More Family

I'm going to now introduce you to Darren's family. First though I have to scour my hard drive for pictures. You see the Stewarts are not really know for their love of hanging around to have their picture taken. But I have snuck a few here and there. So let's see what I can find.

This is Darren's dad Jerry Stewart. I remember taking this picture. They had come for a visit and some down time and we made them help put in our back yard trees and shrubs. We're good like that. So are they. At the time he was saying, "Darlin' don't take my picture." My reply was, "Oh I'm taking one of Elijah." I love it when he calls me darlin'. Now he is the hardest one to get in a picture.

But a man with a grandson on his new tractor will generally not balk if he sees you with a camera. He will also answer his phone and pretend he can't see you there while you take it.

This picture of Lexi and Parker was taken with grandma and grandpa when we all went to Oregon together. Clearly they are having a great time.My kids adore Grandma Stewart and the feeling is mutual.This is Darren's sister Rachelle together with Alexia. She's another one who is hard to get into a picture. Aunt "Shelly" and Lexi are great pals.This is Darren's brother Nolan and his wife Megan. This picture was taken not long before their sweet addition was born.Here is a recent picture of their little family stolen right off their blog. Little Olivia is almost a year old. Happy birthday baby!

Darren's family all live in the same town that we grew up in - Kirtland, NM. It is such a bonus that everytime we go for a visit we get to see everyone.

Now this last picture is one I just stumbled across in my hunt for family pictures. Megan took it in April of this year. I was home in AZ while Darren took the kids to NM for the weekend and birthday celebrations and she took some pictures for me. It just looks so sweet to me. If I had to guess at what is going on in it I'd say Lexi did something wrong, her Daddy corrected her on it and Parker is sharing the love. I love family. Especially my own little one.