the stories I could go on and on about of other things they did for me. (Let's just say, there are only a few people in your life who can say they've cleaned out your refrigerator!) Some of the memories make me crack up just thinking about them!
One of the neatest things, though, is how they always welcomed us and others around who didn't have family in town for Easter to spend the holiday with them. We have had some precious memories of Easter lunches and egg hunts out at the Gables. It makes me smile to think about them all. This year was no exception. We had a great time spending the beautiful Sunday afternoon together. Thank you, Lord, for such special friends. I hope we can be "the Gables" to some young families someday, too.
Here are some pictures from our fun Easter this year!
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| Can't believe these 2 fellas were 2 and 3 when we moved down here! |
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| Joshua and David...they've grown up around here! |
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| Kirk and Deede (Deede is also the twins guitar teacher!) |
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| Posing for the camera! |
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| Bobby and Hope (: |
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| Egg toss (Elly's first time ever!) |
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| Mammaw got to join us this year...here Elly is taking her to see the chickens! |
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| Savannah and her husband, Alan |
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| Zech checking out his eggs |
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| Elly girl |
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| Mama Gable with Kenny and Zech |
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| The porch swing picture! (we always try for one...some years turn out better than others!) |
Thanks for this post. We love you all so much and consider it an honor that you would spend Easter Sunday with us. Savannah has said for years that one of the reasons she loves Easter so much is because we have so many friends and family together...can feel the love! You have a beautiful family and it has been fun to watch them grow through the years. Look forward to many more Easters together. (So nice to meet your Mother this year.) :)
ReplyDeleteLove you, Hope! Savannah's right! Special times! (:
ReplyDeleteLoved all the pictures! I think I remember watching Jake and Caleb while you packed maybe? Sure was a long time ago!
ReplyDeleteI think you're right, D! That's crazy! (:
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