Did I tell you about our new grandson?

It is such a delight to have grandchildren! For the past four years, we have had a darling granddaughter...two weeks ago, we had a grandson! Our son and his wife had their first child - Aidan Joshua is a beautiful baby - we received a lot of pictures this morning. He has dark curly hair just like both of his parents - depending on who is holding him is who he looks like! So cute...cuddly...a friend used the word delicious to describe him! I will be able to see him in September for two wonderful weeks.

When our granddaughter was born, I made her bedding set including the crib bumpers and dust ruffle. A few months ago, I made Aidan a quilt, a diaper bag with a sailor on it, (a picture is posted on my earlier blog), and now need to make the quilt square to finish the quilt with his name on it. Think I will make a little pillow with the third little sailor I made previously. He has a darling bedding set that includes all the dust ruffles and all...I wonder if he may need a tailored bed skirt...more manly for a two week old man... I am looking forward to making a Hawaiian fish quilt for him during a class this coming Sunday. Hope we can show him our part of Paradise one day soon.

I love being a Mother, Mom, Mommy...the time with my children was so wonderful even when they had their life challenges...and then they put up with mine. I hope my children always know how much they are loved, cherished, and valued to me. I try to let them know in so many ways - including words. Our daughter-in-law is truly a wonderful woman and now an amazing Mommy. Blessing abound!

This week is full of fun - husband returned on Tuesday from a trip to the mainland, lunch with friends to celebrate a 70th birthday, lunch today just to celebrate friends, a sewing afternoon tomorrow with friends on the West side, a fabric dying class on Saturday on the North shore, and the quilt guild class on Sunday. Good thing I cleaned myself silly this past week...

Back to Paradise and loving our grandchildren!

Sunday, Sunday

It is another wonderful Sunday morning in Kauai. The morning started very early with the sound of rain at 4:30 am. That was followed by the roosters calling out their morning songs to wake the world. A bit later, the ducks had their say...all was right with the world!

What do we do in Paradise on such a wonderful Sunday? Well, start the morning by attending Church services then go to the charity car wash at the mall. Husband's big truck is now nice and clean...my car was washed yesterday! Got home with pure intentions of vacuuming both cars and the power went out for over an hour. Gosh, what to do in paradise when the power goes out...one could read, take a nap, make a sandwich...or wash windows and blinds. Three windows and blinds are now done on the inside. Guess it is time to do the outside of the windows. It is much nicer to see Paradise through clear glass...

Maybe time to sew this afternoon once the power decides to stay on and the windows are clean!