Another snippet that absolutely brightened my day:
Today when Martha came out from her nap, Noa was lying on the couch, having just woken up herself. Noa beckoned Martha with open arms and Martha ran over and they just hugged for a few moments. Then Noa told me,
“My sisters are my best sisters and my best friends.”
I feel the same way.
It’s been a rough several days for me. On these kind of days, this is just what I need to bring a smile to my face. Enjoy!
From a few months ago… you can hear for yourself!
Tags: Martha, Overheard-at-my-house
After we left Eric at the airport and were driving home in the car, I was, I guess you could say, a little weepy.
Ok, I was full-out crying my eyes out, maybe even sobbing once or twice.
(I don’t handle separation from Eric so well…)
Noa and Martha were a little concerned. Martha kept saying,
“Mommy, you happy now?”
And Noa kept saying generic comforting phrases like,
“Mommy, don’t worry. Everything will be ok. Don’t worry. You don’t need to be sad. Everything will be ok. Don’t worry.”
Then, all of a sudden she points and says,
“Mommy, Look! At that sign! It says, ‘No big people allowed crying on the road.’”
I guess is served her purpose, I stopped crying and began laughing. 
Tags: Noa, Overheard-at-my-house
Today, all of your [8] cousins enjoyed lunch together, and wished you could be there too. We can’t wait til we get to see you in real life and get to know who you are. We love you already.
Love,
your girly Nolly cousins.
This morning at 3:03 am, William Oliver Iverson was born and welcomed with joy into our family. Congratulations to Mary Stuart and Joel, and to his 4 grandparents and many great grandparents! Mom and Dad now have as many grandkids as kids. Crazy… WONDERFUL!
We had a wonderful reunion over Memorial Day weekend with our extended Iverson family in the mountains of North Carolina. There were a lot of us and it was tons of fun! The last time we had a big reunion with this group was right after I graduated from high school, and my grandpa didn’t have any great-grandkids then. This time, there were several new members of the family – several spouses and 12 great grandchildren, ages 7 and under. We convened in the “Iverson” lodge of the Ridgehaven retreat center and had a great weekend. See for yourself.
Jon and Maggie as we finally arrived after caravaning with my parents from Florida.
There were many games played,
lots of delicious food,
including a special Big Pop breakfast, made with his assistants, Eric and Erik.
lots of laughing,
lots of playing in the lake,
(Noa, hitching a ride with Daddy and Martha)
Daniel the third and Daniel the fifth:
Funny Faces!
There were lots of good long talks…
and even this family devotions special chemical/water Gospel-presentation created by Uncle Billy and demonstated by Uncle Joel.
Oh Joel…how these kiddos love their Uncle Joel. He’s going to be a Daddy any day now…
With all the little girls present (11 to be exact, Daniel Josiah is still the lone boy in his generation), Aunt Hannah was a gem to host regular pedi/mani parties.
And here we all are:
We loved Iverfest 2010 and can’t wait til the next one!
Tags: IverFam
