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Sunday, June 13, 2010

A Quick Visit With Jax And His Family


This past Thursday, we had invited Jax and his family to come to our house for a visit. They were doing Disneyland for the week but since Ella happened to be home from the hospital right now, we weren't able to hook up with them there. So they headed out around 5pm to come and visit for dinner. The problem......we live in Southern California and that is rush hour time. With no traffic, it takes an hour to get to our house!! So you can only imagine how long it took them! Traffic was unusually heavy so we finally decided that we would go and meet them to save them some time. We chose a place that wouldn't be busy, especially since it was now about 7:30 pm, so that Ella wouldn't be exposed to a crowd of people. It was just a little burger joint but we pretty much had the place to ourselves for a couple hours.

We just love spending time with this family. They are so genuine and their boys are just to die for. Tanner is Ella's special friend. Before we got there, Lacey said that he washed his hands at least 3 times so he could hold her.....so sweet. The other kids took a few minutes to get comfortable with each other again and then had a great time playing. I am pretty sure there was a food fight involving french fries at some point. The pictures aren't great as my camera flash is acting up so I am having trouble getting indoor pictures. We can't wait until the next time we see them as they should have their new baby Makayla home from Eastern Europe by then!!
Tanner and Lacey with Jax hiding in the background

Ella and her boys

Jax finally woke up!!

The kids....the brown haired girl in the front is a
friend of one of my daughters.

Moms and their special kiddos....don't think Jax was happy

14 comments:

Kristin said...

So glad you got see everyone. I know Lacey couldn't wait to see you guys (well, mostly girls) :)

Cammie Heflin said...

So jealous! I would love to meet up with all of you!

Rochelle said...

So glad you were able to meet up. Looks like everyone had a great visit!

The VW's said...

Glad you got to visit! Prayers continue for your sweet girl! Hugs!!!

Anne and Whitney: Up, Down and All Around said...

that is awesome that you guys were able to meet up and that the place was empty so you could hang out for a long time!!! thanks for taking pictures so we could all "share" in your visit :)

Kelly said...

How wonderful that you all got to meet up and spend some time together! Love the pics. Looks like everyone had a great time!! Ahhh, the memories and friendships being made.....sigh!!!

Mama Mason-Mann said...

Glad you all were able to squeeze in a visit with each other! Sounds delightful! :)

Tausha said...

That is so awesome, so glad you were able to get together.

Tina said...

That is so great that you got to meet Lacey and the family, what a special day.

So happy to read that Ella is in remission...yay!!! But ofcourse treatment has to carry on as we all want to make sure that every last bit has been destroyed. But it will all be behind it soon.

I so adore that picture of Ella and Grandma snuggling together...so so cute. Hugs

Heidi said...

Sounds like you had a great visit! I know all about that traffic!! So glad you were able to enjoy your time with Jax and his family.

Emily said...

Love "reunions!"

Marianne said...

Looks like fun! And Jax's cheeks are to die for! I'm so glad you're able to get out a bit away from that hospital!

p.s. what size is Ella? 2T?

My name is Sarah said...

How exciting that you got to meet up with Jax!!! Ella looks like she had fun.

Kele said...

What fun Denise!
So glad to be in a calm place again so that I can check in on all my little loves!
I get two for the price of one with this post,
Jax and Ella... I love you two!!