Sweet Girls All Around

Sweet, little Girls love Grandpa. My husband, Henry grew up with 4 sisters. Then he married me and gained 4 more sister-in-laws! Now he has 4 granddaughters. I told him that God knew he was good with women, so He blessed Henry with lots of women in his life! And he proved that to be true when we had our vacation last month down at the river with his two daughters and sweet granddaughters. Frances re-named Grandpa. Now he comes with a smile when she calls for "GumpPa"!!!He played his mandolin and we all sang. He read stories,rocked the baby, gave boat rides and grilled several delicious dinners. What a wonderful guy!

Julianna and Ryland's Wedding

One of the highlights of our year was the wedding of our dear friends, the Rainsfords' son, Ryland to Julianna. It was a special blessing to witness their covenant vows to each other in a field near Rock Creek Fellowship. The friends and family arrived from many states and countries, the parents and brother and sisters travelled from Kenya. What a wonderful time of rejoicing and celebrating God's rich blessings together!

Shall We Gather at the River

July 1, 2012 was the first time our 4 granddaughters all gathered under one roof! The wonderful occasion was our summer vacation at our cottage, Kalmia on the Tennessee River.  Kira and her daughter, one year old Ivey flew in from Seattle.  She joined her 3 cousins, Molly, Frances and Madeleine and Aunt Tacy who drove in from Hyattsville, MD.  Husbands Peter and Stephen were unable to take the time off to join us on this Williams family reunion, but Stephen did make a short appearance at the end of the gathering.
Brothers Evan and Eric took their turn on the dock, the boat and sleeping on the couch some nights.
They both entertained their little nieces with music and games.

The moms even had time off to do some kayaking on the river, but were careful to not cross in front of the barge, (seen in the background) and Gumpa waterskiied on one ski.  He still has the knack!