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Anonymous said…
Happy Mother's Day Gwen!

Loved the photos!
Barclay 5 said…
Happy Mother's Day - belated. I wrote to you once before about my son, Eamon. He was recently trached - a whole new "new" normal. I was wondering what kind of bag you found helpful when you needed a suitcase worth of supplies to leave the house? Our prince is doing well, nursing has been introduced to the scene, but I want to make getting out a little more streamlined - thought maybe you'd have a suggestion. You can email me, if you want, TracyCBarclay@gmail.com. Thanks Gwen, and Happy Birthday sweet girl!
Tracy
Heather said…
Sending love to you and your BEAUTIFUL family!
Sheila and Grace said…
Great photos! Looks like you had a wonderful Mother's Day!
apronties@gmail.com said…
What a great time it looks like you're having!! I was just reading your comments about Ivey's curly blonde hair and had to check out your blog to see. Oh my goodness, it looks just like Andrew's hair! All of my kids have brown hair, though one does have wavy hair. And like Ivey, it took Andrew several years before his hair started to really grow. Everyone loves his curls. I figure it'll be easy for him to style as an adult - just get wet, scrunch it and go, lol. Ivery is just as adorable as ever, please give her a bug hug from us.

Andrew's mom in Kennewick WA

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